The mass kidnapping of schoolgirls in Nigeria was an “unconscionable act” of terror against the education of girls, US First Lady Michelle Obama said Saturday. Speaking in her husband’s place during President Barack Obama’s weekly Saturday morning address, Michelle Obama said that this violence “was not an isolated incident … it’s a story we see every day as girls around ... Read More »
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the death of Ambassador Ralph Uwechue as a big loss to Federal Government and Delta State explaining that they would miss his sincere advise on developmental issues. Dr. Uduaghan who stated this Friday when the Federal Government delegation paid him a condolence visit in Asaba before proceeding to Ogwashi-Uku for the burial, ... Read More »
There were indications yesterday that the 230 female students abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from the Government Girls’ Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno State, have been sited at the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, by the Special Forces of the United States Marines. The girls who were abducted on April 14, were part of the 250 students boarded at the ... Read More »
A faction loyal to the former governor of Ogun State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Aremo Segun Osoba has accused Amosun’s faction of squandering N750 million on the botched inauguration of his state executive council. The Secretary of the faction loyal to Chief Osoba, Chief Abimbola Awofeso stated this during a consultative meeting held within the private ... Read More »
Dr. Kayode Fayemi yesterday alleged a double pronged rigging strategy supposedly adopted by his political foes in the PDP and Labour to frustrate his re-election. Fayemi in a statement said the thrust of the strategy was centered around the recruitment of fake policemen who would put away strategic leaders of the APC on Election Day and also help to foment ... Read More »
All three major candidates, Kayode Fayemi, Opeyemi Bamidele and Ayodele Fayose yesterday pledged to be of good behaviour for the rest of the campaign. The three who were at a meeting summoned by the Council of Traditional Rulers where 13 other candidates of the other political parties were also invited. Former governor Ayo Fayose who came late to the meeting ... Read More »
Students of the Lagos State University (LASU) have ruled out the possibility of any of them paying the hiked school fees announced by the Governor Babatunde Fashola aministration. Their position was made known by President of the Lagos State University Students Union (LASUSU), Comrade Nurudeen Yusuf. Addressing a press briefing at the Ojuelegba Campus of LASU, Comrade Yusuf said: “The ... Read More »
THE former governor of Ogun State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Olusegun Osoba yesterday broke his long silence on the crisis rocking the ruling party in the state since the conduct of parallel congresses by the two major factions. Osoba, who returned from his over one week trip to London at about 4:00am yesterday, spoke for ... Read More »
President Goodluck Jonathan has commended the United Kingdom, France, United States and China for indicating interest to help Nigeria to fight terrorism and ensure stability in country. Jonathan commended the four world super powers at the ongoing 24th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria was the first ... Read More »
-Umana Okon Umana Lose Out Following weeks of speculation on the position of the apex socio cultural organization in Ibibio nation, Ifim Ibom Ibibio on the zoning principle and stand of the Ibibio people, The Oku Ibom Ibibio 111 and paramount ruler of Donna Local Government, Edidem Akpabio Udo Ukpa has thrown his weight behind the zoning principle and the ... Read More »
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