Tag: Abuja

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July 26, 2013

First lady Dame Patience Jonathan arrived Abuja Wednesday night from Switzerland after the death of her step-mother

Nigeria’s first lady,Dame Patience Jonathan, arrived Abuja from Switzerland on late on Wednesday,24th July , following the death of her ...

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July 22, 2013

Lateef Ibirogba: Rivers crisis and the lingering issue of state police

by Lateef Ibirogba A state governor, as the chief security officer of his state, in an ideal setting, ought to ...

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July 20, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: A nation of depraved perverts and paedophiles

by Femi Fani-Kayode …Every single member of the Nigerian Senate that voted with Yerima on that day and that supported his ...

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July 17, 2013

Why the Sudanese President wasn’t arrested in Nigeria – FG

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday explained why Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was not arrested in Nigeria. It said by ...

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July 11, 2013

Opinion: Amaechi and the Rivers CP – The unending battle of wits

by Adelani Adepegba   Amaechi said, “We have held Security Council meetings two or three times. But before Mbu came, ...

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July 10, 2013

Femi Falana: The NGF, the current NBA leadership and impunity

by Femi Falana In his characteristically forthright manner, the Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, exposed the NBA leadership to ...

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July 10, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: The Rivers coup and Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa The President in his usual brilliance is fast helping to redefine the root of mathematics. First it ...

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July 8, 2013

Mom from hell: Woman locks her family indoors and sets the house ablaze in Abuja

by Chisom Ukaegbu What will push an elderly woman to lock her husband and five children in the house and ...

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July 7, 2013

CLICK: Get a taste of what to come on Maltina Dance All 7 (WATCH)

by Isi Esene It was indeed a breathtaking spectacle recently at the atrium of the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island Lagos ...

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July 6, 2013

Rivers power play: How I smuggled Amaechi into Abuja in the night and made him governor – Nyesom Wike opens up

by Akan Ido Nyesom Wike, the Minister of State for Education has been in a long-drawn political battle with the embattled ...

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July 5, 2013

We are pained that Amaechi leads opponents against Jonathan – Rivers PDP laments

by Chi Ibe Anti-Amaechi leaders in Rivers state  have apologized to President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, on the ...

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July 2, 2013

Opinion: FCT Abuja and its transportation troubles

by Daniella Ziworitin Ever since the araba buses were removed,transportation has been hard for the common man. The city all ...

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July 2, 2013

Opinion: Tambuwal’s tortuous path to the Presidency

by Azuka Onwuka It is an open secret that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, ...

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June 30, 2013

Photo of the Day: Giant python causes panic in Abuja

by Akan Ido A huge python with protruding stomach was found in a remote satellite town in Abuja with residents ...

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June 30, 2013

How Oyedepo, Onaiyekan, others tried to save Yar’Adua [DETAILS]

by Akan Ido Pastor Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, the National Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has revealed some of ...

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June 30, 2013

“Nigerians are not ready for change; we deserve whatever government we get”: Dele Momodu speaks exclusively to YNaija (Conclusion)

by Wilfred Okiche At various points in his life he has been a teacher, journalist, public speaker, business man and ...

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June 29, 2013

“When I say I want to run this nation, I know what I am saying”: Dele Momodu speaks exclusively to YNaija (Part 1)

by Wilfred Okiche Dele Momodu runs a pretty tight schedule. For 17 years, he has been the show runner of ...

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June 26, 2013

Power play: Amaechi shifts NGF meeting for Jonathan’s dinner

Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and his sympathisers in the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, might have opted to reschedule the time ...

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June 26, 2013

Arrest EFCC chairman within 2 weeks – Court orders Police IG

by Isi Esene Justice Peter Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court has ordered the arrest of the chairman of the ...

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June 25, 2013

The Edo death penalty – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze But then, and to be honest, there will always be, in a country like Nigeria, the disquieting ...

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June 25, 2013

Olatunji Dare: Labaran Maku and his Good Governance Tour fiasco

by Olatunji Dare If government programmes and projects have significant impact on the lives of the people, that impact will ...

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June 22, 2013

Aww, how romantic: White Nigerian proposes to girlfriend on stage at the AY Live show (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Mohammed Jammal, popularly known as the White Nigerian recently proposed to his girlfriend of three years, Maricel ...

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June 22, 2013

Passengers escape death as power outage prevents Arik plane from landing in Uyo

by Akan Ido A power cut at the Akwa Ibom Airport  yesterday disrupted the planned landing of an Arik Air ...

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June 19, 2013

#InCaseYouMissed: Court discharges Lebanese terror suspects, strikes out charges

by Rachel Ogbu  The case of  suspected terrorism and illegal importation of firearms involving four Lebanese nationals has been dropped out ...

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June 17, 2013

Review: A mix of interesting movies from the European film festival in Abuja

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo The 6th European Film Festival held recently in Abuja. As in previous editions, films from several European ...

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June 17, 2013

9 dams and 7% more potable water in 2 years: Minister of water resources gives mid-term score card (READ)

by David Odom   The Federal Government says access to potable water in the country has increased from 58% to ...

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June 17, 2013

#MinisterialPlatform2013: Sarah Ochekpe, Ita Ewa Bassey, ministers of water resources and science and technology give mid-term today

by Idoreyin Sampson Another session of the month-long Ministerial Platform 2013 holds today, June 17, 2013 at the Radio House, ...

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June 14, 2013

#MinisterialPlatform2013: Adesina, Mailafiya, ministers of agriculture and environment give mid-term today

by Idoreyin Sampson Another session of the month-long Ministerial Platform 2013 holds today, June 14, 2013 at the Radio House, ...

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June 14, 2013

Lebanese suspects are Hezbollah military wing members – SSS insists

by Akan Ido The Sate Security Service are insisting that the Lebanese nationals arrested in connection with the armoury found ...

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June 11, 2013

#MinisterialPlatform2013: Alison-Madueke, Sada, ministers of petroleum and mines and steel give mid-term today

by Idoreyin Sampson   The 4th of a month-long series, Ministerial Platform 2013, designed to provide details on President Jonathan’s ...

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