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Senator Walid Jibrin, Secretary of Board of Trustees, BoT, Peoples Democratic Part, PDP, yesterday, said that discussions on 2015 elections were diversionary and uncalled for now against the backdrop that President Goodluck Jonathan must first be assessed before the people will decide on whether he deserves to be re-elected in 2015. While speaking to journalists at the PDP National Secretariat ...

This is one gift horse which, contrary to traditional saying, must be inspected thoroughly in the mouth. Primary from all of us must be a plea to the MKO Abiola family not to misconstrue the protests against the naming of the University of Lagos after their heroic patriarch. Issues must be separated and understood in their appropriate contexts. The family ...

The first scandal that reached right inside Pope Benedict XVI’s household involved a Nigerian. Between April 14, 2008 and July 20, 2010, Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, a 39-year-old Vatican chorister was caught by police wiretap negotiating to bring male prostitutes for Angel Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness. The Vatican fired Mr. Ehiem. It was supposed to be the worst of ...

(AFP) – Ex-Argentina manager Sergio Batista said Chelsea’s Didier Drogba could soon join him at Shanghai Shenhua as he was unveiled as Chinese football’s latest star acquisition on Wednesday. Batista indicated Drogba, who has already announced his departure from the European champions, could arrive within weeks at the Chinese club, where he would link up with former Chelsea team-mate Nicolas ...

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday explained that his government renamed the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Moshood Abiola University in commemoration of Democracy Day and in honour of the late Chief Moshood Olawale Kashimawo (MKO) Abiola who paid the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of justice and peace. In a broadcast to the nation, the president said: “Destiny and circumstances conspired to place ...