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Why I stand with Buhari

January 21, 2018 Admin

These are very difficult times in our country. Sad, mournful and dolorous times, as the New Year opened with killings in Rivers, Kaduna, Taraba, and Benue states, among others. Of course, there had been gruesome carnage on the Mambilla plateau mid last year, and bloodletting in Numan, Adamawa State, as well as in other places. Hell suddenly seemed to have enlarged itself against Nigeria. Sincere condolences to those who are grieving and mourning the loss of loved ones. But instead of finding solutions, and joining to chart the way forward,…

Police rescue abducted US, Canadian nationals

January 21, 2018 Admin

The four expatriates kidnapped along the Kagarko-Kwoi road in Kaduna State have been freed by their abductors. The two Americans and two Canadians were abducted Tuesday evening on their way to Abuja, after inspecting some project sites in Kafanchan. Two policemen were shot and killed by the abductors in the process. The police in Kaduna confirmed the dispatch of special units to Southern Kaduna to investigate the incident and rescue the kidnapped men. The four men were released Friday evening, just as two members of a notorious gang of kidnappers…

Donald Trump’s challenge to the rest of us

January 21, 2018 Admin

Africa is an enchanting continent in terms of vegetation and topography. It is an intriguing one in terms of diversity. It is a warm one in terms of people and weather. It is a rich one in terms of nature’s endowments. It is a blessed one in terms of the absence of natural disasters. It is truly God’s own continent despite the swagger and precocity of the Americans in claiming that appellation. But, unfortunately, it is an abused and raped continent. Abused first by the colonialists who claimed to have…

Henrikh Mkhitaryan agrees to join Arsenal in Alexis Sanchez swap

January 21, 2018 Admin

Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has agreed to join Arsenal, with Alexis Sanchez going in the opposite direction in a straight swap. Armenia international Mkhitaryan, 28, will have a medical on Sunday and Monday after the paperwork for his transfer was completed on Saturday. The length of his contract at Arsenal, and his salary, is undisclosed. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had said earlier that Sanchez would only join United if Mkhitaryan moved to Arsenal. Sanchez missed Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday because he was travelling to Manchester.…

Uganda police arrest Briton in car smuggling ring

January 21, 2018 Admin

After a seven-year hunt, police have arrested a Briton accused of stealing and smuggling cars from Britain into Uganda. The Flying Squad Unit (FSU) arrested the suspect after he was tricked by Mr Eric Alema, a victim of his car deals, and Mr Alema’s friend who posed as a car buyer. Mr Richardson Jack Arthur, who also possesses a Ugandan passport, shot into the limelight in 2011 when he stole and sold a UK-made car to Mr Alema at Ush120 million. But it was later discovered that the car’s inbuilt…

Ughwanogho now Ejoyovwi of Effurun-Otor Kingdom

January 21, 2018 Admin

By Igbunu Miracle For his philanthropic and human development to Urhobo Nation, Delta State and the nation at large, the Orovworere of Effurun-Otor kingdom, HRM, King Duku II, has conferred a traditional chieftaincy title on Dr. Ovie Ughwanogho as the ejoyovwi 1 of Effurun-Otor. Dr. Ughwanogho, a United States of America based medical doctor was honored for his continuous contribution growth of the Urhobo youths, through the his support for their self reliance. It would be recalled, Ughwanogho in collaboration with Urhobo Progressive Youth Association, UPYA sponsored Urhobo language…

Scientists: Puberty age now begins from 10-24

January 21, 2018 Admin

A group of scientists is suggesting a reset for the puberty age or the age of adolescence, from 9-14 for girls and 12-16 for boys to 10-24 for all the genders. The scientists made the suggestion after studying adolescent health for many years. Writing in the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal, doctors from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Melbourne suggested broader adolescent years due to biological and societal changes in youths. According to the research, earlier puberty has accelerated the onset of adolescence in nearly all populations. For example,…

U.S. Govt. Shutdown an anniversary gift – Trump

January 21, 2018 Admin

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a string of early Saturday tweets that the Federal Government shutdown was a “gift” from Democrats to mark his first anniversary in the office. Trump also laid the entire blame of the stalemate at the doorstep of Democrats whom he accused of obstructing measures to keep the government running and pushed for more Republicans to be elected into congress in 2018. The 45th president of the U.S. was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017, after defeating arch-rival Democratic Hillary Clinton by Electoral College in the Nov. 8, 2016 poll,…