AFCON 2013: Nigeria Coach Keshi Rallies His Players After Disappointing Match Against Burkina Faso
Mikel Obi today in South Africa
At a post match press conference in Nelspruit South Africa, Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi put up a bold face claiming his players did not do too badly even as a they conceded a last minute goal against Burkina Faso today at the ongoing Africa cup of nations.
On Yet Another Encounter With The SSS
As I approached an immigration officer at the Murtala Muhammed Airport on January 12, I had this sense that a now familiar routine – a brief detention by officials of the State Security Service (SSS) – was going to play out. It had happened during my last four passages through the Lagos airport. Yet, a part of me hoped that it would be different this time.
Is It The Igbo Catholicism On Trial Today Or Nigerian Catholicsm?
I recall an incident in class during my seminary days at SS. Peter and Paul, Bodija, Ibadan. It was during a Canon Law class with our then revered Rector of the seminary, Monsignor Ugboko (alias “Uncle”). One of my classmates, from Ijebu Ode Diocese, had asked the question: why can a Black man not be Pope (Bishop of Rome). “Uncle” sized up the student, told him to sit down and in his characteristic way of often answering questions with his own question scornfully retorted: “can an Igbo man be accepted as bishop of Ibadan?” We, as a class, had a good roaring laughter over this.
Press Statement By Festus Keyamo On The Conviction Of Henry Okah In South Africa
The decision of the South African Court that convicted Henry Okah this morning of charges relating to terrorism is politically motivated and legally incorrect.
The Failed Assassination Attack On The Emir Of Kano, Ado Bayero
A video clip of events shortly after gunmen ambushed the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero on Zoo Road as he was returning from a Quran Recitation ceremony at Murtala Mosque in Kano. Video clip shows frantic efforts by onlookers and some aides to rescue the Emir and his injured aides from the scene of the brazen attack.
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ACN Asks Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, USA, to Withdraw Gabriel Suswam’s Award Without Delay
Gov. of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Benue State has vehemently denounced a foreign award conferred on the governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Toruwa Suswam by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in the United States.
Henry Okah: South African Court Convicts Nigeria Rebel -BBC
Henry Okah
A South African court has found Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah guilty of masterminding the 2010 car bombing which killed 12 people.
Wanted: The Martin Luther King Jr. Of Nigeria
Martin Luther King Jnr.
“Everybody wants to go up to heaven I say
But none of them wants to die-
(Like Jesus, like Jesus…)
And you know what
There won’t be no peace
Till man gets equal rights
Equal rights and justice…”
- Peter Tosh
Money Making Rituals and Superstition in Nigeria
Early this month, the police in Kogi State arrested a 46 year old man who murdered his 4-month old son for ritual purposes. According to the report, the man on the fateful day quietly moved the baby around midnight from the mother’s bedside while she was deeply asleep. He killed the child and hurriedly buried him. The ritualist is right now in police custody while investigation continues. On several occasions in the past, the police have often arrested and prosecuted people for ritual killing and related crimes.
Serial Fraud Suspect Seun Ogunbambo Says He’s Now Repaying Fraudulently Obtained N1.2Billion Bank Loan
Seun Ogunbambo, an indicted subsidy fraud suspect who is also alleged to have fraudulently obtained a large loan of N1.2billion from Stambic IBTC in 2009 using forged documents, told a court today that he has begun repaying the loan.
AFCON 2013: Overrated Zambians In 1-1 Draw Against Ethiopia
Ethiopia Vs Zambia
The first match of group C at the ongoing African cup of nations has ended in a draw between defending champions Zambia and Ethiopia.
Jonathan Wins 2015 Election!
Jonathan wins 2015 election! This would likely be a headline the day after 2015 election. The naivety of the so-called opposition and the enlightened youths that the Jonathan administration is clueless are giving us a deluded hope of routing out Jonathan and his forty thieves in the PDP in 2015. We may after all come back to bite our fingers post 2015 election.
Visit To Police College: Again, President Jonathan Drops The Ball - ACN Press Release
President Goodluck Jonathan at the police college last week
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said that while President Goodluck Jonathan’s surprise visit to the Police College in Ikeja last week, to see the decrepit state of the training institution, is commendable, the President again dropped the ball by his comments during the visit.
Governor Obi’s Donation Of Vehicles To The Nigerian Police Force (NPF): Great Prognosis But Wrong Prescription
As a citizen of Anambra State, I am disturbed by much of the news emanating from my state especially within the context of environmental security. And I think that my feeling reflects the sentiments of majority of our citizens not only in diaspora, but at home who are distraught and traumatized by the current situation. It is evident that one of the major challenges that the state government faces currently is how to combat the menace of violent crimes, especially kidnapping.
PHOTONEWS: EFCC Arraigns Malaysia-Based Undergraduate, Three Others over N55m Scam
Hope Olusegun Aroke, a Malaysia-based undergraduate fraudster and three others, Ibrahim Garuba Tafida, Tafida Gano Investment Limited and Hopes and Oyin Limited were today arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court, Lagos on two separate charges bordering on false assets declaration, conspiracy and conversion of fund to the tune of over N55million.
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