Shh! Buhari didn’t topple Shagari!
Those of us who accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of overthrowing President Shehu Shagari on December 31, 1983, may not be politically correct. The true story of that coup should be told by Major Mustapha Haruna Jokolo.
Why dubious politicians dread Operation Python Dance III
Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai is a man and soldier with a large heart. As Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and leader of the counter-insurgency operations in the country, Gen. Buratai is confronting adversaries of Nigeria on many fronts and in more invisible ways than known in public space. The Army Chief is leading […]
When will the PDP come clean on Badeh
One of the events that shocked Nigerians most in 2018 was the Offa Robbery in which 33 citizens, including policemen, were killed by a bloodthirsty gang that carried out what in reality amounted to a terrorist attack going by a review of the CCTv video footage that emerged in its aftermath. Two days after the […]
ELECTIONS: Okowa will lead PDP candidates to victory – Ibori
.as large crowd throngs Oghara township stadium to flag off PDP Governorship campaign FORMER Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori has warned against crisis during the 2019 general elections, expressing confidence that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa will lead all the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to victory. Chief Ibori gave the warning yesterday […]
Nigerian Athletics: Building blocks for a successful 2019
It’s the dawn of a new Athletics season, and it is my hope that the administrators of our sport have already mapped out strategies to take Track and Field to the next level in 2019.
My life-changing moment was playing in U-17 W/Cup – Omeruo
To some, Kenneth Omeruo may appear to be just another member of Chelsea’s 40-strong loan army, but his story is one of discipline and sacrifice and he appreciates just how lucky he is.
Diabetes drug could treat common heart failure syndrome
Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered that Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, might also be used to treat Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), a condition that is predicted to affect over 8 percent of people ages 65 or older by the year 2020.
Boko Haram kills more Nigerian soldiers in ambush
At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram jihadists targeting a civilian convoy close to the border with Cameroon, military and militia sources told AFP Friday.
INSECURITY: A threat to 2019 polls?
APART from the polity being heated up by campaigns of calumny, mudslinging, and exchange of brickbats by leading presidential candidates, insecurity is gradually panning out as a threat to next month’s general election.
We’ve invented antidote to insurgency, corruption, crimes — Four Nigerian engineers boast
When the two men stormed into Vanguard’s Northern Operations office on 7 Dambta Close in the Central Area of Abuja, that Monday morning, they did so with a sense of urgency.
Maradona in hospital, goes for endoscopy
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was admitted to hospital on Friday after doctors discovered internal bleeding in his stomach, local media reported.
