Maximising Your Youth For Eternal Success (1)
You cannot be young twice. You had better know this. It is a pity that the devil knows this very well and that is why he is catching human beings in their youth. He knows that if he can catch them young, he would be able to disciple them for evil, ther...
‘How I Escaped From Ritual Killers’
Gracie, a lowly-paid electronics salesgirl, narrates her ordeal in the hands of ritualists, who kidnapped and lured her into their hideout for slaughter but was miraculously saved by God through fervent prayers. RUTH CHOJI writes. Iam a 27-year-...
Previous Govts Responsible For Jos Crisis—Sen Stores
Senator Sani Ahmed Stores who represents Katsina Central senatorial zone recently barred his mind on the controversial 6-year single tenure proposal by the president. He also spoke on other burning issues in Nigeria. Chibuzo Ukaibe was there. Excerpts:...
I Have Abolished Godfatherism In Abia – Gov Orji
When Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji was elected in 2007, he was faced with a myriad of problems; ranging from poor infrastructure, social imbalance, godfatherism etc. In this interview with James Ume in Abia Government House, Umauahia, the Governor s...
Goddesses Behind The Thrones…
It has remained the privilege of conquerors to write history. What’s more, the history of the planet has pretty much been written by men. This probably explains why women have often been relegated to the footnotes of this history - rightly or wro...
Streetlight: In Abuja, All Poles, No Light
John Age, a middle-aged resident of Abuja, is a sad man. His brother, Martins, a mechanical engineer, lost his life in a ghastly motor accident along the ever busy Abuja-Kubwa road at night. Due to poor visibility, Martins rammed into a sharp obj...
Jonathan Seeks WEF’s Assistance For Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday told the founder and chief executive of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Mr. Klaus Schwab that Nigerian economy was being restructured by reducing control in many sectors. Jonathan explained that the strategy...
Soldiers Detain Suspected Bomber
There was confusion in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital following the arrest of a middle-aged man with materials suspected to be explosives by soldiers at 2 Amphibious Brigade of the Nigerian Army. The man, whose name was not...
Police Deny Getting Intelligence From Boko Haram
The Police have denied claims by the co-founder of the militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Mr. Ali Tishau, that he had given useful information to the police on the spate of bombings that occurred in the country recently. The Force Public Relatio...
Primaries: Why I Lost —Kutepa
The runner-up in Thursday’s governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kogi State,Alhaji Abdulrazaq Isa Kutepa has called on the national secretariat of the party to do more in entrenching internal democracy, so as to strengthen de...
Peace, Security, Top Yakowa’s Governance
Peace and national security has been described as the forefront pillars of democracy for national development. This is part of goodwill message issued by the chairman of Kaduna North local government area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Ibrahim Usman (Sardauna...
Gunmen Kill PDP Chieftain In Zamfara
Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins on Wednesday shot dead the immediate past chairman of Zamfara State Youth Empowerment Committee (YECO), Alhaji Isma’ila Zakariyya, along the Funtua-Gusau road. Zakariyya, a staunch supporter of former...
Structural Defect In Constitution Responsible For Our Woes —Daudu
Participants and discussants at the 7th Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) holding in Benin City has attributed the bane of underdevelopment in the nation to what it calls a ‘structural’ defect in the Nigerian constitution. Speakers at ...
Dreaded Bayelsa Security Outfit, Famou Tamgbe, Disbanded
The dreaded Bayelsa State security patrol team known as ‘Famou Tamgbe’ was yesterday disbanded by the state police command following a rising protest against their activities and alleged cases of violation of police procedures, extra-judici...