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Why we protested fencing of  Kaduna Airport – Ifira Villager Chief

Why we protested fencing of Kaduna Airport – Ifira Villager Chief

Last Sunday, scores of youth from Ifira village, Igabi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, who had made a habit of taking an illegally carved short-cut that passes through the perimeter fence of the Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna, were livid when they discovered that one of the “routes” had been blocked by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

Trauma of widow battling with cervical cancer

Trauma of widow battling with cervical cancer

WHEN Dupe Olowoyo wedded her heartrob Sunday Olowoyo in 1996, her joy of a blissful married life was boundless. Even though babies did not come immediately after the marriage, she did not entertain any fear or misgivings. And when she had a baby boy two years after

Succour at last for blind law undergraduate

Succour at last for blind law undergraduate

Hope has come the way of Jude Ndubuisi Azubuike, a young lad who until his visual impairment, had, like many other youths, a dream of going to school and becoming a big time lawyer.

2011 elections: Security flashpoints

2011 elections: Security flashpoints

Tomorrow is the D-day. Nigeria’s 2011 elections will kick off with the National Assembly contestants slugging it out in different states of the federation. So far, the level of violence recorded in some states has been frightening if not disturbing.

FCMB observes Earth Hour

FCMB observes Earth Hour

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc joined millions of people all over the world to observe the Earth Hour for the second consecutive year.

Repentant militants submit 428 arms, 32 explosives in Bayelsa

Repentant militants submit 428 arms, 32 explosives in Bayelsa

Barely 72 hours to the April polls, 32 groups of repentant militants drawn from the various coastal communities in Bayelsa State, yesterday, surrendered 428 different guns to the police authorities.
Also submitted were 32 Improvised Explosion Devices, IED, and fetish paraphernalia.

Fashola flags off construction of Falomo  bridge- on-ramp

Fashola flags off construction of Falomo bridge- on-ramp

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Sunday performed the concrete pouring ceremony to formally flag off the construction a new on-ramp designed to carry traffic travelling from Victoria Island to Ikoyi

When Nanna’s spirit resurrected in Koko

When Nanna’s spirit resurrected in Koko

The quiet community of Koko, in Warri North Local Government Council of Delta State, was thrown into a frenzy last weekend when the 89 year old grandson of the great Nanna of Koko, Chief Victor Esimajemite Nanna, was installed the Olare-aja of Koko (Akatagbeni). The title is normally bestowed on the oldest man in the community.

Forget presidential poll run-off – Jonathan campaign coordinator

Forget presidential poll run-off – Jonathan campaign coordinator

Barely two weeks to the presidential election in the country, the Ondo State coordinator of Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organisation, Rt. Hon. Taofik Abdussalam, in this interview, speaks on the chances of the president in the south-west and the north-west regions. The coordinator’s who is a former speaker of Ondo House of Assembly, also disagrees that the 12 year-rule of the PDP in the country is a collossal waste.

Partnering For Devt: From Ireland, Nigerians seek opportunities

Partnering For Devt: From Ireland, Nigerians seek opportunities

Ireland, West African Business & Economic Council, (IWABEC), a premier ethical development and pro-trade organisation based in Dublin, Ireland, last week, in Abuja, at the 1st ASO Savings & Loans Homes Exhibition, came to town to promote bi-directional investment in property assets by Nigerians and her Diaspora in Ireland and United Kingdom.