By Damola Awoyokun It is the patriotic duty of every Nigerian to dance on the grave of General Sani Abacha. Contrary to the Levickian PR his supporter Prof G.G. Darah did for him in his article Dancing on Abacha and Yar Aduas’ Graves (The Guardian, 17-18th July 2014), Abacha remains the most despicable leaderNigeria ever had. He killed Ken Saro […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Peoples Democratic Party Governorship flagbearer for forthcoming governorship election in Osun state, Senator Iyiola Omisore will on Wednesday tour the four local government areas in Ile-Ife. African examiner gathered that Omisore will formally receive royal blessing from Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade before going to all the wards in Ife zone. […]
The attempt to snuff life out of one of Nigeria’s most revered former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, in a fiendish operation which would have passed for a routine Boko Haram attack if their hand had performed their enterprise, would have thrown Nigeria in turmoil of unimaginable proportions as President Jonathan submitted days ago. […]
A doctor who was on the front lines fighting the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone on Tuesday died from complications of the disease, Doctors Without Borders have said Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan fell ill early last week while overseeing Ebola treatment at Kenema Government Hospital, about 185 miles east of Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown. […]
By: Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Nigeria has been facing series of insurgencies and common crimes with a very significant rise in this democratic Fourth Republic. The type of crimes on the rise in Nigeria would include kidnapping, armed robberies, killing for rituals, baby factories and general child trafficking, religious and political […]
…As LASG Apologises For Error Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu says the country’s Ambassador to Liberia, Chigozie Obi-Nnadozie did not have any contact with Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian man who died of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Lagos. This is coming as the Lagos State Government apologises for the mixed up and blamed […]
…Says It Will Demand EU Collaboration Apparently worried about the fierce and bloody fight between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and pro-Russian separatist fighters, the United States (US) has decried the escalation and frown at the Russian authorities’ support to the rebels in Ukraine. US President, Barrack Obama in a national broadcast on Tuesday afternoon frowned […]
The abducted wife of Cameroon’s Vice Prime Minister (VPM), Amadou Ali, has been successfully rescued by the troops. The victim who was kidnapped with a community leader, Seini Boukar Lamine by members of Boko Haram, in the Northern town of Kolofata on Sunday was rescued in an operations that lasted for several hours and led […]
Another eight people have been reportedly killed in Katarko village in the outskirts of Damaturu, the Yobe state capital. The killing suspected to have been carried out by the Boko Haram Haram insurgents allegedly blew off a bridge, linking Damaturu to their stronghold-Buni Yadi, the capital of Gujba Local Government Area of the state. This […]
Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer, who died in Lagos was an American citizen on his way home to the United States, it has emerged. Sawyer worked for the Liberian government and was visiting his sister there when he developed symptoms while on a plane to Nigeria. The deceased’s wife, Decontee, 34, who like Mr Sawyer said […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a condolence message to the Former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on the death of his son, Hamzat early Tuesday morning in an auto crash in Abuja. The President lamented that he received the news with a deep sense of grief and shock. Mr. President in […]
The National Leader of ACCORD party and Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has distanced himself and his party from purported impeachment move against the state’s incumbent Governor, Senator Abiola Ajumobi. The Former Governor had therefore called on his party’s legislators in the state’s House of Assembly to desist from the move and […]
…Hails Neighbouring Joint Offensive Against Terrorists President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned series of terrorist attacks which rocked kano and Adamawa States as well as the kidnap of the Lamido of Kolofata in Northern Cameroon, Lamido Seini Lamine and the wife of the Vice Prime Minister of Cameroon. The President described as shocking, callous and reprehensible […]
Nigerian gold medalist Chika Amalaha has been provisionally suspended from the Commonwealth Games for failing a drug test. The 16-year-old won weightlifting gold with a combined total of 196kg in the women’s 53kg category. Her ‘A’ sample was found to contain amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide, which are both prohibited as diuretics and masking agents. Amalaha will […]
The striking Doctors under the auspices of Medical and Dental Consultants Association (MDCAN) has raised an alarm that there was a subtle plan by the government to proscribe the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), an umbrella body which called the nationwide industrial action. MDCAN President, Dr. Steven Oluwale who alleged that the plan was leaked by […]
…Victory Excites Sports Minister Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has won the women’s 100m gold at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow setting a new record of 10.85 seconds. Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown took silver and her compatriot Kerron Stewart bronze. Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Dr. Tanmmy Danaagogo, has expressed joy over the victory of Nigeria’s sprinter […]
The household of Former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasiru el –Rufai, was thrown into sad mood early Tuesday morning as he lost a son, Hamazat in an auto crash in Abuja. The ex – Minister posted the announcement on the crash and death this morning on his facebook. He admonished as a […]
Ignatius Okpara, Awka Immediate past Governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi on Monday donated a cheque of N5 million naira, presented to him by Fidelity Bank Plc as a birthday gift to Holy Name Secondary School, Umuchu in the state. Presenting the cheque to the proprietor of the school, the Catholic Diocese of Awka […]
Louis van Gaal will not get drawn into any mind-games with Jose Mourinho this season and he says he still regards the Chelsea manager as his “friend”. Mourinho controversially claimed earlier this week that United were paying over the odds for Luke Shaw, a £27 million signing from Southampton who reportedly now earns in the […]
President Barack Obama has commended young Africans attending the 2014 Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) summit in Washington D.C. in the United States for their efforts to transform the continent. The US President during the meeting on Monday changed the name of the summit from Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) to Mandela Washington Fellowship For […]
