• ‘Over 20 lecturers relations kidnapped in Delta varsity’

  CHAIRMAN, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Delta State University, DELSU, Abraka branch, Dr. Emmanuel Mordi, at the weekend, said at least 20 lecturers, their spouses and relations, had been kidnapped in the last two years by gunmen. He stated this in Abraka while briefing the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, who visited the university, just as the Vice ...

• Nigeria needs to focus on grassroot sports devt – Akiojano

  By Ephraim Oseji Felix Akiojano is a former football defender from Nigeria. He played for Pedro FC in Sapele, Concord FC Abeokuta and now coach of Jaipur football club of India. In this interview with Sports Extravaganza, he revealed how he rose from grass to grace, his sojourn in India and why Nigeria needs to lay more emphasis on football academy. Excerpts: "All my life, I have always ...

• Calabar 2014 Team Lagos Chess opens camp

  The Lagos State Chess Association has invited 15 players to commence camping preparatory to the 2014 National Sports Festival to be hosted by Cross River State in Calabar.. The camp opened yesterday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium and officials of the LSCA say they are embarking on early preparations to improve on the Team Lagos Chess performance at the last festival hosted by the State. ...

• Rivers The gathering storm by Itse Sagay

  Since the rumour that Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State is nursing an ambition to be the next vice president to a northern presidential candidate in 2015 started circulating, many disturbing developments have occurred. Whether this rumoured ambition is true or not, it is totally irrelevant. The truth is that every Nigerian over the age of 40 is entitled to aspire to be president or vice ...

• I planned to spend just one year in the university – Pat Utomi

  BY FEYI BANKOLE He is popular for his proclamation, "Nigeria has no business being poor!". Christened Patrick Okedinachi Utomi but largely known as Pat Utomi, our inspirational guest is a passionate entrepreneur and social activist. After a brief career in journalism, Patrick was appointed a Special Assistant on Political Affairs in Alhaji Shehu Shagari's administration which was ...

• Clark solely made Orubebe minister – Evah

  Comrade Joseph Evah, coordinator, Ijaw Monitoring Group (MIG) and former Publicity Secretary, Ijaw National Congress (INC), in this interview, speaks on the state of the ...

• Woman seeks divorce for lack of sexual satisfaction by husband

  By Adeola Adenuga A former airline cashier, Mrs Grace Oguche, pleaded with an Agege Grade 'A' Customary Court, Lagos to dissolve her seven-year old marriage to her husband, Mr Maxwell Madu, over his alleged poor performance in bed and being unemployed. "Ever since we got married, I hardly enjoyed sex with my husband", she said in her testimony in chief. My husband does not ...

• The bee venom as HIV cancer cure

  By Ebele Orakpo If reports from the researches of a team of medical practitioners at the Washington University School of Medicine, USA, and the testimony of an Ibadan-based apitherapist are anything to go by, perhaps the world should get ready to heave a sigh of relief from AIDS and cancer. Unlike most other ailments where the bodyfs defence apparatus fights foreign objects thereby protecting ...

• Husband drags wife to court for indecent dressing

  BY ADEOLA ADENUGA ';I am not angry with my wife for not having kids but with the way she dresses provocatively, leaving her breasts and buttocks virtually naked. Anytime I complained, she will say that is what is in vogue. She brought a concubine to my mother's burial but I didn't catch her then". With these words, a 42-year-old man pleaded with an Agege Grade 'A' ...

• Sexual Harassment Poly to kick out culprits

  The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, has warned that it will apply commensurate punishment on any teaching staff found to be engaging in sorting, mutilation of results, sexual harassment and all forms of exploitation. The Rector, Dr. (Mrs.) Celestina Njoku, read the riot act during the institution's Quarterly General Assembly. "I urge any staff involved in any of these vices to desist ...

• Abomination How son killed mother hid body for 10 years

  BY CHIDI NKWOPARA WARNING: This story contains a graphic picture. Reader’s discretion is advised. Dr. Chimezie Osigwe, 64, is a retired school principal of Awa Community Secondary School, Ejemekwuru in Oguta local government area of Imo State. He not only allegedly killed his mother, he was said to have also dried her remains and stored them in a cupboard in a room that allegedly served ...

• New states will kill the federation – Olufemi Okunnu

  Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing in the General Yakubu Gowon regime, 1966-1975, Alhaji Lateef Olufemi Okunnu, SAN, 80, remains a major name in the building of modern Nigeria. He oversaw the programme for the change-over of traffic from left to right-hand which started in 1969 but became effective on 2 April, 1972 following the recommendations of the Alhaji Babatunde Jose Panel. The ...

• Curfew in place as Nigeria presses Boko Haram insurgents

  The Nigerian military Saturday ordered a partial curfew in the city of Maiduguri amid a government offensive against Islamist militants. The 24-hour curfew was implemented in neighborhoods considered to be Boko Haram strongholds in the northeastern city, in a region that has been a hotbed of the Boko Haram guerrilla movement. The military said in a written statement it had the rebels on the run ...

• Cardinal Onaiyekan Nigeria is in Jeopardy

  Nigerian Prelates Meet With European Union Representatives to Discuss Rise in Corruption and ViolenceBy John NewtonROME, May 03, 2013 (Zenit.org) - NIGERIA'S leading bishop has told the European Parliament and other politicians that his country is being jeopardised by "the twin monsters of corruption and insecurity".In a meeting organized by Aid to the Church in Need, Cardinal ...

• Nigerian Military Says It Captured Dozens of Boko Haram Militants

  ABUJA -- Less than five days after the Nigerian armed forces began a massive attack on militants in the north, Nigeria's Department of Defense says 65 suspected Boko Haram militants have been arrested and ten have been killed. The Nigerian military says Boko Haram militants are fleeing their camps. Some are in search of fuel while others are running from the armed forces that are ...

• Kerry urges Nigeria to respect human rights in Boko Haram offensive

  Female student stands in a burnt classroom at Maiduguri Experimental School, a private nursery, primary and secondary school burnt by the Islamist group Boko Haram to keep children away from school in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria on May 12, 2012. (PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty ...

• Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast 65 arrested

  LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's top oil ...

• 75 Heads of State 450 journalists to attend AU summit

  African Union Summit. The summit is scheduled to hold from May 19 to May 27 in Addis Ababa. A statement by the Commission’s Directorate of Information and Communication on Saturday, said 450 journalists had been given accreditation to cover activities of the summit. NAN reports that the ...

• Boko Haram 24-hour curfew in Maiduguri as Military intensifies raid

  KANO – The military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as it pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent residents fleeing the region. Locals in a remote insurgent stronghold near the border with Cameroon have begun fleeing their homes after military fighter jets and helicopters carried out air strikes on Islamist camps. Nigeria ...

• President Jonathan promises free trade zone for South East

  President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to establish a free trade zone in the South East to boost economic activities in the area. Jonathan made the promise at the ground-breaking ceremony of the international wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu on Saturday. The president, who noted that a free trade zone would only be operational where there was an international airport or ...

• Bundesliga Bayern win Dortmund slump

  BERLIN – Bayern Munich came from two goals down to seal a 4-3 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach, while their Champions League opponents, Borussia Dortmund, lost 2-1 at home to Hoffenheim on the final day of the Bundesliga on Saturday. Champions Bayern dug deep for their 29th league victory in 34 matches as Franck Ribery scored twice, then set up Arjen Robben for the winner after ...

• Nigeria Imposes Curfew in Military Campaign

  Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, as security forces continue to pursue suspected Islamist militants in the region. The military on Saturday listed more than 10 areas in Maiduguri under curfew. The armed forces have locked down the city and closed roads. Maiduguri, the original home of the Islamist militant group Boko ...

• Nigeria army imposes curfew on city

  Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the north-eastern city of Maiduguri as it presses its offensive against militants. A statement named 11 areas of the city where people must remain inside their homes until further notice. Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, has been an important base for Boko Haram Islamist militants. Also on Saturday, the military said 65 ...

• Nigeria sets curfew in Boko Haram stronghold

  Nigeria's military has declared a 24-hour curfew on a dozen neighbourhoods in a northeastern city that is a stronghold of the armed group Boko Haram. The move in Maiduguri, the main city in Borno state, came as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign against fighters in the region on Saturday. The military deployed jets and helicopters to carry out air strikes on ...

• Emergency Rule - UK Recognises Threat Facing Nigeria

  Abuja - In what could be considered a backing for the emergency rule, the British government has eur the severity of the terrorism threat facing Nigeria, which necessitated the declaration. The government, however, harped on the need for the military to protect and uphold human rights. The UK Department for International Development (DFID), Minister for Africa, Ms. Lynne Featherstone at a ...

• Diamond Bank GMD Wins Banker of the Year 2013 Award

  Lagos - Group Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti has won the USAfrica best of Africa 1st International Banker of the Year 2013 award. According to a statement from the bank, the trophy was handed to Dr. Otti on behalf of USAfrica by the Mayor of Houston Ben Hall and witnessed by key captains of the oil and gas industry, business leaders, African American civil rights leaders among ...

• Nigeria imposes curfew in campaign against Islamists

  Nigeria's military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as it pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent residents fleeing the region. Locals in a remote insurgent stronghold near the border with Cameroon have begun fleeing their homes after military fighter jets and helicopters carried out air strikes on Islamist camps. Nigeria ...

• Curfew as Nigeria moves against Islamists

  NIGERIA'S military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as it pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent residents fleeing the region. Locals in a remote insurgent stronghold near the border with Cameroon have begun fleeing their homes after military fighter jets and helicopters carried out air strikes on Islamist camps. Nigeria launched the ...

• 24-hour curfew in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

  Nigeria - Nigeria's military on Saturday imposed a round-the-clock curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists, as a massive offensive against the insurgents presses on across the ...

• A Nigerian-Americanah Novel About Love Race and Hair

  School romances face a lot of obstacles: the big decision at graduation, the competing demands of two burgeoning careers, perhaps a period spent in a long-distance relationship. But the young lovers in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest novel, Americanah, must overcome even more challenges than usual: military rule, immigration restrictions and, during their years apart, other ...

• Islam - the Question That Changed My Life - Ex-Outlawz Member

  is a former rapper and member of Tupak Shakur's rap group Outlawz popularly known as Napoleon. Born in Newark, New Jersey on October 11, 1977 to Muslim parents (Puerto Rican Aquillah Beale and African Amreican father Salek Beale), Mutah whose parents were killed in his presence when he was three years old was raised as a Christian. Mutah, who reverted to Islam a decade ago, was in Abuja ...

• Four Gunmen Three Soldiers Two Cops Killed in Daura

  Katsina and Kano - FOUR gunmen were killed by security forces during an attack on banks and police stations in Daura town in Katsina State on Thursday night by suspected insurgents. Three soldiers and two policemen also died, in addition to two soldiers that sustained injuries in the coordinated attack that lasted about six hours in the historic city located near Nigeria's border with ...

• How Senators Visit to Military Hanger Exposed Failed Contracts

  Lagos - Worried by the few air mishaps involving aircrafts belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, (NAF) members of the Senate Committee on Air Force, Tuesday embarked on a tour of facilities belonging to NAF Logistics Command in Lagos. The visit which was also part of their oversight functions, exposed an alleged failed contracts involving two companies, despite haven been paid fully. The ...

• Confab On Nigerias Travels Tourism to Hold

  Lagos - Total Business Solution in conjunction with Our Heritage International are to hold a two-day seminar on travels, hotel and tourism industry in Lagos. The seminar endorsed by the Lagos State Government and the Federal Ministry of Tourism, according to the organizers, will open up more investment opportunities to stakeholders in the sector. The seminar entitled "Profitability in ...

• Remembering Late Muhammadu Ladan

  My grandfather Alhaji Muhammadu Ladan, as the Almighty Allah had decreed, passed on years before I was born. I did not get to share a conversation of words with my grandfather; I also never had the opportunity to be in his arms. But he has succeeded in influencing my life in a very positive way. Many of those who happened to know him say he was a respected family man, a professional teacher, a ...

• Trust Reporter Columnist Shortlisted for Caine Prize

  A literary journalist with Sunday Trust, Abubakar Ibrahim Adam, has been shortlisted for the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing for his story 'THE WHISPERING TREES' in a list which has three other unprecedented Nigerian entries. The other three Nigerians also shortlisted are Elnathan John, a for his story titled Bayan Layi'; Tope Folarin for his short story 'Miracle,' ...

• Dokubo - How Criminals Rule Nigeria

  Speaking for their boss and theatrically playing his script, two criminals recently threatened Nigeria with war if President Jonathan, by their proclamation, is not returned for another term in the 2015 elections; whether he wins or loses. It was President Jonathan's Special Adviser on Niger Delta who first issued threats of violence while on a visit to the United States of America should ...

• Briton Unlawfully Killed in Nigeria

  An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an inquest found. Hostages Chris McManus, 28, from Oldham, and Italian Franco Lamolinara, 48, died on March 8, 2012 before Nigeria and UK forces were able to rescue them. They had been kidnapped in May 2011 after gunmen stormed their building. An inquest ...

• Celebration Galore As Chimps Bobby and Paulina Clock 50

  Jos - In a ceremony described as the first of its kind in Africa, the National Zoological Garden, Jos organised a special 50th birthday party for two chimpanzees Bobby and Paulina last week. Bobby and Paulina are said to be two of the oldest living Chimpanzees in Nigeria. The female Chimps recently marked their 50th birthday in style surrounded by children of primary schools, their care givers ...

• Man Who Kept Mothers Corpse in Wardrobe Linked to More Disappearances

  Owerri - Last week, Chimezie Osuigwe, hit the headlines after he was arrested for allegedly keeping the remains of his 78-year-old mother inside a wardrobe for 10 years. Now it has emerged that even before the ugly incident, which shocked the people of Ezuru, Umuagwu of Ejemekwuru Community in Oguta Local Government Council of Imo State, Osuigwe has been linked to the mysterious disappearance ...

• Sokoto Mass Wedding - Screening Attracts the Young and Old

  Sokoto - Females and males of different ages in their clusters waited unwearyingly as the screening for the mass wedding in Sokoto was to be conducted. The screening which held last week at the Youth Development Centre in the state capital saw over 140 prospective couples being screened. Interestingly, the exercise attracted both the young and the old. Many who witnessed the screening ...

• The Media Terrorism and Nigerias Democracy

  Since the evolution of the modern press, fundamental roles have been ascribed to mass media practitioners all over the world, on the basis of social responsibility and with regard to their contribution towards the development of the societies they serve. In fact, the mass media have become so indispensible in our present world that they are now widely known by the cliche "fourth estate of ...

• Nigeria Insurgents Disguising in Military Camouflage - Army

  The Nigerian Army yesterday accused Boko Haram gunmen of disguising themselves in fake army camouflage to carry out attacks on civilians at Bama, Borno State and Daura in Katsina State. Chief of Civil/Military Relations of the army, Major-General Bola Koleosho, told pressmen in Abuja that the Boko Haram gunmen were responsible for the dastardly acts that were being blamed on soldiers. ...

• Nigeria Nigeria First Bank Targets 10 Percent Loan Growth This Year - CEO

  Nigeria's FBN Holdings Plc aims to grow loans 10 percent this year for its banking unit, down from 23 percent growth in 2012, as it tries to balance its capital needs with creating risk assets, the head of the banking unit said on Friday. The CEO of First Bank, Bisi Onasanya, told a conference call the lender had a capital adequacy ratio of 21 percent and it wanted to balance its capital ...

• Nigeria DBanj Now Face of Bank of Industry

  Award-winning artist, D'banj, has been appointed as the face of the Bank of Industry (BOI). The G.O.O.D Music artiste is the first musician to be appointed ambassador of the Bank headed by Ms. Evelyn Oputu. The unveiling/media presentation took place earlier in the week and was performed by the BOI boss herself. The value of the contract is unknown but it's speculated to mean more ...

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