By 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, has urged the Nigerian Government to shut down seventeen Turkish schools in Nigeria for their alleged links to the failed military coup in Turkey on July 15. Cakil disclosed that the Turkish government was dissociating itself from any school bearing the country’s name in Nigeria, adding that while […]
Continue ReadingAs revealed by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, troops returning from Bama on humanitarian escort duty, were ambushed enroute Maiduguri by suspected remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hiding in Meleri village, a few kilometres from Kawuri. The gallant troops however, successfully cleared the ambush and exploited up to Afunori. Unfortunately, 2 […]
Continue ReadingHere are pictures funeral service for former Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, which is currently holding at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 30 Airport Road, Benin City. Keshi, a former Super Eagles’ player and coach, won the frica Cup of Nations both as a player and coach. Recall that he suddenly died of cardiac arrest at […]
Continue Reading“Transparency Group”, a group in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday demanded the investigation of Speaker Yakubu Dogara, and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged padding of the 2016 budget. The lawmakers made this known in Abuja while briefing journalists. They insisted that Mr. Dogara and other principal officers mentioned […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria had on the 20th of July, 2016 deported three (3) Koreans namely Lee Yoo Song, Lee Byeung Woo and Moon Een Soo for Immigration related offences. The Hon. Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambazzau (Rtd) in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 45(2) and (3) […]
Continue ReadingMichelle Obama wanted to make a case for Hillary Clinton, so she took time to address the crowd at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, where she ended up delivering an incredible and forceful speech that will will go down in history. She was able to point to Clinton’s credentials and experience, but ultimately, what […]
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