Tag: Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nigeria’s dangerously rising post-election ethnic tension, By Farooq Kperogi
I wasn’t born in the First Republic (i.e., 1960 to 1966) and hadn’t come of age in the Second Republic (i.e., 1979 to 1983),...
The currency of life and the leadership question, By Abiodun Komolafe
In one of his New Year sermons, Pastor Adeniyi Ajayi of the Gospel Promotion Outreach, Ori Oke Baba Abiye, Ede in Osun State numerated...
Presidential parley: South-West forum to host Atiku, Kwankwaso, Sowore, Abiola, Adebayo
IBADAN (Sundiata Post) - Some of the presidential candidates for 2023 general elections in Nigeria are set to hold a parley with the South...
Everyone’s obituary is inevitable: Chuks Iloegbunam writes Sam Omatseye
Some have called you foolish, dear Sam Omatseye. Others insist that you are plain stupid. There are those who hold you to be beneath...
Don’t antagonise IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu is your saviour – Adebanjo to...
Adebanjo says begging Buhari to release Kanu is submission to tyranny, which will make Zik shake in his grave
The leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural...
FAAN arrests over 90 touts at Lagos, Abuja airports
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria said it arrested over 90 touts carrying out nefarious activities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos...
Godfathers Removed Me As Governor For Refusing to Open Anambra Treasury...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has revealed that his refusal to open the treasury of Anambra state made godfathers remove...
Strike’ll be indefinite, won’t end until all agreements are fulfilled –...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Owerri Zone, has threatened a total showdown with the Federal Government over the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement.
The...
FG Cuts Emirates’ Daily Flight Operations To Once-weekly
The Federal government has reduced Emirates flight to the country, both Lagos and Abuja, from daily to once weekly which would be only on...
NDLEA poised to increase risk of drug trafficking —Marwa
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has reiterated the commitment of the Agency to...
NDLEA intercepts N2.7b cocaine at Abuja airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 32-year-old drug trafficker based in Liberia, Maduabuchi Chinedu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...
Air traffic controller slumps, dies at Abuja airport
An air traffic controller, Aniekan Effiong, on Monday, slumped and died at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, The PUNCH has learnt.
Effiong, who...
Restructuring The Country Is Better Than Secession – Fayemi Tells Sunday...
Governor Kayode Fayemi has called on secessionists agitating for the disintegration of the country to consider the benefits of a united Nigeria.
According to Fayemi,...
Anambra Govt Honours Azikiwe, Declares Tuesday Public Holiday
The government of Anambra State government has honoured Nigeria's first president Nnamdi Azikiwe by declaring Tuesday, November 16, 2021, as a public holiday.
The declaration,...
Sanwo-Olu Wins 2020 Zik Prize for Good Governance (Photos)
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has emerged winner of the 2020 Zik Prize for Good Governance.
The event was organized by Public Policy Research and...
Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Dangerous For Igbo Presidency – Dokpesi Says As...
The Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, has continued to lead a campaign against Igbo presidency come 2023 following a statement he...
IPOB threatens month-long sit-at-home in Southeast
The Southeast has again been put on the edge as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has renewed its vow to shut down economic...
Gunmen kill two in Nnewi, attack DSS, NAUTH
Gunmen operating in four Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) on Sunday afternoon killed two persons during an attack in the industrial city of Nnewi.
They also...
NDLEA Seized 56,223kgs Of Indian Hemp In One Year In Kogi
According to a report by Daily Post, the Kogi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has revealed that it has...
Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting as Buhari absent from public for...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council meeting, even as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has not...