MEXICO CITY, MEXICO: Diego Maradona of Argentina holds the World Cup trophy after defeating West Germany 3-2 during the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final match at the Azteca Stadium on June 29, 1986 in Mexico City, Mexico. There are few players who have commanded such a God-like status as Maradona, a footballer who has transcended…
ASUU leaders say they are taking the new proposals from the government to union members for consideration. The end may be in sight for the eight-month-old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as a meeting on Friday between the government and the union ended on a positive note. The government said it…
The MP accused Mr Gowon of looting public treasury. Nigeria has sought apology and retraction from the British government after a parliamentarian accused Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former Head of State, of looting public treasury, Abuja has said. The British MP, Tom Tugendhat, had during a debate Tuesday on a petition regarding arbitrary use of force…
New Niger Delta militant group throws up 5 demands Supports S’South govs, leaders on true federalism …Backs payment of 13% derivation directly to oil/gas communities. South- South A new coalition of 36 militant groups, Continuous Emancipation of Niger Delta, CEND, which carried out attacks on gas and crude oil pipelines in Bayelsa State, in the…
A political thinker posited that politics is a concentric circle of conspiracies. It is such a conspiratorial game that while statesmen worry about development to cater for the present and coming generations, politicians are busy scheming how to retain power, return to power, or gain power. Nigerian politicians could pass as the worst hue to…
North Central will determine the future of Nigeria —Saraki Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki Friday harped on the position of the North-Central region in the country, insisting that it will determine the future of the country. Saraki, a former governor of Kwara state, while arguing that the region would further develop the country, said the…
Nwodo, Ikokwu, Okorie, others speak on strategy AS the only zone in the South that is yet to produce the President since the return to democratic rule in 1999, the South-East is considered to have a good case in its quest to occupy the seat when President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office in 2023. The zone’s…
President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Dave Umahi. Reports that Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday evening, commended Governor David Umahi for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The President while commending Umahi, described his defection to the APC (his political party) “as a bold move driven purely…
PlayStation president and CEO Jim Ryan reveals the biggest lessons he learned from launching one of the most-anticipated gadgets of the year amidst a global pandemic. Sony PlayStation Jim Ryan is president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, which manages the PlayStation business. This is a defining week for Sony’s PlayStation division as it launches…
Ahead of the 2023 Presidential elections, some prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from South East geopolitical zone have threatened to dump the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, if the presidential ticket was not ceded to the zone. The PDP leaders also vowed not to take vice presidential position from…
