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President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has congratulated the joint-recipients of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Pakistani girl-child education activist, Malala Yousafzai and Indian children’s rights campaigner, Kailash Satyarthi. The congratulatory message is coming after the duo was named 2014 peace prize winners on Friday. Malala had visited Nigeria earlier in the year in solidarity with […]

As we earnestly start the preparation for 2015 elections, we need to assess the journey so far and also look at ways of moving the country forward. The challenges of Nation Building are enormous and pain staking. It is not an event but a process. The so called advance countries and democracies are still in […]

The Presidential bid of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, gathered momentum in Lagos Sunday as he paid a visit to the state Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, to deliver a special invitation to the formal declaration of his intention to contest the nation’s 2015 presidential election. Gen. Buhari, who arrived […]

The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has commended President Goodluck Jonathan on the trajectory of his Government, especially its Transformation Agenda that is taken manufacturing and Agriculture seriously.  Speaking to the press after the State of Africa Session at the just concluded World Bank 2014 Annual Spring Meeting at Washington, where the  World Bank […]

The “War Against Terrorism” is one of the most difficult wars there is. This is so because it is not a conventional war. Recent events have shown that its execution can be intractable and taxing and difficult. And there is no V-Day. In fact, one of the lessons of the post-9/11 world is that formal […]

Antidote means “given against”. For instance, when someone has a snake bite, they are administered an anti-venom, an antidote, which is used to counteract poison produced by snake and other venomous animals. This antidote acts against the venom in order to reduce its force or neutralise it. That is what Agape is, an antidote to […]

Let me start by thanking the officials of the Harvard Nigerian Students Association for inviting me to give the keynote address. I am greatly honored by your invitation and am delighted to be here. It is noteworthy that you are celebrating Nigeria’s fifty-fourth independence anniversary by showcasing her culture, history, and achievements. You have also […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ekiti has denied reports in some media that President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the closure of courts in Ekiti in favour of the state governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose. Instead, the labour union maintained that the courts were shut as a result of an ongoing industrial action against the out-going government of […]

What could have resulted in a tragedy was averted on Friday when an aircraft belonging to Arik Air, conveying the new Governor of Adamawa, Bala Ngilari, and 199 passengers, was diverted to Kano. The aircraft which was on its way to Abuja was said to have been diverted by the pilot after a crew member […]

The sour relationship between members of the Edo state House of Assembly, which had held the state legislature spell-bound for sometime now, has resulted in the arraignment of the Majority Leader of the House and some other members. Hon. Philip Shaibu was arraigned with another member of the House, Sunday Aghedo, with three others before […]

The Federal government Nigeria has repatriated 82 foreign nationals for several uncanny activities that may undermine the country’s security, Coordinator of the National Information Centre (NIC), Mr. Mike Omeri, has announced. Omeri disclosed the move in Abuja on Friday during a security briefing which also had representatives of all security forces in the country in […]

The sensational reports that South African authorities have impounded a combined $15 million dollars earmarked by the Nigerian government to procure arms, to support the fight against Boko Haram is certainly no complimentary news, given the embarrassment and damage done to Nigeria’s international image as a rogue nation where bizarre things can happen. Even as […]