“It always seems impossible until it is done” – Nelson Mandela Fellow Nigerians, please let’s not deceive ourselves, the race for the 2015 elections has started in earnest. The gladiators are virtually ready and the bullets are already flying. In our clime, elections are fought like war. And nothing is spared because a Nigerian politician believes all is fair on the battlefield. I shall endeavour to lay my permutations bare, and try to situate the strengths and weaknesses of the different groups. Let me begin with President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. If the presidential election is to hold today, the…
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Nelson Mandela, 94, was admitted to hospital on Saturday – for the third time this year Former South African President Nelson Mandela has spent a second night in hospital where he is being treated for a lung infection. Doctors say there has been little change and his condition continues to be described as serious but stable. A presidential spokesman told the BBC there would be no update before midday local time (10:00 GMT). Mr Mandela, 94, had been ill for some days before being taken to a Pretoria hospital early on Saturday. “It’s time to let him go” reads…
National Publicity Secretary, Congress for Progressive Change, Rotimi Fashakin, in this interview with LEKE BAIYEWU, defends the position a former presidential candidate of the party, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on the proscription of Boko Haram and state of emergency in the North-East The Christian Association of Nigeria has faulted the comments made by former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on the declaration of state of emergency in three North-Eastern states and the proscription of the Islamic sects, Boko Haram and Ansaru. Could you shed more light on the position of the statesman? Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor’s use of CAN…
The National General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Dr. Musa Asake, tells ALLWELL OKPI that former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, should be arrested and questioned for his alleged link with the Boko Haram sect The Christian Association of Nigeria recently called for the arrest of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari because of his recent criticism of the emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, and the clamp down on the Boko Haram sect. Does CAN think Buhari’s statement is enough to link him to the violent sect? Buhari said killing Boko Haram members and destroying their…
World number one Serena Williams won a second French Open title 11 years after her first with a convincing win over defending champion Maria Sharapova. The American, 31, was pushed at times but took control midway through the first set, winning 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 46 minutes. Williams has now claimed 16 Grand Slam singles titles, moving her to within two of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, who have 18 each. And with an unbeaten run that stands at 31 matches, she will be strongly favoured to add to that tally at Wimbledon next month. We were…
Ahead of the World Cricket League Six Tournament in the United Kingdom, the national senior cricket team arrived Abuja from Port Harcourt on Friday night for four weeks camping. The team which comprises 14 local players and officials started training at the Cricket playing ground, Package B of the National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday. The tournament is billed to hold from 21st to 28th July, 2013. Also in the same group with Nigeria are Argentina, Bahrain, Kuwait and Januotu. As part of its preparation, the Nigerian team will on Sunday morning play a warm up match against…
Now that the annual Children’s Day celebration has come and gone, the question of what happens to the average Nigerian child after that one day jamboree still lingers in the hearts of concerned parents and education stakeholders. As a matter of fact, it appears the Nigerian child is only celebrated once a year, May 27. Even the so-called annual ritual celebration organized by each state of the federation doesn’t really go round as it parades and favours mostly children of the high and mighty. But to children of the masses, May 27 is just like any other day. And a…
People can be their own worst enemies sometimes, and women are no exception. In fact, I believe women can be very hard on themselves. So I have made a list of the top five worst things a woman can do to damage her life. Settling Down With Someone You Do Not Love. The biological clock is probably the worst thing that ever happened to a woman. It can make us go a bit crazy. A male friend once described woman in their mid-thirties as ‘terrified and terrifying’. Quite unfair and he was about the same age himself. Worst than that,…
“We heard a loud bang which sounded like a shotgun or a small bomb. At least five people are dead and several others injured after a gun rampage in the beachfront city of Santa Monica, California, police say. The attack began at a house and ended on a college campus where police say they shot the gunman in the library. Police initially put the death toll at six, but later revised it to five people dead, including the shooter. The gunman was in his late 20s and had been carrying an assault-style rifle, say witnesses. President Barack Obama was…
Dozens of settlements are facing record flood waters in Hungary. The authorities have been evacuating people from a village in western Hungary as a precaution against flooding along the River Danube. About 2,000 people were moved from Gyorujfalu late on Friday. Frantic flood defence work is taking place in the area. Some small towns and villages have been cut off and river levels are expected to peak in Budapest on Monday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned Hungary faces its worst floods. Widespread flooding in central Europe has inundated swathes of Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic, killing…