By Samuel Oyadongha

Yenagoa—Wife of the Acting President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, weekend tasked Christians to be worthy of emulation by others.

Mrs. Jonathan stated this during the funeral of the late mother of the wife of the former governor of the state, Mrs. Margaret Alamieyeseigha, at Amassoma, in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa [...]

The Federal Government has declared Friday, 2 April (Good Friday) and Monday, 5 April (Easter Monday) as public holidays in accordance with the Christian calendar.

Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has kicked against some proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution by the Senate even as the former Minister for Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, advocates free, fair and credible 2011 elections where voters are allowed to decide who leads them, saying that many conflicts in Nigeria result from years of neglect and social injustice.

The closing of the deal between Kuwaiti telecom firm Zain and India’s Bharti Airtel could take weeks or months, Zain’s chairman was quoted on Saturday as saying.

By Gbenga Ariyibi

Ado Ekiti – The Managing Editor of The NEWS magazine, Mr. Babafemi Ojudu, explained yesterday why he is gunning for a senatorial seat in Ekiti State, saying most of the politicians who had represented the state in the National Assembly since 1999 have not done enough  to better the lot of [...]

LEADER of the All Progressives Grand Alliance,  APGA and Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, yesterday, expressed support for the reappointment of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, saying that with the outcome of the recent Anambra election showed that the INEC could conduct credible elections for the country in future [...]

Butchers and policemen in Umuahia, Abia State capital, clashed Wednesday after a cop shot at a bus killing a butcher.