Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, 95, first black president of post apartheid South Africa, takes the final bow After a year of ill health and several scares that he was set to depart earthly life, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, famous anti-apartheid icon and one of the world’s beloved statesmen, finally passed away peacefully at his home in…
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.]
Mandela Invites the World
A good number of world leaders are being expected to gather this weekend in South Africa to give their last respect to Nelson Mandela, former president of the country and the man who led the struggle for a free South Africa. Mandela, fondly called Madiba by friends and loved ones or Tata, meaning father,…
Property Scandal: The Untold Story
It is a classic case of the hunter becoming the hunted. At least, that is the impression that was etched on the minds of many who followed the recent Senate inquest into allegations of corruption levelled against the nation’s embassy in the United States, US. As a matter of fact, in contention was an allegation…
The World of Female Soldiers
An army patrol vehicle zoomed into the Army Headquarters, AHQ Garrison at Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja and the soldiers all disembarked in a typical military style, for a rest. The only female in the team also jumped down the vehicle and hopped into a ditch behind a building in the midst of her male colleagues.…
WAN-IFRA Conference makes news in Berlin
About 8,000 media practitioners from different countries around the world today started a three-day conference in Berlin,Germany. The meeting will deliberate on development in the media industry, looking at ways of improving the lot of the media, in an age where the audience is fast losing interest in the traditional media, particularly the print. But…
The federal government’s alleged ceasefire deal with Boko Haram collapses before taking off
Last Tuesday was an emotional day at the Government House, Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. Fifty school age children orphaned by Boko Haram militants in different parts of the city were brought to the Government House as recipients of government scholarship. Some of the kids narrated how insurgents stormed their houses and slaughtered their parents,…
Nelson Mandela: A Lesson in Leadership
This week, specifically on Thursday, July 18, the world will once again literally stand still for at least 67 minutes in honour of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle hero and former president of post-apartheid South Africa. On that day, the world will unite to mark the birthday of Mandela, a world revered African…
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