REPORT OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE: NEED FOR A REFERENDUM (3) “Sovereignty belongs to the people. It does not and cannot belong to their elected representatives. Indeed the Section 14(2) of the Constitution provides that sovereignty belongs to the people from whom the government through the Constitution derives its authority and power… the National Assembly cannot without full participation of the people consider or make fundamental changes in the structure of the...Read More
By Phil McNulty Chief football writer From the section Football SOURCE: bbc.com Cristiano Ronaldo wept tears of despair then tears of joy as the Euro 2016 final took him on an emotional journey from his lowest low to the high of lifting Portugal’s first major trophy. The 31-year-old Real Madrid superstar carried his country’s hopes into the final against hosts France in Paris not only as Portugal’s captain but also...Read More
Sir/Madam, This is to inform that the following Director post has been published for external recruitment through Circular Letter and on UNESCO’s website. – Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences & Secretary of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) (SC 398, D-1), (ref. CL/4164). – Director of Multisectoral Regional Office in Abuja and UNESCO Representative to Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Togo (6NGFSC0001RP,...Read More
Nigeria’s sovereignty is not negotiable From OLUSEYE OJO, Ibadan FORMER Minister of Petroleum, Prof Tam David-West, has taken a swipe at the Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, for saying the sovereignty of Nigeria is negotiable. He described the submission as absolute rubbish and nonsense. He insists that the sovereignty of Nigeria is non-negotiable. David-West also said: “I prepared myself for this interview because for a virologist to challenge a Nobel...Read More
A former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has affirmed that Nigeria and and African countries might be sitting on a gunpowder. He said the hazards of the lingering and increasing youth unemployment is alarming. Olusegun Obasanjo made this remark while receiving the newly appointed President of ECOWAS Commission, Marcel Alain de Souza at his Abeokuta residence. He said: “On the issue of unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, I have maintained that all of...Read More
