African leaders urge ‘Marshall Plan’ for Ebola recovery
The leaders of the west African countries worst hit by Ebola called for more aid to eradiate the disease and rebuild their shattered economies at an international conference in Brussels Tuesday. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma and Alpha Conde of Guinea urged the world to help their recovery as the number of new cases slows.
Dangote remains Africa richest man
LAGOS — Alhaji Aliko Dangote has remained Africa’s richest man despite his losses to the devaluation of the Naira and drops in the demand for cement his largest asset.
Troops liberate 30 communities in Yobe
ABUJA — Nigerian troops have continued their onslaught against Boko Haram terrorists as they liberated 30 communities in Yobe State while 73 terrorists were also killed in Borno State.
Herbalist, client in war of words over N500,000 fee
A mild drama unfolded at the Igando Police Division, weekend, after a 48-year-old herbalist, who was arrested for allegedly defrauding a 70-year-old woman of N500,000, engaged the complainant in a war of words.
The future is ours
TO the memories of our founding fathers and the visionary leadership of Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, February 17, 1966 remains a landmark date for all of us.
2015 Presidency: A-Court clears Jonathan for re-election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, cleared the legal coast for President Goodluck Jonathan to seek for a re-election on March 28.
Kudos To Our Troops
THE Nigerian military and the security agencies would wish to forget 2014 because of the strange, nightmarish experiences they went through. It was a year things became so bad that people wondered aloud if this was the mighty military that fought the civil war, effortlessly put down other insurrections and became the reliable guard of troubled countries in the West African sub-region and beyond. In the past 50 years, our troops have been in high demand internationally and they always returned with accolades.
Group offers to sponsor Buhari, Jonathan debate in UK
A group, Wind of Hope, has offered the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, a fresh platform to debate with President Goodluck Jonathan of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the political situation in the country, at Chatham House, London, United Kingdom.
Bini royal family flays chiefs’ disagreement on presidential candidate
THE Bini royal family, yesterday, described as abominable, the seeming cold war among the chiefs of the Royal Court after the comments made by the Esogban of Benin Kingdom and chairman of the Benin Forum, Chief David Edebiri, that the Binis will not vote for President Goodluck Jonathan.
Ex-militant leaders raise alarm over pipelines surveillance contracts
LEADERS of Phase II of the Federal Government Amnesty programme, yesterday, raised alarm over their non-inclusion in the ongoing award of pipeline surveillance contract by the Ministry of Petroleum.
Fuel Queues: LASTMA urges motorists to exercise restraint
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has urged motorists in the habit of obstructing free flow of traffic to exercise restraints by avoiding forming long queues on the main carriage road at petrol stations across state while trying to buy fuel due to scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS.
