By Abdulwarees Solanke As Nigeria marks its 63rd independent anniversary and 60 as a republic, Abdulwarees Solanke asks when really, is a nation a nation? With a new dawn rising, we are at another milestone on our journey to nationhood. As auspicious as the day marking 63 of our political independence is, we must critically […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Army says its troops in the Niger Delta area foiled crude oil theft estimated to cost about N388.5 million and arrested 22 suspected oil thieves in the process. Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, the Director of Defence Media Operations, announced this at a media briefing, on Thursday, in Abuja. Edward spoke […]
By Our Correspondent The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu dismissed the petition by Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani of PDP, challenging the victory of Sen. Kelvin Chukwu of the Labour Party (LP), Justice Nusirat I. Umar, leading the three-member panel, held that Chukwu, who replaced his brother Oyibo, was duly elected to represent Enugu […]
By Abdulwarees Solanke I have been called upon to elaborate on HOPE, a word that is open in definition and in common everyday use. “I hope to..”; “I have hope in…”; “I’m hopeful of…”; “I’m full of hope that….” In the perspective of grammarians, hope is either used as a verb, as a noun or […]
From Our Correspondent The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, charged relevant security agencies to investigate the fire outbreak at the Supreme Court in Abuja so as to unravelling the mystry behind it. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba gave the charge in a statement in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the Federal Capital […]
From Our Correspondent The Police, on Monday, confirmed they arrested 19 suspected in connection with recent clashes in the Sagamu area of Ogun State. TheNewsZenith reports that eight persons died in the cult clashes in the town. Omolola Odutola, the Police Spokespersion, announced the arrest in a statement circulated on Monday in Abeokuta. Odutola said […]
From Our Correspondent The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, says it will review fines for traffic offences, from the least N2,000 to N5,000 and above. Mr Kalu Emetu, DRTS’s Director of Public Relations, announced the proposed review during an enlightenment exercise, on Monday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that DRTS […]
By Olawale Oluwabusola Former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shehu Shema, was born on Sept. 22, 1957. At 66, Shema is an accomplished international corporate lawyer, businessman, and politician. In his voyage in the field of politics, he was a foundation member of PDP. He was also a mentee of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua. […]
Our Correspondent Mr David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has opened discussions with Hitech Construction Company Ltd. on the proposed Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Umahi, during a meeting with engineers from the Federal Ministry of Works and the contractor’s team, on Saturday, in Lagos. He said the project would boost interconnectivity to link the entire nation. […]
By Peter Ejiofor, London Nigerians in South Africa have raised an alarm over fresh terror attacks being unleashed on them by a criminal vigilance group in Sasolburg, Freestate Province. The Nigerians, under the aegis of Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), raised the alarm in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Habib Miller, and […]