Shite members in free  Zakyzaky protest

Shite members in free Zakyzaky protest

Members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria [SHIITE] in a 24-hour occupy Kaduna demanding the release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Yaqub Zakyzaky in Kaduna on Friday. PHOTOS:OLU AJAYI
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Uduaghan, Igbuya, Akpeki, others eulogise Ibru

Uduaghan, Igbuya, Akpeki, others eulogise Ibru

DELTANS from all walks of life yesterday paid more tributes to the late foremost business mogul, Chief Michael Ibru with many describing him as one of the most illustrious technocrats the nation ever produced.

Labour vows to shut down Unity schools over unpaid salaries

Labour vows to shut down Unity schools over unpaid salaries

AS schools resume next week, organised labour on the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, yesterday threatened to shut Kings College, Lagos and Federal Government College, Idoani, Ondo State over unpaid salaries and other benefits of education officers outstanding since May 2016, in the schools.

INEC connived with APC to Edo election – PDP

INEC connived with APC to Edo election – PDP

EDO State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the security advice upon which the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC, postponed the governorship election earlier scheduled for today was authored in connivance with the All Progressives Congress, APC.

50th anniversary: Odumegwu Ojukwu was a proud Igbo man – Dr. Ike Ojukwu, Grandson

50th anniversary: Odumegwu Ojukwu was a proud Igbo man – Dr. Ike Ojukwu, Grandson

Sir Odumegwu Ojukwu, (1909 -1966) was a Nigerian businessman from Ojukwu’s family, Obiuno Umudim Nnewi. Ojukwu was the first and founding President of The Nigerian Stock Exchange as well as Chairman of The African Continental Bank. He was also Chairman and member of the board of directors of some of Nigeria’s most profitable companies such as Shell Oil Nigeria Limited, Guinness Nig. Ltd, Nigerian National Shipping Lines, Nigerian Cement Factory, Nigerian Coal Corporation, Costain West Africa Ltd, John Holt, and Nigeria Marketing Board amongst others.

Fulani herdsman says 100 cows missing in Enugu

Fulani herdsman says 100 cows missing in Enugu

AN Enugu State-based Fulani herdsman, Alhaji Sodu has claimed that over 100 cows belonging to him were missing as a result of an alleged attack on a Fulani settlement in the state.
He also accused the youths of Aku community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of masterminding the attack, adding that a herdsman sustained three gunshot wounds following the incident while three others were claimed to be missing.

Atlanta Ordeal: There was no food, no bus to ride, no pitch to train on- Mikel

Atlanta Ordeal: There was no food, no bus to ride, no pitch to train on- Mikel

John Mikel Obi recalls in this interview with chelsea.fc, the poor treatment Nigeria’s Olympic team got in Atlanta after their sponsored trip expired and government was expected to take over. He insists that the bronze medal with Nigeria in Rio this summer ranks among his career highlights. Excerpts

Their tomorrow is here now!

Their tomorrow is here now!

Some 30 years ago, a military president told the country that it needed to make investments and sacrifices that would benefit the coming generation. And he said it in such a quaint, catchy and colourful phrase that it resonated with the rank and file in the country. ‘For their tomorrow, we gave our today’ were more or less, the unforgettable words he used. Unfortunately, they are now words that will haunt him—because he is still alive, his generation and indeed, the rest of the country.