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The Queen of African talking drum, Aralola Olumuyiwa, lived up to expectations last Thursday as she dazzled the crowd at the Felabration concert, held in Lagos in honour of late Afrobeat music legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

Over 6,000 wannabee Nollywood stars have so far registered for the 2009 edition of the very popular Amstel Malta Box Office, AMBO. The reality TV programme, sponsored by Amstel Malta, the low sugar malt drink for men and women of class was launched last week with a call for entry from potential Nollywood Stars. This number is expected to increase this week as the call for entry draws to a close this weekend.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Imo State Government has been challenged to fulfil its  promise of returning schools to their original owners, if the desire of training  youngsters in character and learning is to be realised. The Bishop of Orlu Catholic Diocese, Dr. Gregory Ochiagha (rtd), made the appeal in his sermon during a concelebrated Pontifical Sung […]

Ngozi, an unmarried teenage mother had her first baby three years ago. To her dismay today, she is pregnant for her second baby. How could this have happened and how is she going to cope? The single mother remembered the heart break, severe pains and agony that trailed her first pregnancy following the refusal of her boyfriend, Charles, to accept responsibility of the child.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero, is set for war with the management of the Power Holdings Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Plc over what he described as indiscriminate felling of trees in the nation’s capital city, just as he has threatened to sanction them […]

Owerri—Imo State Government, yesterday in Owerri said that it has put measures in place to stop waste in public spending. Mr Kerian Onwuzurike, Special Adviser to Governor Ikedi Ohakim on Revenue Generation, Mobilisation and Account Monitoring, said that all financial loopholes in organs of government had been plugged. Onwuzurike told newsmen that the measure had […]

….. Olisa Agbakoba v. The Director, State Security Services & Anor., revisited By Awa Kalu Very recently, acres of newsprint have been dominated by controversy arising from a memo allegedly despatched to some of our missions abroad directing Embassy and Consular Staff to deny consular services to some of our citizens particularly Mallam El Rufai, […]

By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says it has set up a Board of Inquiry to investigate the circumstances which led to the alleged killing of a  taxi driver,  Abdulrauf Wuraola Shittu, after an argument with  an air force personnel at Mando, near the Air Force  Base in Kaduna State about […]

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—THE Nigeria Police Command in Ebonyi State,  yesterday paraded four suspected robbers, who the police said have been in the command’s wanted list. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Abakaliki, the Police spokesman, Mr Chris Anyanwu, said that on Tuesday this week at about 10. 30am, a patriotic citizen called-in […]

By Enyim Enyim Onitsha—Anambra State Government has distributed drugs worth over N80million to voluntary agencies hospitals and the primary healthcare centres in the state, Commissioner for Health, Prof. Amobi Ilika has said. Speaking yesterday with Vanguard, the Commissioner said, 45 voluntary agencies hospitals and 21 primary health care centers benefitted from the government largesse, adding […]

The Forum of Federations, will next week Monday, hold a one day Training session on Fiscal Federalism. The training project seeks to enhance the understanding of fiscal federalism issues, challenges and opportunities in Nigeria among a cross section of key stakeholders. The outreach (training) program is designed to explores the issues of Federalism from a […]

By Innocent Anaba The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), before the annual conference of the association, which took place in Lagos,  in August this year, was involved in the face-off over the Lagos State Local Council Development Areas (LCDA). While the President of the NBA, Chief Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), cautioned the Federal Government […]

Onitsha—Some governorship aspirants, who contested for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) with former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo have again pledged their unflinching support for Soludo  and the party for the 2010 election in Anambra State. The aspirants who accompanied the PDP flagbearer, Soludo from Abuja to the Government […]

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA — Contrary to the believe of  National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogboloafor, that the party will capture Lagos State in 2011 elections, former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Ahmed Tinubu has said “they can’t do that.” Tinubu, who spoke to journalists yesterday in Abuja shortly after […]