A big face-off is brewing between Abia state House of Assembly and Imo state House of Assembly over the warrant of arrest issued to the immediate governor of Abia state, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu by the Imo House over allegations Orji made against the governor of Imo state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim.

The Special Adviser to the Benue State Governor on HIV/AIDS and other Communicable diseases Mrs. Maria Idu has disclosed that no fewer than 400,000 persons have been identified as carriers of the dreaded HIV/AIDS virus in the state.

Anybody who thinks ECOMOG forces failed in Liberia is not being realistic. The ECOMOG forces went to stabilise Liberia and not to save Samuel Doe specifically but to make sure that some level of sanity came back to Liberia. If the ECOMOG forces did not go there at all, the level of anarchy that would have befallen Liberia would have been unimaginable. So, anybody who sits down to say ECOMOG forces did not succeed in Liberia is not being fair to the Nigerian Armed Forces. And remember that ECOMOG was on peace re-enforcement.

A lot of us actually regret not doing that. I remember that Ted Mukoro was one of those who got the awards at Ibadan. He started WNBS, the radio station. They came in a year after WNTV kicked off. We met and we agreed that some of us would have started our own TV stations.

Is there any way that we women can ‘corner’ this weeks article and prevent the men from reading it since we have all discovered this column has most men’s favorite column.

EBONYI State government has approved the registration of Ebonyi State Power Generating Company as well as the appointment of Engr E. N. Uduma as the General Manager of the State Electricity Company.

Nigeria has been urged to gear up for the post-oil era if the country wants to continue to remain relevant in the scheme of things globally.

Gov Babangida Aliyu of Niger State at the weekend urged the people of the state to support the Federal Government’s efforts to reform the electoral process to strengthen the nation’s democratic institutions.

The concern is based on developments which show that the President has a life-threatening condition that incapacitates him from carrying out his official duties effectively, knowing fully well that constitutionally, the Vice President has never really been in charge whenever the President is not available.

For the international footballers, you first hook up with their managers and I pay quite a lot of money to get them appear on my programme. And these include the Nigerian players. It’s not just a mere talk, it is money. There are lots of sacrifices apart from money. And I wasn’t frustrated because I knew what I wanted. It is business and there was need for me to make it work.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, says only one apex microfinance banking organisation is acceptable in the sub-sector of the Nigerian economy.

CHIEF Rita Lori-Ogbebor yesterday at the palace of the Olu of Warri narrowly escaped death at the ongoing Itsekiri National Conference organized by HRM Ogiame Atuwatse 11 to chart a new path for the Itsekiri land when some politicians invaded venue of the conference and wreaked havoc on participants, communication gadgets and other equipment put in place for the August event.

Chief Ngozi Chukwuka Ibeaha is a leading industrialist from Achi, Orji River Local Government Area of Enugu State. He is the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Eugene Rose Industries Limited based in Lagos. His company operates, amongst numerous other ventures, an ultra modern bottle water plant (De-Rose Waters) at Ibah, Lagos State with a workforce of over 500 Nigerians. The enigma popularly called Onwa Achi spoke on current issues in the country.
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The recent (or current) issue of where the Annual Budget should be presented by the President of the Federation, Alhaji Umar Yar’Adua, might be described as uncalled for

The presentation of the budget by the President to the joint session of the National Assembly is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular events of the legislative year.