Whether you are aware of it or not, many inter-tribal relationships have died an untimely death because of the tribal differences between the couple. Parents, elders, and friends have rained down fire and brimstone to see to it that this sacrilegious union does not get to the altar. The strong couples come out of it [...]
The Government of Imo State, South-East Nigeria, has adopted the 24 pregnant young girls rescued by the security operatives in the state. Gov. Owelle Rochas Okorocha disclosed this when officials of the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development presented the victims to him at the Government House. He also approved the immediate release [...]
Blood flowed in Daura, Katsina State, hometown of former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari Thursday night, when about 11 persons, including soldiers and policemen, were killed, in an exchange of gunfire among gunmen, suspected to be members of Boko Haram, police and soldiers. Saturday Sun gathered that the gunmen had attacked four commercial banks [...]
Troops deployed in Borno State by the federal government under the state of emergency declared by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday have captured 17 towns and villages allegedly controlled by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect. The troops, which started arriving in the state on Tuesday night, LEADERSHIP WEEKEND learnt, headed straight for the [...]
THE opposition coalition is moving unceasingly towards the creation of a grand coalition under the All Progressives Congress to challenge the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in 2015, just as many observers are worried at the booby traps that still dot the path of the coalition, investigations by The Friday Edition, has revealed. Despite the controversy [...]
The Anglican Church has said it will not release the body of the renowned author, Prof. Chinua Achebe, to the Ogidi community, Anambra State for burial. Similarly, the church and family of the late professor have said that they will not allow his wife, Christy, to go through the traditional widowhood rites that women who [...]
United Nations – Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria, could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the UN has said. Rupert Colvile, the spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said this in a statement made available at [...]
Yoruba actress, Laide Bakare’s breakup with her husband may have taken another twist with revelations rolling in from the man. It would be recalled that Laide got married years back to an American based man. They have a daughter together. A couple of weeks back, Laide disclosed that her husband is a liar and a [...]
An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. A military judge, Army Col. David Conn, found Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder on Monday and imposed the sentence Thursday morning. The only other possible [...]
An Address By The Governor Of The State Of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, At The One-day UNICEF ZONAL Sensitisation Meeting For First Ladies On Expanding Community-led Total Sanitation Campaign, In The Lagos Field Office, Held At The Leisure Spring Hotel, Osogbo, On Monday May 13, 2013 Protocols,I am most pleased to be invited to address [...]
