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.

By Festus Ahon UGHELLI — CHAIRMAN of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Godwin Ebosa, has stressed the need for all tiers of government across the country to tackle polio virus.

The Esionwun family of Delta State have asked a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba to dismissed a suit filed by one of their kinsmen, Augustine Jemeriegbe Ayavoro against Chevron Nig. Ltd and Ugborodo Community Trust on the ground that he (Augustine) lacks the authority of the family to file his suit.

Nwabufo Obienu doubled as vice chairman of then Nigeria Football Association and coordinator of the Eagles during the qualification for 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. He worked with coaches Amodu Shaibu, Stephen Keshi and Joe Erico and can attest to their abilities. He bared his mind yesterday in a telephone chat.