The drum bells rang loud and clear in Uyo recently, producing a distinctive and resonant sound, as Akwa Ibom State marked its 35th anniversary. Listen carefully; the sound waves from the clanging bells are still travelling across the length and…
Ex-IBB spokesman Duro Onabule dies at 83
A veteran journalist and erstwhile Chief Press Secretary to former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), Chief Duro Onabule, is dead. He died at the age of 83. Daily Sun reliably gathered that he breathed his last on Tuesday evening.…
*Lagos businessman tortures apprentice to death over missing N1,000, flees (Punch)*Those abusing Tinubu for consulting with IBB are politically ignorant – Ogunlewe (Independent)
Lagos businessman tortures apprentice to death over missing N1,000, flees (Punch) A businessman, identified simply as Uchechukwu, aka Alloy Omo Jesu, is on the run after allegedly torturing his 11-year-old apprentice to death in the Ogba area of Lagos State.…
Making The Most Of Our National Indebtedness -Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
Debt is one of the few English words that can be translated to any language in the world without a shed of sweat. It’s that universal. No doubt, it ranks as one of the foremost liabilities hugging man- and womankind…
Nigeria at 60: Through my eyes – Magnus Onyibe
At 60 years old, any human being that has not become accomplished or had his/her life anchored on any established and sustainable means of livelihood, would effectively be said to be going through post mid-life crisis. So when Nigeria turned…
IBB dissociates self from parody Twitter account (Guardian)
Former military Head of State Ibrahim Babangida has dissociated himself from a Twitter account which bears his name and pictures. This is coming after the parody account which has over 50000 followers declared its support for the opposition People’s Democratic…
Secondus meets IBB in Minna (SUN)
National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Thursday, met with the former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, behind closed doors, in his Hilltop mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital. The PDP National Chairman who sneaked…
Buhari moves Democracy Day to June 12, gives MKO Abiola posthumous honour
Democracy Day will no longer be observed on May 29, the day the country returned to civil rule after many years of the military but rather on June 12. President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday declared June 12 as the new Democracy…