President of Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari has charged the Super Eagles not to lose focus of three points in Namibia next week after scooping the maximum points against Kenya in Nairobi on Wednesday. “It is important that we keep our focus. There are no longer small teams in international football and I believe you will approach the match with your usual seriousness and total dedication, which saw to the fall of the Harambee Stars. “President Goodluck Jonathan is happy with you, the Minister of Sports is happy with you and every Nigerian is happy and proud of you…
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Nigerian military authorities on Friday dismissed the report published by the New York Times, alleging atrocities being committed by the special troops against ‘innocent civilians’ in the areas where emergency rule is being enforced. President Goodluck Jonathan recently declared a state of emergency in three north-eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Consequently, there has been huge troop’s movement to the areas so as to contain the activities of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, that have claimed responsibility for series of terrorist attacks in the north. The Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brig Gen Chris Olukolade described the report…
The mid-term review of the Goodluck Jonathan administration was celebrated with much pomp and pageantry. To an onlooker or a visitor to the country, the review of the administration’s performance was right on course and almost believable. The paradox is that the same people who set the examinations, sat for them and graded themselves. Sadly, contrary to the current administration’s celebration of success, the grand ‘economic’ figures that were reeled out mean nothing to the ordinary person. The President, proudly with the midterm review document in hand, has asked that we score him. That is what exactly will…
Top of Form There has recently been a lot of misinformation and misconception in our public debate on debt. My goal in this article is to shed some light on the public debt, to clarify the real state of Nigeria’s debt position, and hopefully, provide a knowledge platform for constructive debate. Let me say at the outset that no one in government is supportive of a Nigeria that returns to a high state of indebtedness. On a personal note, having gone through tremendous stress during the quest for Paris Club debt relief, I am committed to a Nigerian…
The Federal Government has again enjoined Nigerians not to panic about the country’s rising debt profile, insisting it is still at a very manageable level. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in a statement on Friday clarified that contrary to various high figures flying around, there is no cause for alarm as far as external and domestic figures are concerned. “Let me say at the outset that no one in government is supportive of a Nigeria that returns to a high state of indebtedness. On a personal note, having gone through tremendous stress during…
The Governor of Bauchi, Isa Yuguda on Thursday came hard on the Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, Babangida Aliyu of Niger state, saying he is responsible for the crisis bedeviling the NGF. Yuguda insisted that governors must be men of honour and integrity but regretted that Governor Aliyu did not speak up to defend the position of the north regarding the adoption of Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau as a consensus candidate for the chairmanship of the NGF. He noted that if Governor Aliyu had not betrayed his colleagues from the north, there wouldn’t have been crisis…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh on Thursday highlighted some of the sins of Governor Magartakada Wamakko of Sokoto that informed his suspension from the ruling party. He said the Governor ignored several phone calls put through to him directly by the National Chairman of the party, Bamanga Tukur, adding that the suspension had nothing to do with the recent election of the Nigerian Governors ‘Forum that is still in dispute. Governor Wamakko, was also said to have ignored several invitations extended to him to defend various allegations bothering on anti-party…
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…
Vice President Namadi Sambo has described late Major-General Mamman Tsoho Kontagora (rtd) as a quintessential Nigerian, a strict disciplinarian and a fine officer with an amiable personality. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he led the Federal Government delegation to the seven-day Fidau Prayers of the Late General. The Vice President who condoled with the family over the loss, prayed Almighty Allah for the repose of the soul of the late General, while also praying Allah to grant him Aljannah Firdausi. He further prayed Allah to grant the family the strength to bear the loss. …
Elders and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the South-south geo-political zone rose from a meeting in Abuja, insisting that President Goodluck Jonathan must run for second term come 2015. The meeting which held under the chairmanship of a former federal commissioner, Edwin Clark, passed vote of confidence on the President, saying he needed to complete the transformation of the country. Reading the communiqué after the four hour meeting in Abuja, spokesman for the group, Ayakemeh Whiskey said they also resolved to resist any attempt to stop the President from running for a second term. The leaders…