Obama to speak on 5th anniversary of financial crisis
President Obama will deliver a speech Monday on the fifth anniversary of the event that helped elect him back in 2008: The financial crisis. Obama "will be joined...
Analysis: Cost trumps risk as Japan stays nuclear
TOKYO (AP) — Japan once again has become without atomic energy as its only operating nuclear reactor went offline Sunday for refueling and maintenance, and other plants remain closed for...
World remembers four girls on bombing anniversary
It was a low point in a painful year that also included the assassination of President John Kennedy and the murder of NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers. Now, 50...
Vacate flood-prone areas now, Delta Commissioner warns farmers
Asaba—DELTA State Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Antonia Ashiedu, has warned farmers and traders currently residing within flood-prone areas in the state to vacate immediately in their interest to avoid...
I contested 2007 presidential election to preserve sanctity of democracy — ATIKU
FORMER Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that he contested the 2007 presidential elections in the face of defeat, to preserve the sanctity of democracy. He also noted that he...
Lord Lugard Created Nigeria to Last for 100 Years Only-IBB
From former military President, Ibrahim Babangida came a shocker yesterday when he revealed that Lord Lugard created Nigeria to last for only a 100 years. The self acclaimed evil genius...
Kenya acquits UK Islamist suspect Jermaine Grant of robbery
A UK citizen suspected of being a militant Islamist has been acquitted by a Kenyan court of robbery with violence over an incident in 2008. The prosecution had failed to...
First, forget about witchcraft….
The only psychiatrist working in the African country of Chad has his work cut out to convince patients their issues are medical, rather than spiritual. The sign outside Dr Egip...
APC kicks against blockade of Rivers Govt House
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has put the blame for last week’s blockade of the Rivers State Government House squarely on President Goodluck Jonathan. The party said what he called...
Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission: Extortion by another name
LAST week, the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, took steps to ensure stricter regulation of the generator-import trade with the publication of the ‘Guidelines for obtaining Clearance Certificate for the...