NEWS & REPORTS

 Boko Haram rejects amnesty

 

The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has rejected the idea of an amnesty. Last week President Goodluck Jonathan asked a high level team to look into the possibility of granting the militants a pardon. 

OPINION

Spiritual catastrophe 

By Odimegwu Onwumere

Many have introduced religion-materialism, and have invented a world around them, without the soul. This is not a radical change from the fundamental principles of human existence, but a rudely change for self-seeking purposes. They have made the consciousness the world started with to seize from upwards. What continues to grow and grow is theorem without practical shows. This is a spiritual catastrophe.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Kenya inaugurates  fourth president

Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated as the fourth president of the Republic Of Kenya, in Nairobi

OPINION

The alluring narrative of Tonye Princewill (Part 1)

By Nwaorgu Faustinus 

Princewill

In the Nigeria political conclave, with particular reference to Port Harcourt – the capital city of Rivers State, there abound different crop of politicians that represent  one, two or more positive  features to their followers, admirers, or political observers, analysts and commentators. 

NEWS & REPORTS

Mountain of Fire Miracles Ministries splashes N40m on first class graduates 

LAGOS - In continuation of his desire to reward academic excellence, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, MFM, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, weekend, splashed N40 million on members of the church who graduated with first class honours degree from different universities across the country. 

FEATURE

2013 African Cup of Nations: A moment of glory for African coaches

Keshi, Nigerian coach @ AFCON

When the curtains drew on the 2013 AFCON in South Africa it was the Super Eagles of Nigeria that received the final applause. Thanks to a brilliant wonder strike from Sunday Mba on the Sunday the tournament ended, Nigeria lifted the trophy to a well deserved standing ovation after a pulsating final against the Stallions of Burkina Faso in Soweto.

OPINION

How security operatives imperfect the war against Boko Haram

By Odimegwu Onwumere

It was funny to many Nigerians when President Goodluck Jonathan on-one-occasion said that the members of an Islamic sect known as Jamaatu Ahlil Sunna Lidawati wal Jihad but basically called Boko Haram which translates to Book is Sin, had infiltrated his government, not excluding the security agencies.

TRIBUTE

Chinua Achebe: dead yet lives forever

The Nobel laureate that never was and the poster face of modern African literature is no longer with us. Alas! Chinua Achebe is reported to have joined the ancestors at 82 on 21^st March 2013.