By Charles Kumolu ONITSHA—GOVERNORSHIP Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo has regretted that his state had been governed by inefficient people in the past, saying that he is in the gubernatorial race to change the trend. He also declared that his wealth of experience makes him a better […]

By Emma Ovuakporie ABUJA — Minister of Information and Communication, Professor Dora Akunyili, has said Nigerians will never be treated like criminals again abroad after the showdown the country had with Sony Incorporation over the damaging advertisement that was eventually withdrawn. In her words: “We need the international community to increasingly alter its unwholesome impression […]

By McPhilips Nwachukwu ABUJA—AT the closure of the 2009 Abuja Carnival yesterday, Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Jonathan Goodluck  prescribed the development of the culture sector as the basis  for speedy socio-economic and political growth of the country. He said the present administration of  President Yar’Adua-led government believes strongly in the development of culture as […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO—The Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST) has adjudicated on 300 cases with a monetary value of  N100billion, in the last 6 years. Chairman of the Tribunal, Dr. Nnenna Adaeze,  told newsmen during the formal opening of the Kano office of the tribunal that the recent global meltdown of the financial markets has […]

PORT HARCOURT — Rivers State police command has announced a N2 million reward for anyone who could come up with information that would lead to the arrest of killers of former member of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Charles Nsiegbe.

Victor Ladipo Akintola, Akintola’s son in his book, Akintola: The Man and the Legend, wrote that there were demands by the late Oba D. C. Akran that he with his richer political experience deserved to be Deputy Premier not Fani Power. He wrote: “It was a silly, irrational demand since Fani-Kayode was a man whose extreme toughness would be useful to the party in the rough political ride that was to come”. And the rough and tough times actually came with burning and looting, thuggery and murder of political opponents.

“I am a jealous God. I am the God that brought you out from the land of Egypt. You have no other God beside me.” — Exodus 20 verses 2, 5 SOME governors insist on being called executive  governors though the Constitution just assigned titled of governor to them. The misappropriation of our resources starts […]

EDO State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said that about N200million was wasted by previous administrations on the review of Laws of Bendel State.

Dear Bunmi, EARLY last year, a young couple moved into the house next door and the wife  became a regular visitor as mum treated her like a younger sister. With time her husband became more familiar and he told us he was pleased we were close by as he worked away at an oil rig […]

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—A cross section of Anambra State elders, mainly from Awka,  yesterday appealed to the state Governor, Mr Peter Obi to sign into law the bill for the establishment of the Awka Capital Development Authority,  passed two weeks ago by the State House of Assembly. Spokesman of the group, who addressed reporters, Chief […]

Dear Bunmi, I URGENTLY need someone to get my mum off my back! When she was in secondary school, she made the mistake of getting pregnant and dropping out of school. After she had me, she met a man who encouraged her to go back to school. She did and trained as a nurse. They’re […]

Sports Minister and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Engineer Sani Ndanus, has expressed fears that if nothing was done fast to reposition the Olympic Sports in the country Nigeria may not achieve the target of being one of the top 20 sporting nations of the world by the year 2020 even as he disclosed that the revised national sports policy as endorsed by the National Council on Sports was approved by the Federal Executive Council at its meeting of Wednesday, November 18 this year.

By Chidi Nkwopara Umuahia—Abia State chapter of Conference of Political Parties (CNPP), has condemned the non-inclusion of Abia and Imo states in the Federal Government amnesty programme for repentant militants,” saying that it was a deliberate ploy to marginalized the people of the two states. The group consequently called on the Federal Government to take […]

By Ogroh Douye WHEN  I received the invitation, I was reluctant to go. My diary was booked, as we Nigerians say, and the last thing on my mind was a dinner on the Island that may last well into the night. The invitation was, however, tempting, very tempting. It was to attend a dinner in […]

IN a dire need to revamp the grooming ground for the country’s football talents which generated so much passion in the past, the Lagos State Government has partnered the Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank to bring back the glory days of the Lagos Principals Cup soccer championship.