Adibawa Oil spill: Group condemns Shell’s poor response
An Environmental Rights group has condemned what it called the slow response of Shell Petroleum Development Company to the oil spill incident of July 12,2015 at the Adibawa Oil field, operated by the...
View ArticleOlubadan elevation: We will follow due process, says Oyo govt
The Oyo State Government has reacted to the elevation of Senator Lekan Balogun and former Governor Rashidi Ladoja as Otun Olubadan and Osi Olubadan respectively by the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba...
View ArticleWinning contracts makes me happy — 80-year-old civil engineer
Ette Ikpong Etteh, 80, talks about his 51-year-old civil engineering experience, with OLUFEMI ATOYEBI What school did you attend? I attended St. Patrick’s Primary School, Ifiayong between 1945 and...
View ArticleLiver disease
The liver is one of the largest organs in the body. It is also the main laboratory of the body. Unfortunately, much unlike the kidney, there is only one liver. It is involved in a wide range of...
View ArticlePDP can’t distract Buhari — APC
The All Progressives Congress has said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has refused to be distracted by the antics of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. National Chairman of the...
View ArticleEl-Rufai’s loyalists trying to please him — ‘True APC’ spokesman
Murtala Abubakar, the Publicity Secretary of the ‘True APC’ and a member of the concerned elders of the party speaks with GODWIN ISENYO on the suspension of Senator Shehu Sani What is your view on the...
View ArticleEx-militants ask FG to probe past NDDC board
A group of former Niger Delta militants have threatened to go back to the creeks if the Federal Government failed to probe the past Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The former fighters,...
View ArticleFirst you must cry to laugh
Happy New Year, good people. It is the year 2016. A New Year, new expectations, goals, dreams, resolutions, and everything that ushers us into every New Year with hope. The title of this week’s column...
View ArticleI didn’t bleach my skin –Frederick Leonard
Nollywood actor, Frederick Leonard, speaks about his career and the movie industry Describe your experience in Nollywood so far as an actor? Nollywood has its hurdles to scale, but I believe all will...
View ArticleNigerian pathologist vs. American football
The hero of the recently released US movie ‘concussion,’ is a Nigerian pathologist, Dr. Bennet Omalu, and the movie is sending shivers down the spine of the American football industry. It could be the...
View ArticleIghalo not only good at scoring, he’s romantic — Wife
Watford striker Odion Ighalo scored 30 goals for the Hornets in 2015 to emerge the top scorer in the English league football but his wife insists the 26-year-old is even a better husband than a scorer,...
View ArticleHow do we form our identities?
Happy New Year dear readers! I hope your new year has got off to a grand start, and if not, I wish and pray for you that it does. Maybe there are changes one can make within oneself and how one thinks...
View ArticleSubsidy removal: NLC calls NEC meeting
Niyi Odebode, Fidelis Soriwei , and Friday Olokor Nigeria Labour Congress has called a National Executive Committee meeting over the removal of fuel subsidy. On Saturday, subsidy was officially removed...
View ArticleNCC denies involvement in NBC/MTN licence deal
The Nigeria Communications Commission has distanced itself from the N34bn licence deal the MTN struck with the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission to use the 700 mega-hertz spectrum. The NCC’s Executive...
View ArticleHeadies awards: Fans divided over Olamide, Don Jazzy clash
LEKE BAIYEWU and Gbenga Adeniji Fans of hip-hop singer, Olamide Adedeji, popularly called, Olamide Baddo, and versatile producer, Michael Ajereh, better known as Don Jazzy, have taken on one another on...
View ArticleChicken pecks buyer to coma in Asaba
A fowl on Friday around Konwea Plaza in Asaba, Delta State allegedly pecked a buyer to coma, leaving the crowd who had thronged the scene to catch a glimpse of the incident to scamper for safety. It...
View ArticleSenate forgery: FG decides on Ekweremadu, others this week
Ade Adesomoju Individuals questioned by the police and suspected to be involved in the forgery of the Senate Standing Orders used to conduct the leadership elections of the current 8th Senate will know...
View ArticleAPC afraid of Dasuki becoming President — PDP
President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade has been described as a war between the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress and the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party. In a...
View ArticleNavy arrests 16 crude oil thieves in Delta
Officials of the Nigerian Navy on Friday in Oteghale community, Warri-South Local Government Area of Delta State uncovered a hideout of crude oil thieves and arrested 16 suspects. Flag Officer...
View ArticleBayelsa rerun: Police summon ex-militants, others to meeting
The police authorities in Bayelsa State have invited ex-militant leaders to a meeting ahead of the state governorship election rerun rescheduled to Saturday, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The meeting is to...
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