By Donu Kogbara VERY few of the people around us have significant impacts on our lives. And I want to pay a brief but heartfelt tribute to my beloved auntie, Chief Mrs Chinyere Asika, who recently celebrated her 70th birthday and is not only one of the most intellectual and accomplished women of her generation […]

By Emmanuel Majebi The Chief Justice of Nigeria or the Chief Judge of a State against whom an allegation of inability to misconduct or contravention of the code of conduct has been made under this section shall be entitled to defend himself in person or by a Legal practitioner of his own choice before the […]

By Owei Lakemfa THE on-going disagreements between Israel and its principal backer, the United States seem a trifle. The Palestinians are squeezed mainly into two small settlements;  the Gaza Strip and the West Bank .  Yet Israel continues to nibble parts of the West Bank by building settlements. America’s request delivered by Secretary of State, […]

A woman of vim and vigour, Ms Temitope Ajayi, has a lot going for her. After several years of her sojourn in the United States leading thousands of Nigerians in the Diaspora, she cleverly chose to return with a wonderful initiative. Her passion, even while in US, was what she calls caring for the young-adult. It was not a surprise when she decided to introduce an agricultural empowerment programme for young farmers in her beloved country.

By Onochie Anibeze It’s been interesting trying to analyse the reactions of Nigerians after the goalless draw with Tunisia on June 20.

By Ise-Oluwa Ige In the last two years, not less than 20 lawsuits were filed in different inferior and regular courts of record in the country by some political parties and their candidates to invalidate the gubernatorial poll held in Imo on April 28, 2007. The said election produced Dr Ikedi Ohakim of the Progressive […]

By Mike Anachuna “I shall fight crime with jobs”   – Governor  Obi’s 2003 Campaign promise. THE ‘multiple award winning’ Governor of Anambra State it must be admitted, ran one of the best campaigns in this country before the 2003 elections which he won fair and square.  He presented a social contract to the people.  He […]

ABUJA — PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua, yesterday, proclaimed an unconditional amnesty to all Niger Delta militants in the creeks as well as those facing prosecution in the law courts, including Henry Okah, standing a secret trial on a 62-count charge of treason, terrorism, illegal possession of firearms and arms trafficking and Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo) and other militant leaders declared wanted by the Niger Delta security unit, Joint Task Force (JTF).

By  Godfrey Bivbere Motorists and commuters plying Apapa-Oshodi expressway have been subjected to harrowing experience in the last three days due to bad roads, coupled with the rains which have made the roads unmotorable.

The Lagos State Infrastructural Maintenance & Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) has called on owners of old masts in the state to remove them with immediate effect.