Marriage is not a bed of roses
We live at a time and in a country where time-honoured clichés and sayings are being partly or totally debunked. For example, “the patient dog eats the fattest bone,” but many a time in Nigeria the patient dog meets an empty plate. At a seminar in a foremost hotel in Abuja, lunch was a buffet and participants were going table by table. My table was among the last and when I saw some people from my table shunting, I was disappointed, but by the time we got there, I understood why.
Stop buying Fulani herdsmen’s cows, S/E youths warn Igbo
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Friday, revealed that last Monday’s slaughter of 46, in Ukpabi, Nimbo in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State was a grand plan, by the Islamic Arewa Army,ISAA, to conquer and actualize the Islamic, political, economical, social command of Othman Dan Fodio, Ahmadu Bello (Sarduana of Sokoto) using the minority North (Middle Belt) to fight against the Christian South.
Fulani herdsmen’s attacks: Knocks, kudos greet Buhari’s directive
HARD knocks and kudos, yesterday, heralded President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to the Chief of Defence Staff and Inspector General of Police to crack down on rampaging herdsmen, who have been attacking many villages and killing hundreds of people across the country.
President Buhari’s order came on the heels of the latest attack on Ukpabi Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State on Monday, in which about 40 persons were killed and 11 buildings destroyed.
Amnesty urges probe into Chad troops missing after vote
Amnesty International expressed alarm Thursday over the disappearance of more than 20 soldiers and police officers in Chad since this month’s presidential election, calling on authorities to open an independent investigation.
Wenger pleads for ‘perspective’ from Arsenal fans
Manager Arsene Wenger has urged fans to look at Arsenal’s season “in perspective” ahead of a planned protest by supporters’ groups during Saturday’s Premier League match at home to Norwich City.
S.Africa court rules Zuma should face almost 800 graft charges
South African President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 corruption charges that were dropped in 2009, a judge said Friday, piling further pressure on the embattled leader.
