The All Progressives Congress attended the World Igbo Congress in Dallas, United States of America, to solicit the support of Igbo people for the new party. In a presentation at the congress on Friday, South-East Zonal Publicity Secretary of the APC, Osita Okechukwu, said with all the support Ndi’gbo gave to the People’s Democratic Party,…
Former Presidential Adviser on Food Security, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, says there are abundant reasons why Nigerians should not entrust President Goodluck Jonathan with the leadership of the country beyond May, 2015. The reasons, according to the Secretary of the Northern Elders Forum, revolve around what he called the president’s betrayal of the process that brought…
Senator Muhammed Ndume – Borno South – was the Minority Leader in the House of Reps as an ANPP lawmaker before he moved to the PDP and then became a senator. His political career took a twist when he was accused of sponsoring the Boko Haram Islamist group. In this interview, he hails the onslaught…
President Olusegun Obasanjo is said to have returned to the trenches within the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) following the outcome of the governorship primaries of the party in Anambra State. Obasanjo had recently attempted to broker a truce between the PDP and the aggrieved governors of the party under the aegis of G5…
At least 57 persons, including 24 members of indigenous youth vigilance group, ‘Civilian JTF’; 16 Shuwa Arab herdsmen and 17 civilians were yesterday killed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in three different local government areas of Monguno, Damboa and Nganzai in Borno State. The incident occurred barely one week after the withdrawal of Joint Task…
The Igbo people of Nigeria, under the auspices of the World Igbo Congress(WIC),
Primary Schools in the South-west geopolitical zone of the country may soon switch to the use of Yoruba language, their mother tongue, as the language of instruction. The decision to consider the use of the language was part of the outcome of a meeting on Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) held by South- West…
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that although measures taken by his administration had resulted in a significant reduction in the wave of terrorist attacks in the country, the federal government would keep on doing everything possible to further enhance security in all parts of the country. Speaking at an audience with the outgoing Representative of…
A group called South-east and South-south Professionals Group (SESS-PG), yesterday said President Goodluck Jonathan was legible to contest in 2015 as president according to constitutional provisions. Speaking on behalf of the group, Chairman, SESS-PG, Chief Ray Morphy said the constitution was clear on the eligibility of a sitting president to contest for a second tenure…
A retired Archbishop of Benin Catholic Archdiocese, His Grace, Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, recently, marked 50th anniversary as a priest. Since his retirement three years ago, the Uromi born cleric has dedicated his life to praying for the Church. On October 26, 2013, His Grace will be marking his 82 birthday. Sunday Vanguard met him…