Women In Politics
Women In PoliticsWomen In PoliticsNIGERIANS have continued to express outrage at the converging upon Eagle square, Abuja, of a “mass rally” last month, hosted by First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan....
Controversies trail FG’s N130bn allocation to varsities
THESE may not be the best of times for the Nigerian education sector as the comprehensive and indefinite strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)...
Bauchi: The legal fireworks over council polls
There are legal fisticufs in Bauchi State over the non-conduct of local council elections. Since the creation of the state in 1976 local government administration has been governed by duly...
Police lied about my rescue – Archbishop Kattey
PORT HARCOURT — ARCHBISHOP of Niger Delta Province of Nigerian Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Ignatius Kattey, yesterday, accused the Nigeria Police of lying over their claim that they secured his...
Two Chinese nationals in court for attempted rape
Two Chinese nationals, Chen Gang and Zhao Weidong, who allegedly attempted to rape their 20-year-old cook, were, yesterday, charged before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court in Lagos. Gang, 47, is...
Stay away from NASS, Reps warn Tukur
ABUJA — MEMBERs of the House of Representatives, yesterday, declared the National Assembly a no go area for chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. Also, a member,...
23 killed, 100 houses, shops burnt in Borno
MAIDUGURI — Barely a day after the military authorities claimed that its troops had killed more than 150 Boko Haram terrorists and lost 16 of its personnel in an encounter...
2015: Opposition to Jonathan shouldn’t come from N-Delta, says Gov Uduaghan
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has said that under no circumstances should opposition to President Goodluck Jonathan’s perceived second term ambition come from the Niger Delta region. Speaking during an interactive session...
HIV/AIDS kills 300,000 Nigerians, orphans 1.5m children annually
MAKURDI — Over 300,000 Nigerians die annually from complications arising from HIV/AIDS, while no fewer than 1.5 million children are orphaned yearly by the deadly virus in the country. ...
Lagos PDP: Newbreed plot removal of old brigade
THE leadership crisis plaguing the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the national level is also affecting the Lagos State chapter though of a different hue. The Lagos PDP has had...