Lack of coordination between security agencies and the fact that there is no clear rule about which agency is in charge of crowd control are the main causes of stampedes, security experts have said. Last week, President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to ensure special training on crowd control for security officers, to prevent…
BENJAMIN NJOKU He was as born Joseph Oguchi Jacobs, but his fans call him Saro-Wiwa.Saro-Wiwa’s story reads like a novel. He started his music from the scratch without a mentor, and today he is a strong force to be reckoned with, when you talk of highlife especially in the South -eastern States where he holds sway. Saro-Wiwa In the five…
By BENJAMIN NJOKU Singing and dancing sensation, the bedazzling 9 year old beauty, Soaleze, brought big band excitement back into the Nigerian music scene with a public presentation of her debut singles ‘The 5th Horseman’ and ‘Ballerina’ last weekend in Abuja. Soaleze Attracting the cream of Abuja’s fun loving high society and the international media to the Nanet Celebrities Arena,…
At last Tomi, the 27-year-old wife of afro pop/highlife singer, Shakomended, has a cause to laugh again after undergoing a successful kidney transplant a fortnight ago at the St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos with her husband as the live-donor. Lanre Fakeye and his wife The surgery was carried out by a team of expert nephrologists led by Dr. Shonibare, Consultant Surgeon/…
The Upstream and Downstream Expo, is the first ever oil and gas technology event of its kind in the West African sub region that will bring together over 2,000 key industry players and visitors. The event will be holding at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja; Nigeria’s most prestigious hotel, and is expected to be hosted by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Petroleum…
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25 February 2011 Tunisia ended a seven-year trophy drought Friday when they outclassed Angola 3-0 in Sudan to lift the African Nations Championship. Midfielder Mejdi Traoui put the North Africans ahead just after half-time in hot and humid Omdurman, striker Zouhaier Dhaouiadi struck the second and substitute Oussama Darragi completed the scoring 10 minutes from full-time. The teams drew 1-1…
26 February 2011 Manchester United will seek to pile the psychological pressure on their absent Premier League rivals on Saturday with a victory against Wigan to increase their lead at the top of the table. With second-placed Arsenal preparing for the League Cup final against Birmingham, and defending champions Chelsea with no fixture, a United win at Wigan will leave…
26 February 2011 Nigerias Super Eagles are stranded in the United States of America after organisers of an invitational tournament again put off the weekend kick-off of the competition. Nigeria were to have kicked off the tourney Saturday against Panama. Tournament organisers now want the round-robin competition to be played on March 12 and 13th. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)…
Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido said yesterday in Dutse, the state capital, that lack of trust between government and the electorate is the key challenge in leadership in the country. Mr Lamido made this statement while flagging-off his re-election campaign. He said his resolve to seek re-election was informed by calls by various segments of the society including traditional rulers,…
All activities, including vehicular movement along the Benin-Lagos road, were yesterday forced to a standstill for several hours as thousands of Bini youth took to the streets of Benin City to protest the inclusion of the University of Benin on the list of universities to receive Visitation Panels by the Federal Ministry of Education. The protesting youth, under the auspices…
The Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, yesterday said that his administration is thinking of creating local council development areas in the future to boost development at the grassroots. The governor who disclosed this while on a tour of Efon, Ekiti West and Ijero Local Government Areas said there is the need to follow due process in getting such council development…
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Mrs Funmi Olayinka Beautiful Ekiti Deputy Governor, Mrs Funmi Olayinka, has lived all her life in Lagos and this fact does not escape anyone except some group of street urchins, called ‘Area Boys’ who found out the hard way. The alluring Ekiti number two citizen had come to grace the Seminar by Women in Management and Businness, WIMBIZ,at the Muson…