Some people think the North is not good for Nigeria – Maitama Sule
Alhaji Maitama Sule, an elder statesman, was Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations during the second republic. Before then, as the Minister of Mines and Power in the first republic, the oil portfolio was under his ministry. While at the UN, Sule chaired the committee which sought to end apartheid in the now independent South Africa. In this interview, he explains why many first republic politicians, including himself, ended in penury
TERRORISM: Defence HQ puts deathtoll from Baga attack at 150
Defence Headquarters, yesterday, said that contrary to reports in foreign media that over 2,000 persons were killed by Boko Haram terrorists when they attacked the headquarters of the multi-national Joint Task Force in Baga, Borno State, not more than 150 persons were killed.
Christians in shock over Fakeye’s demise
LAGOS—There was shock and disbelief in churches around the world following the announcement of the death of popular Nigerian preacher, Prophet G.O Fakeye.
Buhari must apologise to Yoruba —Adeyeye
Ado Ekiti—Minister of State for Works, Prince Adedayo Adeyeye has described the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Major General Mohammadu Buhari as an unrepentant enemy of the Yoruba in the South West Nigeria.
Drama as Jonathan Obasanjo, meet
HIDE and seek! That aptly captures the processes that led to a closed-door meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
World Cup: Nigerian clubs get FIFA windfall
Three Nigerian sides that had players in the Super Eagles team that played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil have been handed a windfall by the World Football governing body.
PVCS: Lagos INEC opens 245 distribution centres
Lagos—The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Lagos State says it has directed its Electoral Officers, EOs, to move to 245 Registration Areas across the state for the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs.
We’ll secure Nigeria against all threats, end impunity – Buhari
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that his government would secure Nigeria against any manner of threats,if voted into office on February 14.
He also stated that the APC government would end all kinds of impunity by public officers in
Tompolo, ex-MEND commanders hold secret meeting in Asaba
ASABA—EX-MILITANT leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, held a meeting, yesterday, in Asaba, Delta State, with former top commanders of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, from Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states.
Falling prices: Nigeria oil revenue dips by N77bn
Continuous decline in the price of crude oil has caused Nigeria to lose as much as N77.2 billion from oil revenue in one month, according to data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
Gunmen abduct NCP Bayelsa Assembly candidate
YENAGOA—A Bayelsa State House of Assembly candidate on the platform of National Conscience Party, NPC, Mr. Lucky Ogbazi, was abducted by gunmen from his home town in Azikoro, a suburb of Yenagoa, yesterday.
