(1) Today is June 30. On this day in 1936, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie asked the League of Nations for sanctions against Italy after they occupied the country. This was in response to Italy’s murderous conduct during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War that began on 3 October 1935. Italy used mustard gas against the Ethiopians
(2) It was also on this day in 1914 that Mahatma Gandhi's was first arrested after campaigning for Indian rights in South Africa
SENATOR Rochas Okorocha has denied accusations by his predecessor Governor Emeka Ihedioha that his wife took away 67 cars belonging to the Imo State government when he left office on May 29.
(1) Today is June 29. On this very day in 1914, Jina Guseva attempted to assassinate Grigori Rasputin, the Russian mystic monk at his home town in Siberia
NIGERIA needs to unlock as much as $900bn worth of dead capital to increase economic activities and stimulate growth according to a recent report by international accountancy form PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
NIGERIA is said to be losing about $9bn a year to foreign ship-owners because the country has no single vessel that is involved in international freight services according to recent data revealed by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC).
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has finalised plans to have his cabinet in place before the National Assembly goes on recess at the end of July with preparations already in place to present a list of nominees to the summit next week.
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is planning to make several changes to his team when it files out against Madagascar on Sunday as he intends to rest several key players now that the team has qualified for the knock-out stages.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has written to the UK Parliament debunking recent claims by the Northern Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) which accused his government of persecuting and alienating Christians.
(1) Today is June 28. It was on this day in 1914 that Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo by the young Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It basically started World War One as the chain reactions tore Europe apart
TWELVE people have been confirmed injured after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in Lagos State last night in what has become a recurring incidence with sub-standard structures giving way thanks to a poor planning regime.
SENATOR Rochas Okorocha has denied accusations by his predecessor Governor Emeka Ihedioha that his wife took away 67 cars belonging to the Imo State government when he left office on May 29.
NIGERIA is said to be losing about $9bn a year to foreign ship-owners because the country has no single vessel that is involved in international freight services according to recent data revealed by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC).
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has finalised plans to have his cabinet in place before the National Assembly goes on recess at the end of July with preparations already in place to present a list of nominees to the summit next week.
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr is planning to make several changes to his team when it files out against Madagascar on Sunday as he intends to rest several key players now that the team has qualified for the knock-out stages.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has written to the UK Parliament debunking recent claims by the Northern Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) which accused his government of persecuting and alienating Christians.
TWELVE people have been confirmed injured after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in Lagos State last night in what has become a recurring incidence with sub-standard structures giving way thanks to a poor planning regime.
