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Daily Archives: August 7, 2016

Mohammed Chad, Shot Dead

Notorious Boko Haram Operative, Mohammed Chad, Shot Dead

The notorious Boko Haram operative, Mohammed Chad, was yesterday evening killed in a gun battle with JTF.   The fight occurred at Ruwan-Zafi area of Maiduguri metropolis when the officers of the JTF’s Operation Restore Order and operatives of the [...]

August 7, 2016 Strife and sectarian violence
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One Body, Two Souls: A Day In a Life of Conjoined Twins (PHOTOS)

Abby and Brittany Hensel are conjoined twins determined to live the normal, active life of outgoing 20-somethings anywhere. They have been to university, they travel, they have jobs. But how easy is it for two people to inhabit one body? [...]

August 7, 2016 Uncategorized

PDP is gasping for breath — Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday denied attending the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, event at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre, Abuja , saying it was an attempt to drag him back to the party he had left. By [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say

No crack in our group –Avengers

By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South & Perez Brisibe THE Niger Delta Avengers,  NDA, this morning, responded to a reported split of the group, saying it was untrue. The militant group in a retort   at 8.21 am to Vanguard inquiry, [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say
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‘The gains of Buhari’s appt of a visually impaired person as special assistant’

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Nigerian Society for the Blind, FNSFB, Asiwaju Fola Osigbo, has commended President Muhamadu Buhari’s appointment of Dr.Samuel Inalegwu Ode Ankeli, a visually impaired person as his Senior Special Assistant on People Living with Disabilities. [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say

2016 Election: Who is the Best Man for Edo?

By Christian Oronsaye History plays a role and shapes our future. Today, I share with you my interactions with the two leading candidates for the Edo State gubernatorial election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu and Godwin Obaseki. Firstly, it was around 2001-2002 that I [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say

Affairs: How you can eat your cake and still have it!

By Bunmi Sofola I have always warned that the easiest way to start an affair is with a person very close to you, be it an in-law or a friend. So, when your instinct tells you your hubby is getting too [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say

State of the Nation: Fr Mbaka absolves Buhari, blames Jonathan

By Emeka Mamah, Enugu Fiery Enugu Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has predicted bleak future for the country, saying that many Nigerians would die in the present economic meltdown. Mbaka-Buhari He, however, said that President Muhammadu Buhari was not [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say

Our children will continue to wear church robes to school- CAN President, Ayokunle

This is the concluding part of  Rev. Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle, the new National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN’s,  interview, in which the cleric outlines the challenges ahead of him and calls on the Federal Government to [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say

Buhari’s men in peace mission to Igboland, Ugwuanyi lists S-East’s demands

By Francis Igata, Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on assumption of office, vowed to leave  no stone unturned to raise the standard of living of Enugu State people, following the blistering goodwill he enjoyed during the electioneering campaigns. In the same [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say

Top Tips for Raising Polite Children (Part 1)

By Janet Adetu 1. Demystify what Manners are: Manners are a way of behaving that is expected of you, which shows respect for others and proper conduct. Teach your children what standards you want in your household, classroom, campus, educational [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say

Restructuring: Nigeria must devolve power or die – Prof. Adamolekun

By Clifford Ndujihe Deputy Political Editor & Rufus Ike Professor Ladipo Adamolekun, 74, an Awoist, erudite scholar and administrator, is not happy with the state of affairs in Nigeria and has urged urgent solutions. According to him, the clamour for restructuring [...]

August 7, 2016 What the papers say