Eagles turn spectators, as AFCON begins
By John |Egbokhan The continent’s biggest show, the Nations Cup revs off in grand style today in Bata, with the defending champions, the Super Eagles absent and watching as spectators as Equatorial Guinea confront Congo in the opening match at the Estadio de bata. In its 3oth edition, this year’s AFCON has come with a […]
Spousal Rage
My hard-line views on LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders) notwithstanding, I sympathise with brand expert, Kenny Badmus, who is gay and HIV positive. According to Badmus, who is going through a divorce with his wife: “After six years together, I knew I was not getting any better. I still loved men. And one day, because I didn’t want to cheat on her, I humbly asked her that we should go our separate ways. That was when all hell broke loose. She suddenly forgot about how it all started.
Security challenges can’t stop polls —Mark
SENATE President, Senator David Mark has assured the international community that despite the daunting security challenges in the country, Nigeria will go ahead with the planned February general elections.
The early trek for American education
In 1925, Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s first President, began the trend of travelling across the Atlantic by boat to the United States of America in search of educational advancement. And it is partly because of Zik’s pioneering zeal for higher education that the number of Nigerian immigrants today in United States stands at over 500,000; with many of them involved in every sector of the American economy.
Sacrilege!Man 50, arrested for sleeping with 14 year-old daughter
His seemingly fixed countenance reminded one of a frowning mask as he was being whisked into the police waiting van . 50-year-old Isiaka Alade as he was later identified, was led by a teeming crowd, right from the uncompleted building which serves as home for him and his 14 year-old daughter , Sadia,…
Ohanaeze crisis: Parallel leadership inaugurates caretaker committee
A-23-member Care-taker Committee was Thursday,selected to run the affairs of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo,the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, until a substantive election will be conducted in Enugu.
