June 2010 Archive

The World Cup Is Fascinating

AS Monaco and Super Eagles midfield starlet, Lukman Haruna, tells TUNDE OYEDELE how he is finding the World Cup How do you feel playing at the World Cup? It's fulfilling, very fulfilling ...

A New Broom

There is high hope that Professor Attahiru Jega, whose appointment as the new boss for Independent National Electoral Commission was endorsed by National Council of State last week, is capable ...

Controversial Probe Panel

Controversy dogs activities of a probe panel believed to be set up by Governor Danbaba Suntai to indict his predecessor, Reverend Jolly Nyame for alleged contravention of fiscal laws [caption ...

Ochendo And The Attacks On TheNEWS

Since TheNEWS edition of 31 May 2010 hit the streets, we have watched with utter disappointment the desperation of Governor Theodore Orji and his aides to rubbish the hard-earned reputation ...

An Eventful One Year

[caption id="attachment_1572" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="Sanusi Lamido, Governor Central Bank of Nigeria."][/caption] Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi marks one year in office amid a mixture of kudos and ...

Sanusi Has Not Done Anything New

Henry Boyo, economist and monetary analyst, tells FUNSHO BALOGUN that the Central Bank of Nigeria under Lamido Sanusi is yet to get its act right [caption id="attachment_1594" align="alignright" width="300" caption="• Henry ...

Victims Of Lead Poisoning

GUSAU: A saying has it that people seeking treasure in the caves need not fear demons or fire-spitting dragons. There are other things to be afraid of. And they are ...

Salary Increase Thrills Kwara Workers

ILORIN: The demand for wage increase is as old as the word ‘labour’. While the employers pay workers wages that will keep them alive—not make them rich—the labourers have consistently ...

Talk Shop On Nigeria

[caption id="attachment_1496" align="alignright" width="254" caption="Sule Lamido, Zamfara State Governor."][/caption] DUTSE: Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, is known for his pragmatic approach to issues of political development. This much he demonstrated at ...

Emeka Offor’s Kastech & Other Issues

Nigerian mass communication practitioners have always practised journalism of conscience and national commitment, as former Information Minister Tony Momoh used to call it when he was in the 1970s editor ...

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Wole Soyinka: Next Phase Of Boko Haram Terrorism

To what will you attribute Boko Haram’s ...
Prof. Wole Soyinka

Between Town And Gown

Professor Wole Soyinka combines intellectualism with positive ...
Al Mustapha after the verdict

Al-Mustapha Sentenced To Death

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, head of the killing ...
• Boko Haram-bombed police vehicle at Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi

Nigeria: A Nation On The Brink

The Boko Haram menace spins out of ...