Coming to terms with governance
I attended Kashim Shettima’s inauguration for a second term as governor of Borno State last weekend in Maiduguri. There was colour as to be expected of Borno; but there was also a somber thread to Governor Shettima’s thought as expressed in the opening sequence of his speech.
Ikpeazu makes first appointments
ABIA State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has made his first set of appointments five days after his swearing-in, naming a mixture of new and old hands from the immediate past administration of Governor Theodore Orji.
Coach wants adequate funding of National Institute for Sports
Jimmy Adeniyi, an official of the National Institute for Sports (NISport), has appealed to the Federal Government to increase funding of the institute to enhance its capacity.
2017 AFCON qualifiers: 9 foreign-based Eagles train for Chad
Goalkeeper and captain of the Super Eagles, Vincent Enyeama on Wednesday led eight of the 15 invited foreign-based players to a training session preparatory to the Africa Cup of National (AFCON) match against Chad.
White House says FIFA will benefit from new leadership
The White House on Wednesday gave a cautious endorsement of Sepp Blatter’s resignation as head of world football governing body FIFA, saying it offered a chance to clean up the organization.
APC House Reps for Katsina central, Shelk Umar is dead
MEMBER representing Katsina central in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Shelk Umar is Dead.
Buhari expresses confidence in Nigerian military’s ability to crush Boko Haram
Despite the setback suffered by the Nigerian Military in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgents, President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday expressed confidence in ability of the Nigerian military to overcome and eradicate Boko Haram.
Fight against IS could take ‘generation or more’— US envoy
The Islamic State group is a “global threat” that will take a generation or more to defeat, Washington’s envoy for the US-led coalition fighting the jihadists said Wednesday.
Nigerian now appointed to take charge of regional force against Boko Haram – Military
A senior Nigerian officer has been appointed to take charge of a long-delayed enhanced regional military force against Boko Haram, Abuja said on Wednesday.
Blatter’s plan to resign, right step says Odegbami, Owolabi as Pinick, Haytou disgree
An ex- international, Segun Odegbami on Wednesday said Sepp Blatter’s notice to resign as FIFA President was a right step to restore confidence in the world football governing body.
Although I dropped out and got lucky, getting a degree is a much surer path to success — Bill Gates
American business magnate and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has reiterated the need for higher education, noting that although he dropped out and got lucky but getting a degree is a much surer path to success.
