By Okey Ndiribe, Tony Edike, Peter Duru & Jimitota Onoyume Calls for creation of more states,  resource control, true federalism, jettisoning of quota system, as well as Land Use Act, independent candidacy and removal of immunity clause from the constitution dominated presentations yesterday as the two-day Senate Public  hearing on constitutional review across the six […]

*As court determines his fate today By Emmanuel Aziken &  Emma Ovuakporie ABUJA—Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo remains de-listed from the list of contestants for the scheduled February 6 2009, governorship race in Anambra State except the court amends the present situation that he is fit to participate […]

To engage the monumental challenge of recovering from the national disaster of abandoning software development for so long, the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) is shopping for about N500m .

The CEO/EVC of NCC , Engr. Ernest Ndukwe will be conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Science in Communications (D.Sc.) (honoris causa) of the Obafemi Awolowo University at the 37th Convocation Ceremonies of the university scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 2009. The university said that the conferment of the degree is in recognition […]

By Prince Osuagwu Since the smugglers and their fake producer counterparparts are threatening to take the African market away from genuine product manufacturers, world household electronics and mobile phone manufacturers Samsung and Mehdi Global Services (MGS) Limited,  are thinking of a way to fight back. Recently, they opened an ultra modern showroom in Ikeja, Lagos, […]

VISAFONE has announced readiness to comply with the CDMA Development Group’’s (CDG) Open Market Handset, OMH initiative. This would probably make it the first operator in Africa to do so. The company is going into this phase of development in its network, in cooperation with Qualcomm Incorporated. Going OMH would prepare Visafone to offer SIM […]

By Efosa Roseline-Mbonu For a certainty, we cannot rule out the profound effect of modern technology on global civilization. At the same time, we cannot undermine the harmful effect it is having on the lives of youths. The Science News Magazine affirms that “the internet provides an unprecedented number and variety of meeting places ranging […]

President, West African Bar Association, WABA, Mr Femi Falana, yesterday, initiated an action, asking a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to compel President Umaru Musa Yar’adua to immediately empower the Vice-President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan to discharge the functions of the President as the Acting President of Nigeria.

Wolfsburg of Germany striker, Obafemi Martins, whose Manager ruled him out of the Nations Cup was named by Coach Shaibu Amodu Shaibu. So also is vice skipper of the Eagles and Everton of England defender Joseph Yobo who suffered a hamstring injury, Danny Shittu, Dickson Etuhu and Seyi Olofinjana.

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — The Kwara   State government has vowed to deal ruthlessly with any farmer who foment trouble and threaten the peace of the state over the election of Alhaji Abdullahi Hassan-led leadership of All Farmers Association, AFAN, state chapter held recently. Governor Bukola Saraki who was represented by his Commissioner for Agriculture, […]