Daily Archives: December 10, 2012
Woman dumps day-old child in bush
A woman, simply identified as Mrs Ojo of Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State has been arrested by the police for allegedly dumping her day-old child in the bush. Also arrested by the police along with her was the husband, Mr Dada Ojo, ... Read More »
Leadership is everything
“Every great achievement is a dream before it becomes reality,” says former American Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger. Kissinger was commenting on the miracle of Singapore, the tiny South Asian state that rose from poverty to Read More »
Nigeria to borrow $1.5bn from China for rice, cassava
The Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has disclosed that Nigeria is holding talks with the Export-Import Bank of China for a $1.5 billion loan to boost processing of rice and cassava. The loan is being sought ... Read More »
Verification of oil subsidy claims
The ongoing effort of the Federal Government to verify oil subsidy claims and payments, and recover huge sums of money paid to fraudulent oil importers deserve the support of all Nigerians. The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, while updating ... Read More »
E-Rave set to host NMVA nominees’ party
E-Rave will host this year’s edition of Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA) nominees’ party, which holds on December 13 at Club Rumors, Ikeja, Lagos. Among others, nominees will give a summary of how they began and Read More »
Why Northern, ACN governors stayed away from Meni Jonathan’s burial
Contrary to earlier insinuations that governors of the 19 Northern states boycotted the burial of President Goodluck Jonathan’s brother, Meni, at the weekend in Bayelsa State, over unresolved political issues, Daily Sun gathered that the governors may have acted based ... Read More »
Uduaghan to pay N116m for gold medals
Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, will cough N116 million reward for gold medal winners who represented his state at the EKO 2012 National Sports Festival. As part of his motivational moves, the governor had promised each Read More »
FG to relocate village for new port
The Federal Government may have concluded plans to relocate the illegal settlers at the Ogogoro village, adjacent the Apapa Port control towers, to make way for the construction of a new port, which has been on the cards for sometime ... Read More »
Human Rights-Solution to violence and genocide
One of the greatest achievements of the United Nations Organization (UNO) since its inception on October 24, 1945, is the proclamation by its General Assembly on December 10, 1948, in Paris, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Of ... Read More »
