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VICTORIOUS RANGERS SHUT DOWN ENUGU Winners of the Nigerian Premier League, Rangers International Football Club of Enugu rode an early morning downpour into Enugu in a private jet to the thunderous applause of its fans and excited air travellers and airport staff. In the entourage of the jubilant players was Dr Ike Chioke, the Group Managing Director of Afrinvest West …

30 KILLED, 100 INJURED IN SUICIDE ATTACKS AT WEDDING, FUNERAL CEREMONIES IN BORNO The First Class Emir of Gwoza local government area in Borno state, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta on Saturday confirmed that multiple suicide attacks were carried out at various locations, including a wedding reception and a burial ceremony in Gwoza town. The coordinated incidents which …

NORTHERN NIGERIA: EXPLOSIVE WAITING FOR DETONATION – SALIHU LUKMAN A former Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Salisu Lukman, has described the current situation in Northern Nigeria as an explotion waiting for detonation. In an open letter, Lukman blamed Northern politicians as responsible for the word of the North. He wrote: “The living reality in Northern Nigeria is very …

GOVERNING COUNCILS FOR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS TO BE INAUGURATED THURSDAY Minister of Education, Tahir Maman, a professor, will on Thursday, July 4, inaugurate the newly appointed members of the governing council of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) disclosed this in a letter addressed to heads of the federal government-owned institutions …

I WANTED PEACE OF MIND, SAYS POLICEMAN WHO REJECTED N150M BRIBE … HONOURED WITH PLOT OF LAND IN ABUJA A Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Sini, has said he turned down a N150 million bribe allegedly offered to him by a Lagos-based businessman and founder of Platform Capital, Akintoye Akindele, to have peace of mind. Akindele, who was arraigned for the …

OPERATING FOUR BUDGETS CONCURRENTLY, RECIPE FOR CATASTROPHE, CHAOS – PETER OBI All available evidence has confirmed that the Nigerian government is implementing four national budgets concurrently. This is in blatant disregard for fiscal responsibility, transparency, and accountability. It is also a recipe for chaos, confusion, and catastrophe. This intentionally reckless action will lead to frivolous items in the approved budgets …

KANO’S GAME OF THRONE: HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF “If you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains; If you pursue good with labour, the labour passes away but the good remains.”—- Cicero With the unfolding events in the history of Kano Emirate Council, the name of His Excellency, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf will be laced on …

FORMER PRESIDENT JONATHAN COUNSELS NIGERIANS, SAYS WE’LL OVERCOME PRESENT ECONOMIC HARDSHIP Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the country needs the collaborative efforts of Nigerians to move forward. He opined that the economic situation in Nigeria would also be overcome by the grace of God. Jonathan stated that during General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s administration, Nigerians also suffered severe hardship, …

TEN GENERALS BID FAREWELL TO NIGERIAN ARMY Ten officers of the Nigerian Army, all on the ranks of a general, have retired from active service after successfully serving out their required number of years. The Generals, from the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps (NAAC), comprise six Major-Generals and four Brigadier-Generals. They include: Major-General Nsor Okpa Ojiji, Major-General MH Magaji, Major-General GB …

TEN GENERALS BID FAREWELL TO NIGERIAN ARMY Ten officers of the Nigerian Army, all on the ranks of a general, have retired from active service after successfully serving out their required number of years. The Generals, from the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps (NAAC), comprise six Major-Generals and four Brigadier-Generals. They include: Major-General Nsor Okpa Ojiji, Major-General MH Magaji, Major-General GB …