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I stand with the girl child

I stand with the girl child

I RECENTLY have been paying apt attention to the unfolding events in the Somalia presidential race, not because the election will influence major foreign policy discussions, one which the United States election is already shaping but because of a particular aspirant whose campaign is redefining the playing field and reinforcing the truism that girl child education is an economic and socio-political imperative.

U.S. Poll: Clinton widens gap

U.S. Poll: Clinton widens gap

Hillary Clinton has created a 12-point lead over Donald Trump and has reached 50% support nationally among likely voters, a new ABC News tracking poll shows.

Footballers risk 67% memory loss – Study

Footballers risk 67% memory loss – Study

Footballers are at a risk of developing memory reduction of up to 67 per cent as a result of heading the football a study by the University of Stirling has shown.

Residents descend on robber while trying to rape victim

Residents descend on robber while trying to rape victim

LAGOS—A suspected member of a notorious armed robbery gang that had been terrorising residents of Igando, a Lagos suburb, was yesterday arrested while attempting to rape one of his female victims during an operation.

Excess Crude funds many lies

Excess Crude funds many lies

WHEN I listen to the utterances of Nigerian politicians, I remember the song of one musician, Tony Wilson, entitled, “The Politician Man of Many Words”. In that album, the artist described a politician as ‘a man of many words going to so many places, talking to so many people, and telling so many lies’.

Recession: Beyond the tragedy and pain

Recession: Beyond the tragedy and pain

IN the 1960s, thinkers coined the word “Knowledge Economy” to announce a radical shift from traditional economies. It was an extraordinary gift by intellectuals of that era to a world that some people thought had become sluggish, uncreative and desperately in need of ideas.

Extremism: FG urged to stop Nigerians traveling to study in Iran

Extremism: FG urged to stop Nigerians traveling to study in Iran

Africans studying various higher institutions in Cyprus under the banner of African Students in Cyprus have called on the Federal government to stop Nigerian youths traveling to the Republic of Iran to study, warning that some of them end up being radicalized.

N-Delta youth leaders task FG on 500,000 job projects

N-Delta youth leaders task FG on 500,000 job projects

By Daniel Gumm WARRI—YOUTH leaders in the Niger Delta on the platform of Niger Delta Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders, have called on the Federal Government to urgently embark on the construction of Gas Revolution Industrial Park, GRIP Project, Ogidigben, Delta State, Export Processing Zone, Cross River State, Brass Fertilizer Project in Bayelsa State and the […]

NFF tasks Rohr to improve on Eagles

NFF tasks Rohr to improve on Eagles

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has demanded a technically improved Super Eagles from the technical adviser, Gernort Rohr, ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifier match against Algeria on November 12.