The Experience waiting for 400,000 worshipers
The biggest gospel musical concert in the world ‘The Experience’, an Interdenominational gospel concert that features some of the best known musical talents in the world is around the corner and everybody is already catching the frenzy. The date for this year’s event is December 4th, 2009.
The thrills and frills of Christmas
By Awa Kalu The smell of Christmas, once more, is in the air. An annual reminder of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Christmas in not just a one day event. It encompasses a season and offers a comprehensive package of joy, festivities, jollification, merriment, family reunion, etc. In this piece, first published in […]
I’ll follow due process for my second coming, says Fashola
As the question on the possibility of second term for Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State continues to generate controversy, the governor yesterday said seeking for a second term would be predetermined by the party structure through due process.
Probe: Group accuses tribunal of shielding ex-gov’s aide
By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—A non-governmental organization, Youths Organised For Transparency and Good Governance has accused the Code of Conduct Tribunal of shielding Mr Emmanuel Obot, the former aide to ex-Governor Victor Attah against probe over allegations of fraud involving millions of naira while he was in public service. Obot was the Senior Personal Assistant to […]
Fiscal federalism needed for Nigeria to move forward ….. Retreat participants
By Innocent Anaba Are we practicing federalism? This was the question participants at a five-day retreat on ‘Foundation of Fiscal Federalism’, recently in Abuja tried to address. Though it was accepted that from the provisions of the 1999 constitution, there is no doubt that Nigeria is suppose to be a federal state, but in practice, […]
‘6,000MW not realisable’
NIGERIANS have been told to brace up for the unexpected as the much orchestrated generation of 6,000MW of electricity by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) at the end of the year is no longer realisable.
