Five facts about French hero Antoine Griezmann
Five facts on Antoine Griezmann who rode to France’s rescue with a second-half double to dig the Euro 2016 hosts out of trouble and reach the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over the Republic of Ireland on Sunday. + Too small The scene of Griezmann’s heroics were particularly sweet for the Atletico Madrid forward as […]
Extra Judicial Killings: Human lives are precious, IGP Idris warns officers
Acting Inspector General of Police IGP, Ibrahim Idris in his first official outing since his appointment, has warned all rank and file of officers of the Force against extra judicial killings saying human lives are very precious.
Troops rescue 5,000 Boko Haram captives, Kill 10 terrorists
Several months after the federal government declared it has defeated Boko Haram, Nigerian military at the weekend rescued over 5, 000 hostages held captive by the terrorists’ group while ten terrorists were killed in several clearance operation in the North East.
Our generations will resist grazing reserves in Southern Kaduna– Union
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, SOKAPU, the umbrella body of the estimated 5 million natives of the southern part of Kaduna state, yesterday, warned that its current generation and the next will resist the creation of Cattle Grazing Reserves, CGRs on its land.
Why I am sponsoring amendment to Procurement Act- Sen. Egwu
FORMER Governor of Ebonyi State and Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Sen. Sam Egwu, yesterday, explained that he was sponsoring a bill to amend the existing Procurement Act to encourage local manufacturers to invest more in local production.
What will be Buhari’s legacy? (2)
Wilson, Labor Party leader in the 1970s had left the world with a sentence carved on stone – “A week is a long time in politics.” He also left this advice which none of our national leaders had heeded until now – the need for a sense of history. If I had my life to live all over again, History would have been the subject of choice – not Economics. That, notwithstanding, it is still my strong belief that every leader requires a strong sense of history as a guide to making decisions. Plutarch, c46-120 BC, one of the greatest historians ever to grace the earth, wrote a series on leaders whose reigns were similar in many respects despite ruling in different countries and different times. From it, one can quickly grasp the message, that in some ways every leader mirrors the life of another one in the past. In Africa, Milton Obote of Uganda also ruled twice and was bundled out twice. “Not fire, nor walls of iron can hinder fate”, said Pindar, c518- 438 BC. (VAGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 57). Buhari’s history as leader of Nigeria started in December 31, 1983 – it continues now. History would record that he thrown out by the same supporters who brought him to power. Will that history be repeated?
