And it’s worse now that they have GSM to play with, they tell lies almost everytime you hear them talking because they know the person they’re speaking with will not see them”.

Speaking after the Senate passage of the budget, the President of the Senate, Chief David Mark, called for strict implementation of the budget as he blamed the underdevelopment of the oil-producing region on poor budget implementation.

Alitheia Goodwell Microfinance Bank, a subsidiary of Alitheia Capital, a venture capitalist specializes in financing micro-finance banks. In this interview conducted by Amaka Agwuegbo, the Vice President of Alitheia Capital, Andre Wenger, blames the problem of MFBs in Nigeria to poor understanding of micro-financing. Excerpts Alitheia has its hands in many pies, why go into […]

MY friends and I used to have a good laugh about the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. We read about so many Special Advisers, Senior Advisers, Political Assistants and other such offices that we concluded that the man must have over a hundred such officers.

Dear Bunmi, I’m single, in my middle twenties and hadn’t had sex for months until recently. But I have a very versatile vibrator I use regularly. I recently met a guy at a wedding and we started dating. When it comes to sex, however, I just couldn’t climax-even when he stimulated me by hand. I […]

IT is interesting to know that President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is aware of the criticisms that trail his administration. His long silence gave the impression that he was either unaware or he was not bothered over whatever Nigerians thought about him. Chief Ojo Maduekwe, Minister of Foreign Affairs spoke when he  represented the President at […]

By Luka Binniyat & Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA – After the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) rejected a 40% pay rise by the Federal Government (FG) last week, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Adetokunbo Kayode, yesterday said the FG would still meet with striking University lectures today to find a way out over […]

By Gbenga Akanmu LAGOS — The reports of the town hall meetings held by the Lagos State House of Assembly across the state have been forwarded to the executive arm for incorporation into the 2010 budget. The reports, which are in two volumes, were presented before the state lawmakers by the Majority Leader, Mr. Taiwo […]

By Fredrick Okopie The Senate’s Deputy Chairman on Ecology and gubernatorial aspirant in Anambra state, Senator Annie Okonkwo has said that if agricultural potentials in Anambra were optimally harnessed, the state will meet the food requirement of the nation and export to generate revenue. Senator Okonkwo said that in the face of dwindling fortune from […]

By Franklin Alli ABUJA—Special Adviser to the President on Relations with Civil Society, Mr. Chineme Ume-Ezeoke, has said officials of Civil Society Organisations (CSO) will soon be trained and deployed for independent monitoring and evaluation of the public procurement process in Federal Ministries, Parastatals, Departments and Agencies. Addressing delegates during a policy dialogue session, yesterday, […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU – THE Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sullivan Chime, Mr. Dan Nwomeh, who was abducted from his Independence Layout Enugu residence by suspected kidnappers on July 4, regained his freedom Monday night. Nwomeh, who was set free after 17 days in captivity, was said to have been released by his abductors […]

..donates N150m infrastructures to AAU In continuation of its determination to boost the manpower pool for the Nigerian economy, Intercontinental Bank Plc will today present scholarship cheques worth N5million to some students of Ondo State origin as first part of the N50 million Intercontinental Bank – Ondo State Scholarship Scheme which will be launched today. […]

GOVERNORSHIP aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra state, Mr. Emeka Etiaba, has debunked insinuations that he may step down and pick the Deputy Governor slot. He said this yesterday when his campaign organisation, Emeka Etiaba Campaign Organisation held an interactive session with Freight Forwarders of Anambra origin. He said he is […]

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—A Federal High Court sitting in  Awka, Anambra state,  yesterday adjourned till  October 5, 2009  for hearing in the contempt proceeding initiated against the Access Bank Plc Managing Director, Mr Aigboje Imoukhuede and his Deputy, Mr Herbert Wigwe by an Onitsha based industrialist and transporter, Chief Sebastine Udemba. Udemba, the second plaintiff […]

By Luka Binniyat ABUJA –  Minister of Environment, Mr. John Odey, said Nigeria loses about $750 million annually as 350,000 hectares of its forest land is annually depleted by direct human activities and climate change. Odey also said the Sahara Desert in Nigeria was moving southwards at a rate of 600 metres per year with […]