By Demola Aluko Goals from Eden Hazrard and Fernando Torres have taken Chelsea to the top of the Premier League table at least for the next 24 hours when Manchester City will take on Newcastle United. Hazard cut across the edge of Hull City’s 18 yard box and unleashed a powerful shot to put the […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Igbo leaders on Friday blasted the chairman of the presidential Advisory Committee PAC on the proposed National conference, Senator Femi Okurounmu, for daring to disparage the eminent constitutional lawyer Prof. Ben Nwabueze. The Igbo Leaders of Thought in their reply to Okurounmu’s attack on Nwabueze said “it became necessary to point out […]
By Femi Kehinde Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, giving notice of his withdrawal from all activities of the party because the PDP has imposed Kashamu Buruji, who he described as a criminal wanted abroad, on the party as its South West zonal […]
Colts’ receiver Heyward-Bey will miss today’s playoff at New England after suffering a hamstring injury that prevented him from taking part in Friday’s training. Coach Chuck Pagano, who made this known said Heyward-Bey would miss a week. The coach added that former New England receiver Deon Branch was signed to help fill the void. However, […]
By Demola Aluko Nigeria and Mali will face each other for the first time today at the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which kicks off in Cape Town, South Africa today. The Super Eagles are in group A along side Mali, Mozambique and host,South Africa. As part of preparations for the tournament, which is exclusively designed […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Residents of Mowo Phase II in Badagry, Nigeria have stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest the demolition of their houses by the Nigeria Police Force. The police had in December demolished over 1,000 houses at Mowo Phase II on the order of the Inspector General of Police. The police […]
Written by Demola Aluko Perhaps, Football managers across Europe will for once agree with Jose Maurinho’s claim that the Barclays Premier League is the best in the world as three teams, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal are likely to take turns at the top of the table in 48 hours starting with this Saturday’s Chelsea’s […]
THE Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), Engr. Victor Ochei, recently fielded questions from The POINTER crew of Monday Uwagwu, Sam Ijeh and Iteveh Ekpokpobe, in which he responded to legion of questions, including the House’s activities, especially in relation to the 2014 Appropriation Bill of the state. His responses to our questions are in paraphrase. Mr Speaker, […]
By Sufuyan Ojeifo Business mogul, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo (popularly referred to as Captain Hosa by friends) turned 56 on January 7, this year. In the spirit of celebrating the man and his anniversary, well wishers, family members, business and political associates showered him with goodwill messages. All of them attested to his God-fearing and man-caring […]
By Odimegwu Onwumere With his recent remark – “I Am Not Resigning Until My Tenure Ends” – Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the embattled Central Bank of Nigeria governor, can be best described as a contentious person. Since his appointment, he never seemed to be a man who speaks with one tongue, but two. Some of his […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The new General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 3 Armored Division of the Nigeria Army, Rukuba, in Plateau State, Major General John Nwaoga, has pledged to work hard in surmounting the security challenges bedeviling the North-Eastern part of the country. The new GOC made the pledge in Rukuba, headquarters of the division […]
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Before the close of last year, I had the singular misfortune of been confronted by a longstanding friend from Gombe state who indeed wanted to validate the impressions he had about the current status of governance in Imo state whereby Chief Rochas Anayochukwu Okorocha a man born and bred in Northern Nigeria […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The perceived ongoing cold war between Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state and Deputy senate president (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu, Friday took a new twist as the governor’s kinsmen in Umuneke Udi clan asked the lawmaker to re-contest the Enugu west Senatorial seat for the 4th time. African Examiner reports that Umuneke Udi […]
The National Teachers Institute NTI friday said it has trained not less than 5000 (five thousand) teachers in Ebonyi state in the past nine years. Coordinator of the institute in the state, Mr Mroko Okpara, disclosed this to newsmen in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital. The teachers according to him, benefitted from different programmes, including post-graduate […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has lauded the proposed repatriation of former Delta State Governor, Mr. James Ibori, to complete his jail term in Nigeria. Nigeria and the United Kingdom had signed an agreement on Thursday, January 9, 2014, on the exchange of prisoners between them. Under the agreement, high-profile prisoners […]
The ban imposed on all Nigerian artistes registered with the Copyrights Society of Nigeria (COSON) has been lifted. The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has ordered the Broadcasting Society of Nigeria (BON) and the Independent Broadcasting Society of Nigeria, IBAN, to lift the ban. BON/IBAN banned the artists late last year after a fall out with […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos Owing to its promise in 2013, the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers has given wings to the campaign for microinsurance awareness by taking the crusade to market women. The President of the Council, Mr. Ayodapo Shoderu, during his visit to the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, in Lagos, said market […]
Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives; his deputy Emeka Ihedioha are to retain their seats despite the mass cross-carpeting from the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressive Congress (APC). Other beneficiaries of the House resolution are Mulikat Akande-Adeola, Majority Leader (PDP) and Leo Ogor, deputy Leader who were part of […]
While other smartphone makers continue to focus on megapixel counts with their new cameras, Apple is reportedly taking a different approach with the iPhone 6. Samsung’s Galaxy S5 will likely feature a 16-megapixel camera compared to the 13-megapixel unit on the S4. Sony’s recent high-end smartphones feature 20.7-megapixel cameras. And then there’s Nokia’s flagship Lumia […]
