Troops of the Nigerian Army , who are in an operation to flush out Boko Haram insurgents from Sambisa forest, are reportedly making headway. The troops are said to have recently recorded successes in their operation, especially within the fringes of the forest, from Bitta to Tokumbere.
A rejoinder to Sun Newspaper of September 2,2015 The piece “Buhari beware of Tinubu” in the 2nd September Sun newspaper comes from the depleting arsenal of the forlorn amalgamation known as the PDP. At least we can say that the Sun newspaper has remained faithful. It was propaganda vehicle of the PDP prior to the... Read More
by Kevwe Pedro In case you don’t know what a twerk is, it is a dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance. This dance has its origin in the 1990s, and was featured in the music videos of hiphop stars like MC Hammer, Bobby Brown,... Read More
by Adeola Balogun It is common knowledge that pregnant women develop the strangest cravings due to their condition. Some women have been reported to eat lots of bizarre things that they wouldn’t ordinarily touch if they weren’t expecting a baby. However, this young woman’s craving just takes the cake. She is identified simply as “Keyshia”... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Yeah, we told you. Have you ever seen the ‘Skelewu’ king looking so dapper in suit? Davido wore a well-tailored suit for a song he’s featured in titled ‘Gentleman’. The song will be released by MAVIN Records artiste, D’Prince. Davido sure looks cool in the suit, we hope to see him dressed like a... Read More
by Oke Efagene Talented rapper, Ice Prince has announced that former lawmaker and current Chief of Staff to the Edo State Governor, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon will be hosting his Fire of Zamani concert. Obahiagbon who is notorious for his outlandish usage of the English language is expected to shake the event up with what... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu More Nigerians would rather be from Ghana, Senegal or Guinea when travelling around the world, new reports say. THISDAY investigated these claims and discovered that it is mainly Nigerians who travel to China that take the passports of other countries in the region and the reason is because China gives about four... Read More
The Verdict By Olusegun Adeniyi I need to state at this point that the essence of this piece is not about the late 19th century Igbo society as captured in Achebe’s novel. “The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him... Read More
by Steve Azaki As Governor of Bayelsa, Alamieyeseigha interceded on numerous occasions to secure the release of expatriate oil workers who had been kidnapped. He braved rough seas on occasion to negotiate with the kidnappers to secure the freedom of the victims. Before 1999, the Ijaw nation had no one whom they affectionately called the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Works on the Fourth Mainland Bridge has started in Lagos. The Lagos State Government is building a 26-kilometre infrastructure to link Ikorodu to the state’s economic hub in Eti-Osa Local Government Area. The state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Obafemi Hamzat explained that people “may not see the physical work at all... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The 2012 Exam Ethics Report, by the Exam Ethics Marshals International, has identified Bayelsa, Sokoto, Ekiti and Imo, as the first, second, third and fourth worst states with exam malpractice records. Bayelsa State which was the worst state in the country had an Exam Malpractice Index (EMI) of 44.99%; Sokoto State with... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The bodies of four passengers in an Ikoyi Golf Club van which plunged into Majidun River in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Saturday were recovered yesterday. In a statement, the National Emergency Management Agency identified the driver of the Toyota Hilux van with number plate, KS 918 AU as Kolawole Ahmed. They claimed he was found... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Four people who were in an Ikoyi Golf Club van that skidded of the bridge into the Majidun River along Ikorodu road in Lagos last night have not been found yet. The van with registration number KSF 918 AU... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Victims of Boko Haram attacks hoping to receive payment as compensation from the government might have their hopes shattered as The White Paper on the report of the Presidential Committee on the Security Challenges in the North-east has rejected the recommendation. In a counter offer, The eight-member White Paper Drafting Committee, chaired by... Read More
Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for the receipt of reports on the constitution and manifesto of the newly formed All Progressives Congress (APC), there are indications that no concrete decision has been reached on the logo of the party. Also, the moves by two other opposition political parties, the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) and Movement... Read More
Studio Total via EPA A Swedish advertising agency parachuted the 879 teddy bears over a residential area in Minsk, Belarus, on July 4, 2012. A Belarusian border guard was sentenced to two years in prison Monday for failing to report a border crossing by a Swedish plane that parachuted hundreds of teddy bears into the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The aides of Governors Peter Obi of Anambra State and Chief Rochas Okorocha of Imo State clashed for the second time over sitting arrangements; thankfully this time the Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Anthony Obinna, stopped it. On Sunday, January 27, during the dedication of Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Catholic Church... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A father , Saidu Galadima was left devastated after his three children died in a fire disaster at Nakasarin Hardo in Sokoto South Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to reports, the fire consumed the house late Saturday night, January 26 while the children slept. Eyewitnesses explained that neighbours, who rushed... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Hon. Kingsley Kuku, has warned that the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), special intervention by the Federal Government will terminate in 2015. Kuku who is also the Chairman of PAP, directed his message to unemployed youths and women in the Niger Delta against continuous agitation... Read More
Indication emerged Wednesday that Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State may have been discharged from Wellington Hospital at St. John’s Wood, North West London, where he had an endoscopy operation. This is coming barely four days after Chime’s colleagues-Governors Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Gabriel Suswam (Benue) and Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) paid him a visit in... Read More
France has increased its troop strength in Mali to 1,400 to help fight militant Islamists in the north, the French defence minister has said. Close to 200 Nigerian troops are also due to arrive in Mali to join the military campaign. In Brussels, the EU foreign ministers agreed to press ahead with sending a team... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Information obtained on the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) website reveals that Sokoto is the poorest state in Nigeia. According to reports, the northern state has 81.2 per cent poverty rate. Next on the list is Katsina with 74.5 per cent; Adamawa, 74.2 per cent; Gombe, 74.2 per cent; Jigawa, 74.1 per cent; Plateau, 74.1 per cent;... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Nigerians can drop their pitch forks and torches set for January 2013 fuel hike as the president has assured Nigerians that there were no plans to increase the pump price of petrol in the New Year. Nigerians have feared the worse after news that the president wanted to increase fuel prices again... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu No fewer than seven people are in the running to succeed Yakowa’s deputy, Alhaji Ramalan Yero, who was sworn in on Sunday as the 19th governor of Kaduna state since the death of the former governor. Many expect that the new deputy governor will come from Southern Kaduna, where Yakowa hailed from, to achieve a... Read More
But despite all the work being done over the years by FRSC, we are still battling the scourge of road crashes. What if there was no FRSC? Is it me or are we not losing too many lives on our roads? Maybe I’m a bit emotional about this because of my... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Bestman Games prepares to launch the first African city edition of the game Monopoly. Bestman Games said come December 11, 2012, the City of Lagos Edition of Monopoly will portray the strength of the city through one of the most famous board games in the world. With the support of the Lagos State Government, First Bank... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Caleb Olubolade, minister of police affairs announced new year plans to fight terrorism in Nigeria, recently he said the Nigeria Police Force has reserved N2 billion for logistics, intelligence gathering, and purchase of anti-terror equipment. Out of N319 billion in its 2013 budget Olubolade during his presentation at the 2013 budget defence... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Following the death of Cynthia Osokogu, lured to Lagos, raped, robbed and killed by some “friends” she made on the Internet, the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for second reading of a bill seeking to provide for penalties for persons involved in cyber-crimes. Sponsor of the bill, Hon. Aisha Modibbo (Adamawa/PDP) said... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The Kano State co-ordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Alhaji Bashir Yakassai, announced that 800 out of the 2,129 posted to the state for this year’s National Youth Service programme were redeployed to other states following the recent attacks from sects. Speaking at the passing out parade of Batch ‘C’... Read More