Daily Archives: November 2, 2012
Cross River and the attempt to sell African warmth to the world
The hall was silent while he talked. He reeled out facts and statistics as though he were a newscaster reading the news, as it scrolled on a teleprompter. His voice see-sawed into the late evening chill; interrupted only by the ... Read More »
Tuface acquires 2 houses in a day
Going by his tweets on October 31, 2012, sensational musician, Tuface Idibia has just acquired for himself two brand new houses in just one day. According to his tweet, through his twitter handle @TufaceIdibia on October 31, 2012, Tuface said ... Read More »
Nigerian League better than Cameroon’s – Medrano
Sunshine Stars' midfielder, Tamen Medrano, has rated the Nigerian League tougher and more competitive than the Cameroonian League. The Cameroon import, who bagged an award as the Best Foreign Player in the Nigerian League in the im Read More »
Boko Haram ready for ceasefire
From Boko Haram came yesterday an unusual offer of a ceasefire, but with some conditions. One: The Federal Government must arrest and prosecute former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff Read More »
Constitution review: NBA’s U-turn shocking –Senate
Senate has expressed shock and surprise at the volte-face of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on National Assembly’s proposal to amend the 1999 Constitution. The Upper legislative chamber told NBA National President Read More »
Bayelsa/Rivers oil well crisis: Jonathan summons Amaechi, Kalabari elders
There are indications that President Goodluck Jonathan may have summoned the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to Abuja over the current face-off between Read More »
MASSOB men abduct rival group’s leaders
Leaders of the Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM), a pro-Biafra group that have been mobilizing for the re-declaration of Biafra on November 5 have been whisked away to an unknown destination by MASSOB members in Enugu Read More »
Boko Haram can’t force me out –Yakowa
Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa, has dismissed calls for his resignation from office over the incessant bombings in the state. Speaking with newsmen yesterday at the Peoples Democratic Party Read More »
Robber cops
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja yesterday sentenced five policemen to 25 years imprisonment each for armed robbery. Bestman Denner, Musa Mohammed, Peter Enidiok Read More »
e-JAMB: Exams to hold in 17 days
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday formally launched the Computer Based Test (CBT) for 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), in the country. Read More »
