Eaglets Remain Top of Group after Thrilling Draw with Sweden
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on Tuesday managed to maintain their stranglehold atop their group in the ongoing World Youth FIFA Under-17 Championship, after playing out an entertaining 3-3 draw…
Of Jonathan’s timid reforms and Odimegwu’s untimely exit
Sometime last month when the issues at the Nigerian Population Commission started gathering momentum, I hurried into Abuja and tried to meet with the now former Chairman Eze Festus Odimegwu.…
NASS to Probe Purchase of Bulletproof Cars for Oduah
Both chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday initiated concrete step towards investigations into the purchase of N225m-worth bulletproof cars by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for Minister of…
Aviation: The Audacity of a Whistleblower
Until Wiki Leaks came along, the Pentagon Papers published by New York Times was for the past four decades the largest leak of classified documents in American history. Though Barack…
Fani-Kayode’s thesis: In defence of Stella Oduah
Early this year, I visited the residence of an elder brother of mine, Senator Yisa Braimoh, in Abuja on his invitation, for us to meet minds on some issues connected…
ASUU Strike: OAU Lecturers Protest… As Police Bars UNICAL Lecturers
Lecturers of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife on Monday protested their continued stay at home, following the prolonged industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities…
Borno Government Enrols 33,000 Students for 2013 WAEC, NECO
As part of efforts of the Borno State Government to curtail violence in the state through investment in education, the government on Monday paid over N270 million to the West…
Belgore Accuses Saraki of Killing Kwara Citizens
Governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State in the 2011 general elections, Mohammed Belgore, on Monday accused Senator Bukola Saraki of killing residents of…
Army Recruits 9,000 to Fight Insecurity
Worried by the state of insecurity in Nigeria, the office of Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika has begun a massive recruitment of 9,000 officers to help in…
The Truth About Government Position On ASUU Strike
Contrary to some recent media reports, the Federal government has not adopted a take-it-or-leave-it approach in its negotiations with ASUU. Rather, the approach is focused on positive engagement and achieving…