Daily Archives: January 2, 2013
Gender policies: The odds against women in Nigeria
Rose Adu (not real name), a mother of two and heavily pregnant with the third child is a teacher with a private school in Lagos State. Her daily routine begins at 4 a.m. when she wakes up to prepare the ... Read More »
Bombings: We’ve arrested suspects – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday revealed that suspects behind the bombings of Police Headquarters, UN Building in Abuja, St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla and others, have been arrested. He disclosed this when he and First Lady, Dame Patience, his mother, ... Read More »
Plot to remove Gov. Suntai thickens
•He’s brain dead –Critics … No, he’ll be back soon–Aide Read More »
Gov Wada discharged from hospital
Kogi State Governor Idris Wada who was injured in a fatal auto accident last Friday was yesterday discharged from the Cedar Crest Hospital, Abuja where he had been receiving treatment for a broken thigh. Wada, who lost his Aide de ... Read More »
Fireworks display: 60 killed in New Year’s Eve stampede
No fewer than 60 people were crushed to death in a stampede outside a stadium in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan after a New Year’s Eve fireworks display, the government said yesterday The incident took place near Felix Houphouet ... Read More »
Fire destroys 4 houses in Port Harcourt
Four buildings were gutted by fire in Port Harcourt yesterday, few days after a similar incident on the outskirts of the city in which no fewer than 10 houses were razed down. The fire incidents occurred on New Year’s Day ... Read More »
14 killed in Boko Haram -JTF clash in Borno
Fourteen people, including a soldier and suspected Boko Haram sect members died yesterday in Maiduguri during a clash between the Joint Task Force (JTF) and the militant sect. According to the JTF Spokesman, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, the task force ... Read More »
Jibril Aminu flays Governors’ Forum
Senator Jibril Aminu, yesterday described the Nigerian Governors’ Forum as strange and an instrument of oppressing the Federal Government and the people. Aminu made the remark at a media briefing, organised by the Adamawa Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in ... Read More »
5 injured in New Year’s Eve auto crash in Ondo
New Year’s Eve jubilation turned into a disaster in Akure, the Ondo State capital as five persons including two women yesterday sustained injuries in an auto accident at Lafe Junction of Oyemekun/Adesida Road in the town. The accident, which occured ... Read More »
2012, worst year in Nigeria’s history –Rommy Ezeonwuka
Just recently, the Ogirisi of Igboland, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, organised a cultural event at Rojenny Tourist and Games Village, Oba, Anambra State, to mark the end of 2012. The event, which involved various dance groups, masquerades and musicians, was witnessed ... Read More »
