Daily Archives: December 9, 2012
Tears as President Jonathan’s brother is buried
Tears flowed freely in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, as the younger brother of President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Mein Innocent Jonathan, was laid to rest. The late Chief Mien Jonathan, a deputy chief in Read More »
Nigeria’s loss to foreign universities
The continuing expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars on foreign university education by Nigerians is generating ripples in the nation’s academic circles. The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigeria (CVC), which recently put the amount Nigerians commit to tertiary ... Read More »
2012 in review (1): Reps’ many battles
Most members of the House of Representatives are unlikely to wish a replay of the outgoing year in 2013. They are not wrong for thinking that way. Unlike the Senate, the House waged deluge of battles all through the year. ... Read More »
It’s the season for stylish statements!
Wow! This is the partying season and if you should run through your weekends and even weekdays, there is always so much going on. Right now, you are likely to be hopping from one Christmas party to the other. It ... Read More »
What kind of country is this?
The tendency to let out a long stream of curses every hour is what I have fought since Monday but the question: ‘what kind of country is this? is still running around my brain. I am very unhappy with those ... Read More »
I know the risks of dialoguing with Boko Haram –Kalu
Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, publisher of the Sun Newspapers, was in Conakry, capital of Republic of Guinea to meet with President Alpha Conde at the Presidential Palace on December 4, 2012. While on the visit, he granted newsmen an interview Read More »
Their WILLS be torn
A Will or testament is a piece of legal declaration by which the originator, called the testator, names one or more persons to manage his or her estate and provides for the transfer of his property at death. The primary ... Read More »
We’re satisfied with our performance-Lagos sports commissioner
As the 18th National Sports Festival comes to a close today, Lagos State is counting its blessings. The state Commissioner for Sports, Mr Enitan Oshodi, has expressed happiness that the host state performed well. Read More »
Govs feeding fat on public funds–Akinjide
Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN) was among the lawyers that went to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend the Bakassi Peninsula for Nigeria; a case which the nation lost more than 10 years ago. When Nigeria failed to appeal ... Read More »
Prof. Lazarus Ekwueme: As King, and as a Christian, I don’t partake in pagan rites
In assessing him, you do not need the gift of clairvoyance, the ability to supposedly see things beyond the range of normal human vision, to know that he is an accomplished man. To some, he is even an extra-ordinary achiever. ... Read More »
