By Mr. O. N. Edozien, a former Executive Director of Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited With long hours without light and expensive petrol and diesel self-generation still a day-to-day reality for Nigerians, electricity remains a vexing national challenge. As it is in other countries, we want the light to come on anytime you turn […]
By Niyi Adeyi – Lagos – The Oodua Nation, Washington D.C, United States (US) has faulted recent Afenifere-pan Yoruba social-cultural group’s endorsement of the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, for re-election; passes vote of no confidence on him as well as pronounced its support for the opposition Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari. While noting that the […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – As politicians intensify their political campaigns ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Enugu state police command has warned the gladiators against any form of violence, insisting they must play the game according to the rule. “There is need for members of the public, particularly party faithful and stalwarts to […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Enugu state chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC has taken its campaign train to students hostels, faculties, and departments of Enugu state University of Science and Technology, ESUT, as well as other tertiary institutions in the state. To this end, the opposition party said it has concluded plans to […]
Promasidor Nigeria Limited (makers of Cowbell, Toptea, Loya and Onga) in association with BME Concern/Ripples of UK on Monday donated 1000 hockey sticks to 24 secondary schools in Lagos during The Lagos State Secondary Schools Sports Festival, held at the Union Bank Sports Complex in Lagos. Over 500 students benefitted from the presentation which was […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) has urged members of the National Council of state to put the higher interest of Nigeria above selfish and other narrow considerations. Reacting to the heightened fears of election postponement in a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Media and Publicity of the […]
By Adeseye Adebiyi – The Mauritanian referee, Rajin Draparsad Seechum who officiated Tuesday match between Tunisia and the host of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) – Equatorial Guinea has been slammed with a six-month ban from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized matches. CAF sanction was announced Wednesday, over the award of […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – The embattled Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Martin Elechi on Wednesday alleged a plot by some politicians in the state to use fake security operatives and members of National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) to manipulate this month’s general elections in the state. Elechi, who had been in a serious political […]
By Niyi Adeyi and Adeseye Adebiyi, Lagos – The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) Wednesday revealed he and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila rejected National Award Honours last year from President Goodluck Jonathan majorly on principle and out of crave for high productivity. Governor Fashola made the revelation at the opposition All Progressives Congress […]
The Lagos state Government has condemned in strong terms the vandalisation of equipment and historical monuments kept at the Gani Faweyinmi Freedom Park by PDP members during a campaign rally held in Lagos recently. The Commissioner for the Environment, Tunji Bello, who spoke in Lagos lamented the high level of destruction and vandalisation of monument […]
By Collins Amadi, Abuja – The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has said that Nigeria’s Territorial Integrity Intact inspite of the the cooperation by countries making up the Lake Chad Region against Boko Haram terrorists. In a statement, the Defence Headquarters maintained that it is the Nigerian forces that planned and are driving the present onslaught against terrorists […]
Rivers State Governor and Director-General of Buhari Campaign Organisation Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed rumours by critics that Buhari will Islamize Nigeria. He also said the issue was unnecessary as the nation’s constitution had already guaranteed freedom of worship and association to all citizens in the country. Amaechi stated this Tuesday during the […]
The management of Frontiers Alliance Communications Limited publishers of Frontiers Newspapers Online announced the death of its Executive Editor and a very dear friend, Mr. Daniel Ovwigho Idonor. Mr. Idonor popularly called “Chair” by his colleagues in the media, passed away on Monday afternoon, at the Nigerian Air Force Hospital, Abuja, after a protracted illness. […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Abuja –The much awaited forensic audit report on the alleged missing oil money, Monday was formally presented to President Goodluck Jonathan. Debate on the mysterious missing money started last year, when the immediate past Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mallam Lamido Sanusi Lamido initially blew the alarm that sum of $49 billion […]
Right group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has issued 14-day ultimatum to Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to account for alleged missing N30 trillion or face court action. The group asked her to urgently provide information about spending of the alleged missing N30 trillion, which represents some accruable income to the Federal […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Ike Ekweremadu has reassured the international community that the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria would be free, fair, and peaceful. He gave the assurance at the opening of the Extraordinary Session of the Parliament of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja on Monday. Addressing the regional […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Against the backdrop of its decision to stay out of presidential debates, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO), has announced the commencement off town hall meetings, as a deliberate strategy of the campaign ahead of the February 14 presidential poll . APC said that General Muhammadu Buhari and his […]
Another suicide bomb explosion Monday rocked Gombe, the Gombe State capital some few minutes after the ruling PDP Presidential campaign, leaving two dead and many others injured. The blast occurred in a car park, on Kashere Street, 200 yards outside the stadium used for the campaign and about three minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan and […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos – The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has been charged to stay focused and resist attempts to compromise any of the electoral principles as the country is on the way to another general poll. In view of this, INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, has been reminded that he has name to protect, […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The South east chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba, to as a matter of urgent national importance institute a high-powered probe panel to investigate the masterminds behind the recent fire incident that nearly razed down the National Secretariat of […]
