My Life and Work in the Search for a New, Better and United Nigeria : An Autobiography, Volume 3
Possibly I will never know greater honour in my life than to be personally invited by my hero and mentor Professor Ben Nwabueze to review the third volume of his Autobiography titled “MY LIFE AND WORK IN THE SEARCH FOR A NEW, BETTER AND UNITED NIGERIA”.
South African among 12 people killed in Mali hotel siege
A South African was among the 12 people killed in a hostage siege at a hotel in central Mali that ended early Saturday when government troops stormed the building, the foreign ministry said Saturday.
Rusty Man United benefit from Kyle Walker’s charity
Manchester United secured an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in their opening Premier League game of the season on Saturday thanks to an own goal from Kyle Walker.
24 million watched US presidential debate – Nielsen
A staggering 24 million viewers tuned in to Fox News to watch the first major Republican US presidential debate, the highest-rated non-sports telecast in cable television history, Nielsen figures released Friday showed.
Police foil kidnap of Indian in Lagos, nab suspect
The Police said in Lagos on Saturday that they have foiled an attempt to kidnap an Indian national in Ikorodu.
Pirates kill 4 soldiers, policeman in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Police Command said on Saturday that four soldiers and a policeman were killed in an attack on Nembe waterways by armed gunmen, suspected to be pirates.
Teacher jailed for life over student sex abuse
A Chinese court has sentenced a kindergarten teacher to life in jail for sexually abusing 12 of his students, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
Spurs ‘ Walker score first premiership ‘own’ goal
Tottenham Hotspur right-back Kyle Walker had the misfortune of scoring the new Premier League season’s first goal with an own goal for Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.
JAMB: UI can only admit 3,000 students, says DVC
Prof. Gbemisola Oke, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), University of Ibadan, said that the institution could only admit 3,000 out of over 33,000 candidates that applied for admission for next academic session. Oke spoke on Friday in Ibadan at a stakeholders’ forum, organised by the Distance Learning Centre (DLC) of the institution.
When the Senators Visited Maiduguri
Only God knows how the Senators managed the information around the visit. They took the entire nation by surprise. The delegation of the Upper legislative body got to Maiduguri before we all knew that the lawmakers were ready to dare the odds and visit the war theatre where some insurgents who operate under the name ‘Western’Education is bad’ – Boko Haram are subjecting their fellow human beings to agony, pains, deprivation, poverty and destruction.
Boko Haram suicide bombers spread fear in Cameroon
Empty streets, body searches and tips to police embody the fear that Boko Haram has instilled in northern Cameroon, where they killed more than 40 people in suicide bombings in July.
