By Donu Kogbara LAST  week, I criticised the many PDP members who objected to Yar’Adua being “foisted” on them as a presidential candidate but maintained a cowardly silence when Obasanjo (aka OBJ) instructed them to vote for Yar’Adua at the party convention in 2006…and are now bitterly blaming OBJ for problems that wouldn’t have arisen if they had stood up to him. I added that I was particularly mystified by the passivity of Northern PDP guys who allowed OBJ to compel them to accept a zonal representative whose health was known to be fragile, even then. I concluded by saying that Obasanjo, though flawed, possessed a strength of character that made him more impressive than his weak subordinates.

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OBJ – Surprise reactions

By Owei Lakemfa TURKEY, one of America’s staunchest allies in the Islamic world is  furious.

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Genocide by any other name

NIGERIANS are getting to the reality that every part of the country wants to free space and whatever resources it can for itself. The arguments are not about who settlers are and who are the indigenes, they are about the fact that Nigerians are now grappling with issues of citizenship. It is an issue that deserves handling with uttermost sensibility and sensitivity.

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A Country Of Settlers

Prof. Dora Akunyili By Azu Akanwa, Online Editor Dora Akunyili. The effervescent, quintessential amazon, fought drug barons and their couriers to a standstill in Nigeria.

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Vanguard Online Poll urges Akunyili not to resign

By Tony Edike ENUGU—THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  yesterday arraigned two persons, Frank David, alias ‘Col David’ and Emeka  Nweze, before a Federal High Court, Enugu on an eight count charge of attempting to obtain N3 million from the Chairman of Nkanu East Local Government Area, Enugu State, Ejikeme Ani, by falsely presenting themselves as staff of the anti-graft agency.

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EFCC arraigns 2 over attempt to defraud council chief

By Ben Efe Newly appointed Eagles’ technical adviser, Lars Lagerback burnt the ‘midnight candle’ and was adequately ready to take on for the Nigeria Football Federation interview panel, which screened four other coaches for the position. Lagerback’s agent Greg Keenan and chief executive of aspire management disclosed that his client, carefully studied the Eagles’ tapes especially their last game against Ghana at the 2010 Nations Cup.

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How Lagerback beat others to Eagles job, agent

By Ben Efe Al Merreikh football club of Sudan officials are still reeling from the sudden death of former Nigerian youth international Endurance Idahor. Idahor died last Saturday, during a league match between his club and rivals, Al Amal in Omdurman

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Endurance Idahor’s death sends shock waves

Jocob Ajom Nigerian footballer, Endurance Idahor collapsed and died in Sudan while playing for Sudanese champions, El Merreikh on Saturday, in Khartoum. Reports suggest that the former national U-20 player was felled after a tackle left him on his back and couldn’t breath again.

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IDAHOR: Catalogue of deaths in football

Despite the chest-thumping in the Glass House after the successful engagement of a renowned coach, Lars Lagerback for the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup-bound national team, there is a subdued pessimism over the semi-final target handed the Swede by the panel of interviewers. Nigerians have spoken and queried the semi final target as a tall order baring the short time to the World Cup. larger Coaches, former internationals and football enthusiasts have all come to the conclusion that Lagerback must be a magician to achieve a semi final ticket at the World Cup

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Semi-final target for Lagerback: Tall Order

By  Ikeddy Isiguzo EVERYTHING starts with a dream. I have been dreaming of Nigeria winning the 2010 World Cup.

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Finally, Nigeria Wins 2010 World Cup