PATRIOTISM is a mere word, without meaning, and absent in government policies. Over time, governments of Nigeria have done little to impress on Nigerians the importance of loving our country.

Members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Edo State chapter Tuesday in Benin abandoned their stethoscopes and patients, took to the streets to protest the incessant kidnap of its members by unknown persons.

“Only about two to three houses were not burnt, all others were burnt”, he said, adding that “the soldiers have pulled out, I did not see any soldier here when we came in on Wednesday”.

Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged chief executives of federal tertiary hospitals in the country to proffer solutions and recommend what would aid governments in the improvement of the nation’s healthcare system.

BARELY two weeks to the August 22, 2009 re-run election the Akoko-Edo North Constituency, there are reports that state security agents may have uncovered a printing press where newly printed voters registers are allegedly being received by agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in state.

we must seek divine intervention in order that we begin to see less of this kind of atrocities. I know that every body feels unsafe in Benin City these days, it is such a pity. Even coming to Benin , myself, every body was telling me you have to be very careful and it is a pity that this is happening in our own state.

By Innocent Anaba The Socio-Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged US Secretary of State Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton to use her visit to Nigeria scheduled to begin on August 10 2009, to press the Nigerian government to exercise sufficient political will and good faith to fight high level official corruption in the country, […]

SUPER Eagles Coach Amodu Shuaibu is one person who does not succumb to fear. Despite all the criticisms about his Eagles, Amodu remains constant that Nigeria would pick the ticket to play in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa ahead of Tunisia.

Uboh, who spoke at a civic reception organised in her honour by the Ekuku-Agbor community in Ika council area, assured people of her constituents of her avowed commitments to attract more dividends of democracy to the area and called for continued peace and support of government policies and programmes.

By Emmanuel Majebi It was a very tough decision for me to decide to write this article about the LCDA’s controversy especially when I find myself in a position where I do not for once agree with the Lagos state Government! The present Governor of Lagos State has performed well and is a breath of […]

3SC boss Mutiu Adepoju has confirmed that 11 players have been placed on transfer as their services are no longer required by the team.
“Yes I can confirm to you that eleven players have been given letters placing them on transfer. It’s a hard decision to take, but since their services are no longer required we had no other option,” he explained.

AS the zero hour to the September 6 all-important cracker between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia draws near, ex international Chike Arisa has warned that Nigeria should brace up or be ready to swallow the bitter pill at the National Stadium in Abuja.

By Kayode Matthew In other civilised climes, it is unheard of that someone who was not a candidate in an election could be declared the winner of that election by the electoral umpire. In Nigeria however, where nothing is impossible, the ‘winner’ will not only exploit the loopholes in the law to enable him remain […]

FORMER Super brat, Etim Esin has confessed that he needs Nigeria’s qualification for the 2010 World Cup even more than the players. The ex-international who was christened “Maradona’ because of his monumental skills said that he would use the World Cup in South Africa to shot himself back to reckoning and therefore is begging the team not to toy with the qualification.

By Emmanuel Aziken When the Evidence Act was first enacted 64 years ago it neither envisaged the use of computer technology nor the use of mobile telephone text messages in fraud. It is thus not surprising that clear evidence of the use of computers and mobile phones remain inadmissible in Nigerian courts today. Rather, the […]