ISOKO Positive Agenda (IPA) has thrown its weight behind the Conference of Ethnic Nationalities of Niger Delta (CEEND) on its demand on the Federal Government to give explicit interpretation of the 10 percent equity for oil host communities.
IPA members, who rose from a meeting in Warri, said in a statement signed by their chairman, [...]
THE Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) has declared that Nigerians now live in apparent hopelessness. It blamed this on the economic and socio-political situation in the country in which the major social structures are collapsing.
In a communiqué issued at the end of the quarterly meeting of its General Assembly Executive Committee (GAEC), the church [...]
THE annual Shiloh event organized by Living Faith Church Worldwide Ota, Lagos, holds December 8 to 12. This year’s event titled ‘Hour of Restoration’ is the eleventh in the series of Shiloh events.
Bishop David Oyedipo, president of the Living Faith Church, said Shiloh 2009, like previous events, will have special healing services and a [...]
*Insists deregulation is the only way forward
*Says Nigeria has invested heavily in education
*‘Some people are still living with prejudices of the First Republic’
In this concluding part of the interview with Senator Jubril Aminu, some of his comments came across as scary.
Sampler: Look at what happened in Lagos [...]
By Ise-Oluwa Ige
Abuja-THE National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is scheduled to meet next month, in Enugu. The NEC is the highest ruling organ of the association.
The meeting is important for more reasons than one. First, the meeting will avail the NBA the opportunity to critically x-ray the major [...]
Mama Favour had been dreading the end of term report that her first son would bring home. Throughout the term she had been ensuring that he attended classes regularly and did his home work. She even got him a lesson coach, still his reports weren’t improving, and this infuriates the father. Her fears were confirmed when he didn’t make the first twenty in his class.
By KOLADE LAREWAJU
Abeokuta- SPEAKERÂ of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, has commended Chief HID Awolowo, the wife of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, for her untiring efforts in bringing about unity among Yoruba even in her old age.
Speaking during a visit on the occasion of the 94th birthday of the wife [...]
BREAKING News Commentary: Justas I was about to send this Sunday’s column to the Sunday Editor, news reached us that our dear President Yar’Adua had once again been admitted into a hospital in Saudi. He was on admission in January this year, which occasioned the column below – written in January 2009.
I AM unhappy about what our lawmakers are making of lawmaking. The number of words in their dictionary seems to have been reduced by one important word in the armoury of men of honour. That word is shame. Our lawmakers know no shame, and it is a pity.
RONKE is nobody’s wife. She has never been married and doesn’t want to get married. She always insisted that she wasn’t a wife material. She has her hands into several businesses including ordering items on her label abroad to be sold here in the country.
We had a roaring time, the Allure Team and our guests. The guests comprised the crème of the fashion and style industry. They were invited to look critically at our obsession with clothes and more clothes.
As you read this, fifteen girls will be slugging it out on the runway as the much awaited Nigeria’s Next Supermodel holds today November 29, 2009, at the balmoral, Air Officers Mess Kofo Abayomi Lagos..
By Emma Amaize
Warri-NIGER-DELTA activist and Itsekiri youth leader, Comrade Omolubi Newuwumi, has advised that the Itsekiri and other ethnic nationalities in the Niger-Delta should not be ignored by the Federal Government in the on-going discussions with stakeholders, including ex-militant leaders on the post- amnesty programme and the peace process generally in the region.
Speaking [...]
As the Yuletide season draws near, so is the party season. And if you wish to party during this period, it’s time to think outside of the regular work ensemble. The dinners and formal evening events, affords us the opportunity to dress up. However, being on the red carpet requires a little bit of preparation.
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