Issues/Policy
Issues/Policy
VIDEO: We Made Jega Shift Election Because It Was Clear Buhari Would Win On February 14th – Dr. Fasheun
Leader of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Dr. Fredrick Fasheun has exposed himself as one of those behind the plot to shift the 2015 presidential poll date from February 14 to March 28th, claiming that had […]
Government
Dickson Threatens Ex-Militants Over Pipeline Surveillance Contract…..Sahara Reporters
The battle line between Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa and some ex-militant figures in the state has been drawn over a multibillion-naira pipeline surveillance contract awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Two of […]
Issues/Policy
SPEECH TO THE PAN-YORUBA SUMMIT AT THE PARLIAMENT BUILDING, STATE SECRETARIAT, IBADAN, OYO STATE MARCH 19, 2015 By Gen. Alani Ipoola Akinrinade [Rtd], GCON
1. Welcome Distinguished leaders of the Yoruba Nation, Your Excellencies – current and past Governors of Yoruba States, traditional rulers and fathers of the Yoruba people and their representatives, Yoruba officers of various civic and […]
Politics
S’West: Obas can’t guarantee Jonathan’s re-election
The Southwest Peoples Assembly (SWPA) has said that moarchs in the region can not gurantee the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan at the polls. The group said: “President Goodluck Jonathan is not sincere with the […]
Travel
Five Tunisia terror victims were passengers on Costa cruise ship
After surviving the trauma of the Costa Concordia disaster, Antonello Tonno took a break for a couple of years from his job as cruise-ship pianist. This week, he was back at work – but, once […]
Politics
GUARANTEED SECOND TERM, WHO SAYS? by Femi Adegoke
One of the arguments put forward by supporters of the status quo is that Jonathan should be allowed to serve his two terms, after all he is an Ijaw man from the southsouth, where our […]
Health
Penis transplant surgeon, André van der Merwe, becomes medical superstar
His fame does not yet that match of heart transplant pioneer Christiaan Barnard. But fellow South African André van der Merwe’s phone has hardly stopped ringing in the week since it was announced that he […]
MEDIA
Nigeria Election Debate Group: DoKpesi must be probed, says Integrity Group
A pressure group,Value and Integrity Group, yesterday called for the probe of how the founder of the African Independent Television (AIT) Dr.Raymond Dokpesi runs the Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG) . The group branded NESG […]
Aviation
FAA Boosts Aviation Safety With New Pilot Qualification Standards by Capt. Daniel Omale
In a final rule that was included in Federal Register on July 15, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of America announced that it was going to increase the qualification requirements for first officers who […]
Religion
Tolerance and the Importance of Dialogue in Islam, By Imam Murtada Gusau
FIRST SERMON: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Praises be to Allah, Creator of the Universe, Many, pure and blessed praises. I bear witness that there is no god but […]
Politics
President Jonathan begged me thrice to dump APC – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed how President Goodluck Jonathan repeatedly appealed to him to dump the All Progressives Congress, APC, and return to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. Atiku said the president pleaded […]
Issues/Policy
Jonathan vs Buhari : When a Public Mistake Requires an Old Fashioned Apology
The title of this article is adapted from a piece by Ron Ashkenas, managing partner of Schaffer Consulting and co-author of The GE Work-Out and The Boundaryless Organisation which was published in Harvard Business Report […]
Video
Final appeal to fellow Nigerians by Muyiwa Adetiba
Nigerians go to the polls Saturday to choose their next President. If all goes well, it would be a fresh mandate for the lucky winner and a new lease of life for Nigeria. The two […]
Politics
Last minute moves: Jonathan woos Ciroma, Northern Elders; visits Kano today – Vanguard
Apparently buoyed up by his political maneuverings which had led to a major division between some Yoruba leaders and other stakeholders, President Goodluck Jonathan who is also the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, […]
Issues/Policy
Too Much Agony in The Land By J.K Randle
For one week of long sessions stretching into the early hours of the morning, with only a couple of hours sleep, the Senior Elder Citizens (ex-partners of KPMG who are still awaiting their gratuity and […]
Issues/Policy
Gani Adams’ barbarity in Lagos By Mobolaji Sanusi
‘Fanatics are like debris following the course of the wind; they are swept around like sand, and convinced to believe in what they do not understand’—–Caleb Colton What could be the mindset of Gani Adams, […]
Politics
BETWEEN DAME PATIENCE JONATHAN AND SIMONE GBAGBO By Tony Ademiluyi
The position of the First Lady in the constitution of many countries has no mention or any clearly defined role. Gender equality activists opine that the writers of these constitutions are mostly male chauvinists who […]
Issues/Policy
BRAIN DRAIN TO BRAIN GAIN By Tony Ademiluyi
The origin of brain drain in Africa can be traced to the Portuguese contact with the ancient Bini Empire when the son of the Oba was sent to the court of Portugal, one of the […]
Issues/Policy
DO YOU LIVE IN THE PAST, THE PRESENT OR THE FUTURE?
There are three types of people when it comes to appreciation of events and opportunities. Some live in the past , some in the present and others in the future. It is when events have […]