World Cup 2014: Opening ceremony showcases wrong Nigerian flag
The opening ceremony organizers displayed the wrong flag while announcing Nigeria on Thursday. Instead of Nigeria’s flag, it projected an image of Niger’s flag onto the globe at midfield during…
President Jonathan`s Remarks at the All Political Parties and Political Stakeholders Summit
PROTOCOLS About fifteen years ago, our nation found itself at the cross roads of political determination, its stability and progress threatened, and pushed to the limit. Fear, uncertainty and a…
June 12: Fashola Advocates Mass Participation in General Elections
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Thursday called for mass participation of all eligible voters in the country in the coming general elections saying it is the only way…
APC Demands Probe of Ekiti Violence
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Police hierarchy to immediately launch a comprehensive investigation into the violence unleashed by armed policemen on innocent members of the party during…
INEC Advocates Interparty Collaborations
Collaboration between political parties is a veritable instrument for democratic consolidation and national stability, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Attahiru Jega has said. Jega made the assertion at…
World Cup 2014: Adamawa Closes All Viewing Centres for Fear of Boko Haram
Many football fans in Adamawa State would be deprived of the Brazil 2014 World Cup action, as the state authorities have ordered the closure of all venues planning to screen…
Boko Haram Demands 800 Cattle as Ransom for Abducted Women
Kidnappers suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sects have demanded 800 heads of cattle as ransom for the 20 women they abducted earlier this week, a local…
On Nigeria’s siege on media and rule of law
When the history of the present rulers of Nigeria is written, one of the episodes that would certainly go to the dark pages of history is the eccentric onslaught on…
Fashola Cuts down LASU Fees By 34 to 60 Percent
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos on Wednesday afternoon approved a cut of between 34 to 60 percent in the tuition of the Lagos State University (LASU). The reduction is coming…
Boko Haram-Led Pogroms, Ethnic-Cleansing and Medieval Bestiality in Nigeria’s North-East
A statement by some concerned leaders of ethnic nationalities of Borno South Senatorial District Against the background of denials by high-ranking functionaries of the Muslim establishment in Nigeria that the…