Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Azubuike Ihejirika, has described calls by the Northern Elders for his prosecution at the International Criminal Court, ICC, in Hague as ‘ill conceived’. He divulged further that the calls were made out of ignorance. The military officer made this known in Abuja on Sunday at the Presidential Villa…
I have always stuck to my decision to leave politicians and their affairs alone, but recently I’ve been moved to write on this issue which is on the lips of every Nigerian. Everywhere I go, I hear geiy this, geiy that; anti geiy this and anti geiy that and I asked myself, is this the…
Exactly a week after a rally of the Save Rivers Movement was disrupted in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, the group has again been attacked by some hoodlums in the state. On Sunday, the planned rally at Khana local government area of Rivers State was marred by violence when hundreds of suspected thugs unleashed terror…
Celebrated man of God, Bishop (Dr) Chris Kwakpovwe, is set to hold his annual ‘World Anointing Night’ in Lagos. Bishop Kwakpovwe is the publisher of the widely read ‘Our Daily Manna’ booklet, which has positively transformed the lives of its numerous readers. ‘World Anointing Night’ is an interdenominational programme set up by the Pharmacist-turned-preacher to…
Christian Benteke doubled the Villians’ lead but goals from Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard meant that the spoils were shared. Liverpool was looking uncomfortable defensively from the first whistle with Villa enjoying the better of the possession in the opening moments of the game. Daniel Sturridge found space on the edge of the box and…
Libya has declared a state of emergency as the air force attacked gunmen in the remote south to end unrest between rival armed groups that have been clashing for days. The General National Congress, Libya’s highest political authority, took the decision on Saturday during an “extraordinary session” after the parliament put the army on alert…
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Professor Tam David-West, has warned President Goodluck Jonathan to leave the controversial oil wells in Rivers State. There has been a controversy between the Rivers State and Bayelsa State governments over who owns Soku oil wells. Lending his voice on the matter, Tam, an activist, noted that the Soku…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged Nigerians to remain calm ahead of the next general elections taking place in the country in 2015. The President gave this charge at an annual cocktail organised for members of the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Jonathan admitted that he was aware of the tension in…
The governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has stressed that he will not return to the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, despite the resignation of Bamanga Tukur as the National Chairman of the party on Thursday. He said rather, he will remain in the All Progressives Congress, APC, he defected to some weeks ago. Nyako, addressing…
An alleged admission scammer, Obinna Okoro, has been arrested by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The suspect was nabbed in Owerri, Imo State by the anti-graft body for allegedly obtaining money from his victim under false pretence. He was accused of duping one Dr Essien Edet of € 5,000, 00 under…