Daily Archives: October 1, 2012
Nigeria at 52: I can’t do it alone –Jonathan
The President yesterday solicited the co-operation of all Nigerians in moving the country forward. He spoke in Abuja during an interdenominational church service to mark Nigeria’s 52nd Independence anniversary, which comes up today. Quoting from 2 Corinthians 10:4, Read More »
Delta commissioner kidnapped, police orderly killed
Kidnappers in Delta State yesterday abducted the state Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Hope Eghagha, killing his orderly, a police sergeant, while his driver sustained injuries. Read More »
Gunmen kill 4 at wedding ceremony in Borno
Four people were killed in Maiduguri at a wedding ceremony over the weekend in Maiduguri by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram. Daily Sun gathered that the gunmen whose number could not be ascertained, stormed the residence where the wedding ... Read More »
It’s an insult to say Igbo cannot be president –Orji Kalu
Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has declared that it is an insult for anyone to say an Igbo man cannot be president in 2015, warning that Nigeria will continue to wobble on her journey to nationhood ... Read More »
Bakassi: Our hands are tied –FG
Recently, Nigeria’s foreign policy has been severally criticized. A crosssection of the people including experts believe her foreign policy should be reviewed if Nigeria must take her place in the comity of nations. As the nation celebrates its 52nd independence ... Read More »
Factors that stagnated the nation’s growth, by ABC Nwosu
Former Minister of Health, Prof. ABC Nwosu is of the opinion that Nigeria has not made the desired progress in her 52 years of Independence. He relived, with sadness the old good days when quality education was available for the ... Read More »
LP accuses ACN of plans to buy votes
The Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State, yesterday said its had uncovered plans by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to buy the peoples votes by doling out money to the electorate to win the Read More »
Newborn baby dumped in gutter
Residents and passersby wept as they found a newborn baby dumped in a gutter in Lagos, yesterday. The baby was said to have been abandoned at about 6.35 am, in the drainage opposite a church along Mushin Road, Surulere. Read More »
Robbers, police in 4-hour gun duel in Lagos
A gang of dare-devil robbers last weekend, engaged men of Idimu Police Command in four hours of midnight gun duel in an attempt to rob a top Nigerian Breweries distributor at Unity Estate, along Egbeda Read More »
Nigeria came as an after thought –Akinjide
Chief Richard Akinjide came to full national prominence in the Second Republic when he worked as Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. But he had earlier cut his political teeth during the pre-independence days as a Zikist, ... Read More »
