David Ugolor is the executive director of the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, a non-governmental organisation, NGO, with the mandate, among others, to entrench good governance. With a number of projects that involve issues of development, social justice, poverty eradication and research in the Niger Delta region, supported by Norwegian and…
‘IBB Can Sweet-talk Anybody to Death’ – Debo Bashorun
“…During that regime, people died, they just died without an idea of what caused their death.” – Major Debo Bashorun, former Press Secretary to General Ibrahim Babangida He is one man who can be said to have devoted his entire adult life to the cause of fighting injustice. To start with, even his foray into…
Centenary: Let Lokoja Host Nigeria
Yakubu Abdulmalik, Esq, Otite, Okehi, Kogi State Constituency. Your Excellency, I humbly write to support the clamour for Nigeria’s 100 years anniversary to be held in Lokoja. Lokoja proudly occupies the historical position as the place where the nation was birthed, and served as Nigeria first capital city. Its many other attractions include the confluence…
More Capital Projects Will Grow Economy
More Capital Projects Will Grow Economy’ Tue, 10/12/2013 – 13:12 Written by inShare David Ugolor is the executive director of the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, a non-governmental organisation, NGO, with the mandate, among others, to entrench good governance. With a number of projects that involve issues of development, social justice, poverty…
At Mandela’s Burial: Graca is Woman of the Moment
Just how much important is Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of late Nelson Mandela? Not much to Jacob Zuma, South African president. Dressed in black and seated very close to Graca Machel, Mandela’s widow at the memorial service for Mandela in Soweto, South Africa, Winnie failed to make the list of dignitaries recognized by Zuma. Reading…
Rites of Passage for Mandela
Thousands of people, including about 80 heads of governments, are converging on the FNB Stadium Soweto, South Africa to participate in the funeral rites of Nelson Mandela. President Jacob Zuma, the incumbent president of the country has just finished addressing the mammoth crowd at the stadium. Mandela who died last Thursday is loved by people…
Health Benefits of Mangoes
Mangoes are not just called king of all fruits only because of their taste and flashy yellow colour but also for the number of benefits they render to the human body. Research has also shown that mango fruits protect people from breast, colon, leukemia and prostate cancers because of antioxidant substances like quercetin, isoquercitrin, fisetin,…
The Agagu Plane Crash: Jonathan Mourns
President Goodluck Jonthan has expressed shock at the news of the plane crash involving the remains of the late Olusegun Agagu, former governor of Ondo state, relations and friends of the deceased. A statement issued by Reuben Abati, presidential spokesperson says the President ‘feels and shares the grief and pains of the Agagu family.’…
Federal Executive Meeting
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, Nigeria’s highest policy making body at its meeting in Abuja today approved a policy for holistic transformation of local automotive industry that will phase out importation of vehicles. [Details will be posted later.]
Federal Executive Meeting
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, Nigeria’s highest policy making body at its meeting in Abuja today approved a policy for holistic transformation of local automotive industry that will phase out importation of vehicles. [Details will be posted later.]
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