The news that Nigeria’s ambassador to Israel attended the opening of the United States embassy in Jerusalem last Monday apparently touched a raw nerve. So taken aback by the news was Nigeria’s foreign affairs ministry that it fired a query…
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Ramadan: Pray for Nigeria – Saraki, Ekweremadu, Akeredolu urge Muslims
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, have urged Muslims to pray for Nigeria as the Ramadan, an annual 30-day fast, begins. This was just as a cleric, Chief Imam Abdulwaheed Abubakar, thanked God…
DON’T SAY YOUR COUNTRY CANNOT BREAK UP, ANY COUNTRY CAN BREAK UP – PROF. AKINTOYE
A University Don and author, Prof. Banji Akintoye, has cautioned Nigerians against the notion that the country cannot break up. Prof Akintoye warned that the country might break up into different entities, except concrete steps were taken to restructure the…
FIFA WORLD CUP: WHY SUPER EAGLES DON’T PERFORM WELL- AMOKACHI
Former Super Eagles star, Daniel Amokachi has identified the major reason behind the team’s inability to perform well at FIFA World Cups. He said the “money factor” was responsible for the dismal performance of the Super Eagles at football’s biggest…
LYING TO LIVE LONG
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, ruled Nigeria for sixteen years. It is the largest party ever to have ruled Nigeria and tagged itself as “the largest party in Africa”. At the height of its glory PDP controlled 26 states after…
NIGERIA POLICE AND THE SHAME IN BENUE
The latest report on the Federal Government’s response to the endless killings and invasion of farmlands in Benue State by herdsmen and their cattle is that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, ostensibly to stem the unfortunate tide of…
THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS THAT SOWORE WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT AND I WANT TO BE PRESIDENT – TUNDE BAKARE
Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly church, says he and Omoyele Sowore, a presidential aspirant, will lead Nigeria. Bakare said this when Sowore paid a visit to his church. Introducing him to the congregation, Bakare described the…
PAST CIVILIAN ADMINISTRATORS RESPONSIBLE FOR NIGERIA’S WOES – TINUBU
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has again blamed past civilian administrations for the nation’s economic woes. Tinubu stated this in his address as the special guest of honour at the 35th annual Aminu…
PRESIDENT BUHARI ASSURES NIGERIANS, PROMISES TO DO HIS BEST
We will do our best to justify your trust in us, and that confidence won’t be abused,” President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians. The President spoke in London Sunday while receiving the Buhari Diaspora Support Organization, led by Mr. Charles…
THE VIOLENT ACTIVITIES OF THE HERDSMEN AND BOKO HARAM INSURGENTS ARE AIMED AT ISLAMIZING NIGERIA – ANGLICAN COMMUNION
Diocese on the Niger, (Anglican Communion) yesterday said that the continued detention of Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu by Boko Haram insurgents is confirming the belief by many Nigerians that the violent activities of the herdsmen and Boko Haram insurgents are aimed at…