By FESTUS AHON UGHELLI—DELTA State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, has decried the alleged ultimatum issued to President Goodluck Jonathan by the Islamic sect, urging all well meaning Nigerians to condemn the sect. Muoboghare, a former chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Delta State University, Abraka Chapter, urged the [...]
By DONNA BRYSONAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) – An alleged Nigerian terror mastermind has accused his government of being behind a bombing in which he is to stand trial, according to an application for bail made available Monday. In Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan’s office rejected accusations Henry Okah made in the request for bail in South [...]
Jonathan vs Okah Why MEND leader opened can of worms By Our CorrespondentSunday, May 06, 2012 • Okah •Ben Jessy (left) with Zuma• Photo: The Sun PublishingMore Stories on This Section Anger and frustration over the shabby treatment he has received might be the reason incarcerated Henry Okah opened a can of worms on some [...]
The second edition of the South-South Economic Summit scheduled for Asaba, Delta State capital, April 26-28 2012, … promises to be a meeting and melting point of politics and economics – the latter wearing the outer layer of the costume of the event. With the background laid at the first edition hosted by Cross River [...]
Justice for James Ibori Wale Sokunbi (08056180228 walesokunbi2003@yahoo.co.uk) Wednesday April 25 , 2012 Last week, a court in the United Kingdom did for Nigerians what our own judiciary could not do when it slammed a 13-year jailterm on former Delta State Governor, James Onanefe Ibori. Ibori, who had been on trial for corruption since 2007 [...]
Demolition of a hill to allow President Jonathan’s aircraft to land at the Asaba airport may not be completed by tomorrow as planned by the Delta State Government, despite voting N7.4 billion for the project, Daily Trust’s investigations show. Jonathan is expected to be in Asaba tomorrow for the conference of South-south states, but his [...]
By Akpokona Omafuaire. PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has been called upon by ‘General’ Peter Dolo-Ebiowei, alias “Voice of John Togo”, to commence proper development of the entire region and not a section of it. The new militant leader made the call in Warri yesterday and noted that the long neglect of the region was the root [...]
By VICTOR AHIUMA-YOUNG WARRI—FORMER Labour Party, LP, candidate for Warri North in the Delta State House of Assembly, 2011 general elections, Mr. Adanse Felix, has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to grant state pardon to his former boss, former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, for him to contribute to national growth. Felix, in [...]
By JON GAMBRELLAssociated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Lawyers argued Tuesday whether Nigeria’s president had the power to use heavily armed soldiers and armored tanks to stop a massive protest this January in the nation’s largest city over spiraling gasoline prices. The lawsuit brought by the Save Nigeria Group could be the strongest judicial test [...]
By EMMA AMAIZE WARRI—A leader of the Nigerian community in The Netherlands, Chief Lambert Igboanugo has said northern leaders who are trying to rattle President Goodluck Jonathan from gunning for a second term in 2015 should forget the presidency until the South-East has produced the President in 2019. Reacting to a statement credited to Coalition [...]
Gospel Singing Is My True Calling — Tope Alabi
Patricia Temitope Alabi (neeObayomi) is a household name in Nigeria gospel music scene. Born over forty years ago into a catholic family, her parents had received a prophecy when she was seven years old that she would be a “great minister of God”. The actress-turned -singer had paid her dues in the entertainment industry before [...]
Air Nigeria to be privatised in two years –Jimoh Ibrahim
Air Nigeria is to be privatised within the next two years. It is expected that the airline would be on a firm footing by then. Chairman of the company, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, said the airline would focus more on international operations with scheduled flights to Dubai, Rome, Paris and Asian countries. Ibrahim, who spoke on [...]
Fashion Night Out, Ghana 2012 Comes Off This Weekend
Entertainment of Friday, 18 May 2012 Source: – Email this Share This Facebook Twitter reddit Google Bookmarks del.icio.us StumbleUpon Newsvine livejournal Mixx it! Print This Comments (2) « Prev Next » The Ghanaian fashion taste is now on the high and we cannot be blind at the new styles in vogue. Fashion Night Out, Ghana [...]
Nigeria picks 25 players for U-20 invitational tourney
LAGOS, May 19 (Xinhua) — The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has named a 25-man squad for an invitational U-20 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. Spokesperson for the team Samm Audu disclosed this in a statement reaching Xinhua on Saturday, saying John Obuh, the Head Coach of the national under-20 men’s listed three goalkeepers, eight [...]
Victor Ikpeba, Austin Okocha & the six Legends of the Heineken Champions Planet
SPECIALBy Babajide Alaka The Heineken Champions Planet is located in the heart of Victoria Island. It is a cosy duplex filled with football memorabilia and beautiful hostesses who make sure that fans of the beautiful game never want for anything on match days. In football-speak, the Heineken Champions Planet is football heaven. It is where [...]
Keshi to continue open door policy
Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi stated that he will continue with his policy of giving every player a chance to prove himself despite calls for him to put down a standing team. Former Eagles midfield maestro and technical committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Austin Okocha during the week urged the Eagles coach jettison his [...]
