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Amidst the uproar that followed the partial removal of fuel subsidy in January of 2012 came the announcement that a new federal government programme would be created to ease the effect of government’s decision on the average Nigerian. When the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) was created and a committee inaugurated in February of […]

Ikechukwu Uche and Aaron Samuel both scored to keep Nigeria’s hopes of Africa Cup of Nations qualification alive in a morale-boosting 2-0 win over Congo on Saturday. A tight first half yielded few clear-cut chances, but the visitors made the breakthrough just before the hour mark when Emmanuel Emenike was brought down inside the box […]

As the 2015 elections in Nigeria approaches with speed, the various political parties in the country are bracing up for a sizeable number of political seats as well as winning more members. This formed the basis of the adjustment, on Friday, of the timetable for primaries earlier released by the All Progressives Congress (APC). In […]

Former Vice President of Nigeria and aspirant for the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abubakar Atiku, has explained that the people of Adamawa were frustrated by the Federal Government in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency and that was the reason they decided to confront the sect members […]

The New Telegraph reported last week that approximately forty U.S. military personnel landed in Abuja to assist the Nigerian Army with operations against Boko Haram. Although additional information about their mission has yet to trickle out, a primary focus of any American advisory effort is likely to be intelligence collection and analysis. The techniques and procedures U.S. intelligence specialists could provide […]Read More

In furtherance of our study on forgiveness of sin, we will be expounding the foolproof advocacy of Jesus. By fool proof, i mean an advocacy that  is  infallible. As a believer, you must understand you have two advocates, one in heaven and one right here with you on earth.While Jesus advocates or plead your cause […]

From Qatar to Kuwait all the way to Venezuela, and even Nigeria, one sound rings clear on the balance sheets of these countries: revenue from oil is declining. The drastic fall of oil prices is making many of the oil producing nations tighten their belts and make adjustments in their national budgets. This fall in […]

Reactions to what was a hugely successful declaration by the Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, early in the week, may not come to an end anytime soon.  The President, who was popularly elected by the Nigerian people in April 2011, only on Tuesday, November 11, at the Eagle Square, in the heart of the Federal Capital […]

Nearly seven months after terror was first unleashed on the people of the north eastern town of Chibok Borno state, the town has finally fallen in to the hands of the Islamic extremist sect Boko Haram. Boko Haram forcefully took control of the town where it had earlier stolen more than 200 schoolgirls from their […]

These are quite ridiculous times politically speaking with all manner of nonsense coming out from politicians as they seek to outdo one another in this rat race they dress up in the altruistic robe of serving the people.  Yesterday, it was Rotimi Amaechi who mounted the podium at Adokiye Amesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, the […]

Nigeria’s renascent democracy has been threatened by blatant corruption and sundry abuses, but these absurdities have assumed melodramatic proportions ahead of the 2015 general elections. The corruption and cronyism in Nigerian politics got the most devastating advertisement after the main political parties decided to charge exorbitant nomination fees from candidates, in a brazen effort to […]

Cosmas Niagwan, a governorship aspirant for Plateau State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been confirmed dead after slumping on Wednesday in Lagos. Niagwan, who was a senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District between 2003 and 2007, at that period, slumped while returning from Festac area of Lagos State where he […]