The Black Church
After the church shooting, President Barrack Obama lamented “this type of mass violence doesn’t happen in other advance countries”. But which other country has three hundred million guns in private homes? It is not military might, technological advances or economic power that makes a great nation; but the worth of every life in it.
We’re owed N17bn —Imo pensioners
IMO State chapter of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, said yesterday, that its members were owed over N17 billion arrears of pensions and gratuity by the state government as at May 2015.
Saraki’s emergence, betrayal to APC —Okpozo
SECOND Republic senator and Niger Delta leader, Senator Francis Okpozo, yesterday described the manner Senator Olusola Saraki emerged as Senate President as intolerable in any disciplined democracy.
Eto’o signs for Antalyaspor
He’s one of the most prolific journeymen in European football and Samuel Eto’o is on the verge of adding another country to his CV after undergoing a medical at Turkey side Antalyaspor.
No nation can tolerate Nigeria’s level of poverty – Prof Osibanjo
NIGERIA’S VICE PRESIDENT, Professor Yomi Osibanjo says no decent nation can tolerate the level of poverty currently ravaging the country and unless there is a functional social system where the highly vulnerable are assisted to survive, vast majority of the population would die before long.
Kukah’s take on what Buhari was elected to do
In the Monday, June 15, edition of the Vanguard, an interview granted the Vanguard by Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, was published in which, unlike the beloved bishop I know him to be, he astonishingly claimed that “we elected a President not to look for scapegoats. We elected the President to get a job done.”
APC, a party of strange bed fellows — Former minister
Prof. Jerry Agada was a former Minister of State for Education in the immediate past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Adviser to former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Secretary of the party’s Elders Committee in Benue State. In this interview, he spoke on why his party suffered a massive defeat at the last general elections and several other issues
Okoku’s foundation fetes kids on World Hunger Day
Buoyed by the need to touch less-privileged kids, ex-international, Paul Okoku’s non-governmental organisation, Greater Tomorrow Children’s Foundation has marked this year’s World Hunger and Children’s Day by feeding about 200 pupils from Mainland Local Government Area.
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw’s house on fire
The residence of leading Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw in Lekki phase 1 area of Lagos caught fire on Thursday.
N/Assembly crisis: APC talks tough, says we stand by our list of principal officers
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Thursday, condemned what transpired at both chambers of the National Assembly.
In a statement, by its National Secretary, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, the party said it stands by the list sent to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives over the choice of principal officers of the National Assembly.
Twitter goes to mosque: Twitter accounts that keep Ramadan information on fingertips
Whether you’re near or far from your family, feel free to share your thoughts and feelings with your followers by using the @Periscope app to livestream your observations on Ramadan. Periscope, Twitter’s live-streaming app, was recently released on Android devices, and also released a recent update for the Apple iOS devices, ensuring everyone with a Twitter or Periscope account to glimpse the world through the eyes of someone else.
Saraki set up committee to slash senators’ salaries
The senate president, Bukola Saraki, has set up the Committee on Financial review with a mandate to review its own salaries, allowances, and the overhead cost of running the Senate with a view to realigning them to reflect the present economic situation in the country.
Buhari appoints Ahmed Idris as Accountant General
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Idris as the Accountant General of the Federation.
Senate will reconvene to consider ministerial list — Saraki
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has assured that members of the Red Chamber will reconvene any time before the adjourned date to consider any matter of urgent national importance or to attend to any national assignment requiring its attention, especially the nomination of ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari
Kano Sharia Court sentences 8 to death for blasphemy
A Sharia court in Kano has sentenced a woman and 7 others to death for blasphemy.
Earlier in May, an Islamic cleric, Abdul Inyass of Tijjaniya sect was arrested alongside 11 others for denigrating the Prophet of Islam.
Group tasks Saraki over Omuaran-Egbe-Kabba-Obajana road
A group, North Central Professionals for Good Governance (NCPGG) has appealed to Senate President Bukola Saraki to make the reconstruction of the dilapidated Ilorin-Egbe-Kabba-Obajana road a priority to ameliorate the pains of motorists plying the road over the years. Senator Saraki’s convoy on Sunday drove through the much talked about bad roads raising hope of residents that a solution to the road was in sight.
