By Patrick Omorodion The late Reggae crooner Peter Tosh sang a song which will make a lot of sense in the lingering crisis tearing Nigerian football apart today. That is, everybody talking about peace and nobody wants to talk about justice. First Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima was removed as Chairman of the Nigerian Football Association, NFA, [...]
The leader of the Nigeria delegation to Zimbabwe for the FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup qualifier between the Falconets of Nigeria and the Young Mighty Warriors of Zimbabwe and the first lady of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun has assured Nigerians that the Falconets will not disappoint them in Harare. Mrs Amosun, who led [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that henceforth only qualified persons, irrespective of their state or geo-political zone of origin, will be appointed into sensitive government positions. Speaking at the Presidential awards ceremony of the Youth Enterprise with Innovations in Nigeria (YouWin) on Thursday, April 12, President Jonathan said political office-holders would henceforth be picked on [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan has said the era of godfather in appointments to key Federal Government agencies is over as his administration has taken the option of subjecting some sensitive political positions in the country to advertisement to attract the best professionals to fill them. He also said favouritism, which he argued, breeds incompetence in positions [...]
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Remarks Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs As Prepared Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, DC April 9, 2012 A year ago today, Nigerians began casting ballots in the first of what would be four days of voting for legislators, governors, and a president. [...]
Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeri
Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeria In lieu of your statement: NEF to Jonathan: You‘ve declared war on Northern Nigeria We progressive youth of North Nigeria hereby assert that the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) does not represent the good people of North Nigeria. We are disappointed in [...]
Japan, a subtle but effective partner for Africa
Japan, a subtle but effective partner for Africa Interview with JICA President, Akihiko Tanaka By Jocelyne Sambira Africa’s continued growth has sparked the interest of investors from industrialized nations, resulting in fierce competition for its resources and markets. The aggressive economic expansion efforts by China and India, among others, come to mind. Japan, however, has [...]
Clergy Bethrand Osinachi Ujunwa calls for unity among Christians
Clergy Bethrand Osinachi Ujunwa calls for unity among Christians By Nwaorgu Faustinus The former parish priest of St. Paul’s Catholic Parish Umuodagu Ntu in Ngor/Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev. Father Bethrand has called on Christians to be united as a body. Rev. Bethrand made the call at a send-off and reception church [...]
Malian children face education crisis
Malian children face education crisis Conflict disrupts schools By Kingsley Ighobor While the world remains focused on ending Mali’s conflict following rebel incursions into the northern part of the country early last year, there are about 400,000 Malian children facing severe disruptions in their education, warns the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. The fund and other [...]
Livestock tracking in Africa goes high tech
Livestock tracking in Africa goes high tech By Pavithra Rao In an era of lightning speed, ever-present wireless connectivity, high tech is now also being used to benefit livestock farmers in rural areas of Africa. Widely known for being used to track wild animals, GPS, or “Global Positioning System” tracking devices are being adapted by [...]
Boko Haram Are Cannibals and Drug Addicts; It Is Time To Eradicate This Scourge
Boko Haram Are Cannibals and Drug Addicts; It Is Time To Eradicate This Scourge To the President and Nigeria’s people AssalamualikumWe the MuslimsAgainstTerror.com here by offer our prayers and support for the mission to bring an end to Abubakar Shekau’s Boko Haram. We are pleased to hear of the declared states of emergency. Even though [...]
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MTN Football Scholar trials berth in Enugu, Port Harcourt
HUNDREDS of young men at the weekend thronged the Rangers training pitch in Enugu and Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt to participate in the trials for this year’s MTN Football Scholar. The trials, which started the series of auditioning for Season Three Academy, saw the enthusiastic youths demonstrating soccer artistry in groups under the watch [...]
Aide resigns following father’s call on Amaechi to resign
RIVERS State governor’s line-up suffered a setback Monday, as one of his aides, Obinna Anyanwu, tendered his resignation letter to his boss, Mr Rotimi Amaechi. Obinna, son of Chief Emma Anyanwu, a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Etche Local Government Area of the state, was until his resignation, a Special Assistant to [...]
Breaking: Amaechi/Jonathan face-off: Court orders police to vacate Rivers council
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has ordered the police to vacate Obior/ Akpor council of Rivers State. The court gave the directive on Monday morning. The Speaker of the Rivers Assembly had accused the Federal Government of a ploy to declare a State of Emergency in Rivers, starting [...]
Gunmen abduct Rivers hotelier’s wife
Gunmen | credits: news2.onlinenigeria.com THE wife of an owner of popular Bougainville Hotel, located on Sanni Abacha Road in Port Harcourt, has been kidnapped by a group of gunmen at her residence. The victim, Mrs. Grace Dickson, was said to have been abducted by her assailants at about 11pm on Sunday while she was returning [...]
NGF Moves for Consensus Chairman
Governor Rotimi Amechi By Chuks Okocha in Abuja Determined to save the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) from disintegration, several governors, especially those considered to be pro-presidency, have begun moves to ensure that the chairmanship election billed for Thursday does not hold. Instead, they are opting for the emergence of a chairman of the forum on [...]
UNIPORT workers seek FG’s intervention on ex-staff salaries
University of Port Harcourt main gate | credits: africanspotlight.com THE Trade Union Congress has called on the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, to compel the management of the University of Port Harcourt to pay the gratuity and outstanding salaries of workers that were relieved of their jobs 14 years ago by the institution. [...]
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