Saturday Xtra::By Oyewale Oyelola I guess you are still wondering who is Pastor Godswill Akpabio, thinking he’s a pastor of one of the new generation churches. Stop guessing, Pastor Godswill Akpabio is the same Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state and Chairman PDP Governor’s Forum. The recent prophetic words coming from Akpabio and his […]
By Tony Usidamen In the past week or so, I have read quite a number of articles and comments about the ‘purported’ award of a public relations (PR) contract to a foreign-based PR consultancy, LEVICK, which, as a local news site – www.thecable.ng – put it, was hired by the News Agency of Nigeria to […]
The Inspector-General of Police Muhammed Abubakar has ordered effective and extensive deployment of its officers, other special operatives as well as necessary logistics to the nooks and crannies of the country, so as to ensure a crisis – free Salah celebration. The directive was given in a statement issued on Saturday by the Public Relations […]
President Goodluck Jonathan arrived the former country’s capital , Lagos late Friday for an undisclosed reason. Jonathan who is on a private visit arrived was spot at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja around 5: 00pm. He was received by the state’s Deputy Governor, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire and the Alaafin of […]
The Nigerian Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has formally confirmed the first nation’s Ebola causality – death of a Liberian, Patrick Sawyer on Friday in Lagos, South Western Nigeria. The Minister explained that Sawyer’s blood sample was taken to the advance laboratory at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), where he was confirmed […]
Liverpool will miss the services of new signing Adam Lallana for six weeks before he has even kicked a ball for the Reds. The £25million summer signing from Southampton damaged knee ligaments in a training camp in Boston, USA on Thursday, and will miss up to seven games. That is a bitter blow for the […]
Fiscal federalism and enhanced principle of derivation have been identified as the only factors that will give every federating unit in the Nigerian state a sense of belonging, which will engender the much-needed economic growth. Speaker emeritus of the Delta state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Victor Ochei propounded this formula in a paper titled, […]
By Tajudeen Balogun Aside the staggered impeachment attempts on Governors of Edo and Rivers State – Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and Rotimi Amaechi respectively, the Nigeria’s political landscape, the public and mass media since the inception of the current dispensation, have not been this intensely engaged. The latest gale of sack began about four weeks ago […]
Following the death of Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian who died of Ebola Virus Disease in Lagos, the state government says it has set up treatment centre for possible cases of infection with the disease, saying there is no cause for alarm as government is on top of the situation. Briefing newsmen on Friday evening in […]
The campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came under attack at Ilesa rally, as PDP candidate in the forthcoming August 9 governorship election in Osun, Senator Iyiola Omisore and other PDP party leaders narrowly escaped death. Our Correspondent reports that SSS officers attached to Sen. Omisore were injured in the attack. Also, the […]
Less than a week to the impeachment of former Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state, all is not well with the state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the 21 local government and Council development areas Chairmen as well as the councilors of the state have cross carpeted to the Peoples’ Democratic Party […]
Perhaps, if there is any sector of the Nigerian economy that requires urgent attention, the aviation industry should top the list even though there is hardly any facet of our national life that is not in comatose and critically distressed. This is the burden the new helmsman in the Aviation Ministry should be ready to […]
The critics of President Goodluck Jonathan and his administration are biased and unfair, Dr Doyin Okupe has said. The Special Adviser on Public Affairs to the President, Dr. Doyin Okupe made this assertion Friday in Charter House, London. Dr. Okupe stated that the President not only surpassed his responsibility but has also delivered on his […]
Two Senior Commanders, Issa Mohamed Dhoore and another of al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab insurgents group have been reportedly killed in the latest offensive on Friday by the African Union (AU) troops in Somalia. In the strike, fighter jets pounded the town of Jilib in southern Somalia’s – Middle Juba region yesterday. The offensive was launched by the […]
Chelsea Football Club has announced the return of Didier Drobga to Stamford Bridge with the striker signing a one-year contract. On signing his contract, Drogba said: ‘It was an easy decision – I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to work with Jose again. Everyone knows the special relationship I have with this club and it […]
The Defence Headquarters on Friday said that troops are holding a man suspected to be connected with the explosion targeted at General Buhari on Wednesday. According to a statement posted on Defence headquarters website defenceinfo.mil.ng., the young man was apprehended by military patrol team that swooped on the area immediately after the explosion. It said […]
Gold medal winning members of the Nigerian wrestling team to the ongoing Glasgow Commonwealth Games have been promised handsome rewards by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State. The Governor, who made the pledge when he visited the wrestlers at their games village camp in Glasgow, Scotland, reassured them of the total support of the government […]
By Sufuyan Ojeifo The recent attack on the convoy of General Muhammadu Buhari, former Head of State and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), by a suicide bomber in Kaduna is a wakeup call to all politicians that the time has come to close ranks and stop playing politics with the issue […]
Manuel Pellegrini is confident Manchester City can cut the red tape and sign Nigerian wonderkid Kelechi Iheanacho. Iheanacho scored in Man City’s 4-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday. The former Golden Eaglets attacking midfielder starred at the Under 17 World Cup last year. The 17 year-old caught the eye in Manchester City’s 4-1 […]
The Ekiti State Governor Elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has debunked the rumours flying on the social media over his alleged pessimism with respect to the victory of the Osun People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore in the August 9 governorship election. Fayose who made the denial in a statement issued Friday in Ado […]
