The absence of President Umar Yar’adua and the ruling PDP’s (mis)handling of Nigeria’s current political situation can be likened to soap opera about a family whose bread winner is missing. And as soap operas go it has a hint of comedy, intrigue, tragedy and drama. Though only time can tell whether or not it will have a happy ending.

Today is another historic day as the Nigerian Bar Association,(NBA) Ikeja branch organised another lecture tagged ‘Fawehinmiism’ in honour of the late legal icon and social critic, late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN. Today’s lecture, the sixth in the series will address leadership problem in Nigeria.

When most filling stations began to experience long queues in the last quarter of last year, commuters and motorists had thought that the problem would not extend into the new year.

By Patience Ogbodo BAUCHI — THE Bauchi State government has warned trouble makers to desist from using religion to ignite violence in the state saying anybody caught would be dealt with according to the law. Governor Isa Yuguda gave the warning at a one day summit  on malaria organised for religious leaders by the Nigerian […]

By  Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Chief Goodluck Opiah, has enjoined oil producing communities in the state to refrain from acts that could jeopardize the efforts of the federal and state governments to improve their living conditions. Chief Opiah gave the advice on his working visit of Awarra community in Ohaji/Egbema […]

NEWS report has it that Dr. Andy Uba, a front-runner in the Anambra gubernatorial race, has declared his support for efforts to return Nigeria to true federalism and has joined MOVUP-NIGERIA (Movement for Unity & Progress of Nigeria) thereby endorsing the organisation’s 12-point constitutional agenda that roots for extensive devolution of power to the states or regions, de-emphasis or moderation of the Federal Character principle in favour of merit, among others.

NO less than 20 orphans and vulnerable children, OVC, were yesterday at Abakaliki Vistula Centre, presented with cash and other scholarship materials by the wife of Ebonyi State Governor on behalf of a non governmental organisation, the Netherlands Holdings.

The charade, deception, collusion and outright fraud that we have been witnessing in the three realms of the Federal Government over the unconstitutional refusal of President Yar’ Adua to observe the provisions of the constitution by writing to the National Assembly to enable Vice President Jonathan Goodluck act as President while he is away in Saudi Arabia for medical rescue should open the eyes of all Nigerians to the need for the Freedom of Access to Information Act.

By  Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—ANAMBRA State Police Command said yesterday that all the police personnel attached to the candidates of the various political parties contesting the February 6 governorship election in the state would be withdrawn on the eve of the election. The Command also said that although the local vigilante groups had been incorporated as […]

By Albert Akpor LAGOS —  FOR six months now, a  pregnant woman identified as Iyabo Ojo is being detained at the open cell of the Federal Special  Anti-Robbery Squad, Fed SARS, Adeniji Adele, Lagos for allegedly being an in-law to a suspected armed robber. The woman who claimed to be 36 years was reportedly arrested […]

Second national telecommunication carrier, Globacom Limited has dragged the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and MTN before a Federal High Court, Lagos, alleging unfair treatment in the way and manner the regulatory agency handled the interconnection agreement dispute between them.

NETC was engrained into the National Open University of Nigeria. It was now discovered by the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) that there are commonalities in their mandates. Open University to deliver education, using the open platform to increase access; and part of NETC’s mandate was to use broadcasting and the media to deliver education. So you could see the commonality. So in order to consolidate the entities, the Open University took over NETC and that aspect of the function.

By  Tony Edike ENUGU—THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday asked the National Assembly to immediately confer the status of Acting President on Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to avoid creating a state of anarchy in the country. The organisation said having reviewed the state of the nation, especially as it affects the long absence […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Abuja—A prosecution witness with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Kazeem Oseni, yesterday, told an Abuja high court that an Austrian, one Mr. George Eder, who is the Managing Director of Avsatel Communication Ltd, a company that was awarded the safe tower project contract by erstwhile Aviation Minister, Prof. Babalola […]

Chairman of the DHL, Otunba Raheem Ade Komolafe, is dead.  According to a family source, the man died in a private hospital on Tuesday, after an alleged attack on him and some members of his family by a local government official. The family of Chief Komolafe is bent on seeking justice through the process of […]