The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Bishop Felix Femi Ajakaye, has urged Nigerian journalists to stop celebrating politicians with “evil intentions’’. Ajakaye made the call in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday while delivering a sermon, entitled, “Silence and word: path of evangelization’’, in commemoration of the 2012 Communication Day. According to him, ignoring such politicians would aid efforts to rescue the country from “pervasive rots’’. Ajakaye advised journalists to adopt developmental journalism by reporting events that could portray Nigeria in good light rather than those that could dent the country’s image. He said the Nigerian press should not have “celebrated’’ the statement  [ Read More ]

Air Force to embark on joint defence programme to attract economic prosperity -Communique The Nigerian Air Force is to embark on joint defence venture programme with local and foreign corporations to attract more economic prosperity to itself and the country. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a seminar titled “Effective Employment of Airpower for Nation Building, the India’s Perspective’’ held in Kaduna as part of activities to mark the 2012 Air Expo. The communiqué said the Air Force would revitalise its defence cooperation with the Indian Air Force in areas of joint exercises, establishment of  [ Read More ]

The sweet fortune of motherhood smiled on Mrs Grace Obehi in the early hours of Sunday in Lagos, as she was delivered of a baby boy inside a commercial bus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited the scene of the incident, quotes an eye witness, Mrs Ifeoma Ogugua, as saying that Obehi entered into labour during a church service. Ogugua said that she noticed that the pregnant woman was restless in the church, “as she stood instead of sitting during the church service’’. She said she linked the pregnant woman’s restlessness to labour pains and decided to  [ Read More ]

Four persons were injured early on Sunday morning at the Amike-Aba area of Abakaliki following a clash between a local vigilance group and jubilant fans of Chelsea FC of England. The fans were celebrating Chelsea’s first-ever Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League victory over Bayern Munich FC of Germany. Chelsea achieved this feat through an epic 4-3 penalty shootout victory, which Chelsea recorded over the hard-fighting Bayern Munich. The two teams had battled to a 1-1 draw during regulation time. The vigilance group and the Chelsea fans occurred around 12.15 a.m. on Sunday, as the fans celebrated in  [ Read More ]

As the 50 members House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Amendment is set to commence a retreat in Port Harcourt, the former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2011 Presidential election, Prof. Peter Nwangwu, says the Immunity Clause in the 1999 Constitution should be removed because “it has done more harm than good”. The House Committee which is chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihediora is saddled with the task of identifying sections of the constitution which needed to be amended. The retreat is slated to take place from May 24 – 26. A retired Chief  [ Read More ]