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The number of people living in extreme poverty around the world has sharply declined over the past three decades, but in 2010 it still included roughly 400 million children, or one-third of those living in such abysmal conditions, according to a new World Bank analysis released today, which for the first time gives an in-depth […]

But for providence, another air disaster would have happened in Kaduna on Sunday evening when an aircraft belonging to IRS Airline had difficulties landing due to some technical issues. The plane, flight 3390, which was arriving in Kaduna from Lagos, got stuck with its 89 passengers, after it forcefully landed on the runway in what […]

We find the character of Nuhu Ribadu a very irritating phenomenon. On the surface, he has an indomitable penchant for knowing what people want to hear and saying it even if it means contradicting himself, for self-aggrandisement. It really does not matter to him if it is at the expense of Nigeria’s image or another person’s […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited members and officials of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, who arrived at the east African country earlier in the day only to be mobbed by Ethiopians who openly fraternised with them. Chelsea FC of England star, Mikel Obi was the star of the attraction, as hordes of fans descended […]

All through the epistles, diverse labels are assigned to the real man or human spirit. These include “Old man,” ” “New man, “Inward man,” “Hidden man of the heart” or “Hidden man of the spirit and Building of God.” Now, let’s look at each of these labels. Paul in his missive to the church at […]

Members of the Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons on Friday held a meeting with Chief of the Conventional Arms Branch, United Nations (UN) Office for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Daniel Prins in New York, both parties reiterating the importance of international cooperation to countering terrorism in Nigeria and other similarly challenged countries.   Chairman of […]

Though the bye-election into the Delta Central Senatorial seat is yet to be concluded, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of using security agents to intimidate voters while preventing voting materials from reaching polling units in opposition strongholds during Saturday’s bye-election in Delta Central Senatorial district. In a statement […]

Revelations emerged on Friday that the crashed aircraft belonging to Associated Airlines actually gave signals that all was not well but the signals were ignored by the pilot. An examination conducted on the Cockpit Voice Data Recorder by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) inside its Abuja laboratory revealed that the computer in the plane gave a warning […]

The controversial statements credited to the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi, amongst which is the provocative remark that plane accidents are ”inevitable” and that they were ”acts of God” is indeed very unfortunate, and anything but complimentary. Coming from some other person, this remark would be an innocuous comment which Nigerians may tolerate. But […]

Erstwhile Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has described plans for the convocation of a national dialogue as a welcome idea but expressed worries over the nearness of the plan to the 2015 general elections. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday evening after a reception organised by the Spanish Embassy in Nigeria to mark the country’s National Day, which […]

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped Etubom Essien Cobham, father of Deputy Governor of Cross Rivers State, Efiok Cobham. Pa Cobham was abducted on Friday morning at about 1am in his house in Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government Area of the state, by unidentified gunmen. Similarly, an uncle of the deputy governor was kidnapped by the same gunmen; […]

Many states of the federation, which were unable to meet their fiscal obligations due to inability of the Federal Government to disburse three months arrears of the usual monthly allocation, can now heave a sigh of relief, as the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday approved and disbursed a staggering N1.196trn to the three tiers of government […]