Tonnie Iredia & the verdict of history
From colonial times till date, it is difficult to rate any Nigerian election as successful. An overview of Nigerian elections would confirm this. What can be called the first national election to form a government of an independent Nigeria was held on December 12, 1959. The outcome was tragic as acid and other corrosive substances were poured into ballot boxes to distort the results of the election.
Finally, peace in N-Delta as NDGJM announces ceasefire
NIGER Delta Greenland Justice Movement, NDGJM, the remaining militant group that had defiantly refused to heed the plea of monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the Niger Delta coastal states to stop bombing oil facilities bowed.
Coach Gernot Rohr pledges to build formidable team
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says his priority is to build a formidable team and qualify for the 2018 World Cup scheduled for Russia.
Mali defence minister fired after jihadists seize town
Mali’s defence minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly was fired Saturday, officials told AFP, a day after jihadists briefly took control of a town in the country’s centre
Five dead in first east Niger Boko Haram attack in 3 months
Five villagers were killed and two others wounded in a Boko Haram attack in eastern Niger, the first in three months carried out there by the jihadist group, a local governor said Saturday.
NiMet predicts cloudy, rainy weather for Sunday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness with slim chances of early morning isolated light rains over Abuja and its environs on Sunday morning.
