Boko Haram – the solution
One can guess that the Nigerian Army is numerically better than Boko Haram, but as we have witnessed since 2009, the battle is still on and the number of internally displaced people is increasing. As at June 2015, there were 1,385,298 internally displaced persons (IDP) from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states and they are being supported by the Federal Government, host families and benevolent donors.
Ooni of Ife: Anxiety mounts, women remain indoors as Oro festival enters second day
Many women in the ancient town of Ile-Ife remained indoors on Saturday as the annual Oro festival entered its second day.
Aisha Buhari renders assistance to Gombe blast victims
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has donated undisclosed amount of money to 48 victims of the recent Gombe bomb blast admitted at the Federal Teaching and Specialists’ Hospital (FTH), Gombe.
2015 Hajj: Transportation of pilgrims to commence on Aug. 18
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday announced that it would commence transportation of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia on August 18.
Understanding the Centenary City Project
There have been media comments on the Centenary City Project and we have deliberately refrained from responding to most of them. The reason is quite simple: Some are outrightly mischievous, uninformed or speculative, while others, in countering the mischief, sought to advance public discourse. With both sides of the debate out in the public domain, our view was that truth would emerge in the course of the exchanges.
Arsenal, fans hail legend ‘Papilo’ Kanu @ 38
Arsenal football club and fans across the world are celebrating the 39th birthday of former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo ‘Paipilo’ Kanu
