As a mark of its commitment to the growth and development of the country, Dana Airlines is partnering with Rise Networks on this year’s edition of the National Interactive Youth Forum.

EDO State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole yesterday in Benin said that the state government would not accept the downward review of the remuneration package of political office, public and judicial office holders, saying that he has serious reservations about it.

The parish priest, Rev. Fr. Michael Akere, had asked the congregation whether the congregation felt that the wearing of trousers by female members to the church amounted to indecent dressing. He told the church that wearing of trousers to the church by women did not amount to indecent dressing.

By Albert Akpor and Lamidi Bamidele To say that Lagos residents and by extension, the entire country was shocked beyond words as they woke up last week to the gory sight of a  shattered Atlas Cove jetty and the charred remains of naval personnel and some yet to identified persons after militants operating under the […]

In an interview with newsmen, Mrs. Eda Ekemere said the decision to donate the tiles and to undertake the cost of the laying of the tiles was informed by her determination to contribute her quota to the development of the broadcasting station.

THE industrial dispute between the Niger-Delta River Pilots Association in Delta State and the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Warri over piloting of vessels in the waterways of the state by indigenous pilots has been amicably resolved between the two sides by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State .

According to him, “irrespective of the beauty and good intention of the draft law, if passed as it is without a clear and unambiguous statement on the roles, and defined participation and stakeholding of respective oil-bearing groups and communities, the law will not achieve its desired results as crisis and agitations from host communities will remain unresolved.”

By  T. A. Orji ON Thursday July 2, 2009, a mammoth crowd of sympathisers and mourners gathered at the Enugu State Government House South East of Nigeria, to pay their last respects to the sage, Chief Christian Chukwuma Onoh, during his funeral. The presence of prominent Nigerians who took turns to pay tribute to the […]

STORIES abound about corruption in the Nigeria Customs Service. The Service told its own story at a public hearing of the joint Senate Committee on Agriculture and Industry. While everyone accuses the Customs of failing to stop smuggling, Customs Comptroller (Import and Export), Mr. Julius Nwagwu threw the issue back to the high and mighty […]

EVERY other day on this column we lament the scourge of poor quality leaders who straddle the commanding heights of our public affairs. “Poor quality” does not necessarily mean low educational background or that the person involved does not have impressive academic certificates. After all, many of our poor quality leaders, like the man in the news today, are holders of post-graduate degrees.