By Reuben Abati If there was any hope that Donald Trump would change tactics and be more restrained after winning the Republican party Presidential nomination for the November 8 US election, that hope is now lost. The fellow has remained aggressive, incorrigibly brash and completely negative. Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson has asked: “Is Donald […]
Continue ReadingThe United States department of state has urged its citizens not to visit any of the 20 Nigerian states deemed insecure, stating that any American citizen who travels to any of the listed states does so at the detriment of his/her security. As revealed in the travel warning, the states deemed insecure include; Adamawa, Borno, […]
Continue ReadingFranca Asemota, a 38-year-old female trafficking boss was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday for using the threat of witchcraft to exert control over almost 40 women and girls brought from Nigeria to Europe for sex work, a British court prosecutor said. She was found guilty of conspiracy to traffic persons for sexual exploitation, […]
Continue ReadingThe United Nations (UN) has raised alarm over the illicit proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Nigeria with over 350 million and 70 per cent of estimated 500 million of such weapons said to be circulating in West Africa domiciled in the country. The Director of United Nations Regional Centre for Peace […]
Continue Reading…6 winners with 6 best photos will be sponsored to perform Hajj The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is pleased to announce the winners of its Ramadan photo contest “The Human Face of Ramadan” which witnessed extensive participation from individuals from the member states through the OIC social media accounts. The […]
Continue ReadingMr Ikechukwu Anyene, President, Nigeria Union in South Africa, has confirmed that two Nigerians were killed in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. Anyene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Port Harcourt in a telephone interview from Pretoria that the two men were killed on Friday, July 29, at different areas of Johannesburg. He […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati I was shocked by the trenchant reaction to my piece on the July 15 attempted coup in Turkey from at least two persons. The piece titled “Nigerians and the Failed Coup in Turkey” (The Guardian, Sunday, July 17) had fetched a mail and direct messages from a concerned Nigerian who objected to my […]
Continue ReadingThe Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, allegedly made a scathing statement on December 22, 2014, via his verified Twitter handle @ProfOsinbajo where he, in reference to the Jonathan administration said: “Nigeria is great and her citizens give so much, yet get nothing in return from today’s inadequate and visionless leadership.” Fourteen months into […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudy weather over central states with prospects of localized thunderstorms over Abuja ,Lafia , Jos and Jalingo on Saturday morning.The predictions are contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO), in Abuja on Friday. It added that there would be isolated thunderstorms over Abuja, […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Ben Uwajumogu, the winner of Imo North Senatorial District rerun election held on July 28. Uwajumogu scored 56,076 votes to defeat Mr Athan Achonu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 43, 815 votes. Prof. Arinze Agbogu, the INEC […]
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