The Ekiti  Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic party (PDP), Chief  Bola Olu-Ojo has commended the National Assembly for its decision to make Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President. Chief Olu-Ojo speaking at a  party organised for PDP members in Ado-Ekiti was of the view that the National Assembly and the Federal Executive Council (FEC) […]

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has commended members of the House of Representatives for throwing out a motion sponsored by six lawmakers from the state in which they urged the House to declare as illegal, null and void the removal of the chairmen of Akoko Edo and Orhionmwon Local Government Councils, Johnson Emasealu and Patrick Aisien respectively, by the governor.

Contractors who want  to continue in     the old ways of doing business at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) should have a  rethink, according to the NDDC MD/CEO, Mr, Chibuzor Ugwoha. Speaking at  an interactive session with representatives of the commission’s contractors, last Thursday in Port Harcourt, Ugwoha said: “Unlike the past, we shall […]

BY VINCENT UJUMADU, Awka Ambassadors of  three African countries on a visit to Anambra State yesterday said the outcome of the recent governorship election in the state was an indication of the people’s confidence in Governor Peter Obi. Ambassadors Mahamat Habib Doutoum of Chad , Daouda Maligueye  Sene of Senegal and Corentin Herro Akendengue of […]

The Federal Government has re-affirmed its determination to resuscitate textile industries in the country as a step towards generating more jobs for the unemployed.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ima Niboro, raised the alarm on Wednesday about an alleged plot by some individuals to bring Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s name to disrepute through the sponsorship of allegations against him in the media.

Zambian born Lukando Nalungwe, who shocked the world penultimate Saturday when she emerged the 6th winner of the M-Net sponsored Face of Africa competition has attributed her success to her persistence to be a part of the competition.

There are at least three reasons Jonathan will not be on the ballot in 2010; and if he forces himself on it disaster will follow. One reason, and one reason only, dictates this letter to Mrs Jonathan. She can ignore it if she likes. But, at least half a dozen people (Mustapha, Ekwueme, Obasanjo, El-Rufai, Ribadu, Soludo etc ) who were warned on this page and who ignored the warning are now licking their wounds –including her predecessor in office. I don’t want her to join them in “weeping and gnashing of teeth”. The choice however is hers.

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will be facing, later this week, what may be termed the first real test of his tenure when the Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by him, is due to receive and act on the report of the committee it raised last week to go to Jeddah with a view to assessing the condition of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua.

Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli, MFR, a renowned flutist opens up on the activities of Fame Corp., a body incorporated by concerned entertainment egg heads to ensure that the Nigerian artistes get paid the right fees. He also speaks on how the body was formed and other burning issues especially as it concerns the entertainment industry. Read on.

Senator Roland Owie is a former chief whip of the Senate. He is currently the leader of the Action Congress (AC) in Edo State. In this interview, he expresses support for the decision of the National Assembly to empower Dr Goodluck Jonathan as acting president and calls for the dissolution of the Federal Executive Council with a view to appointing fresh hands that would assist Jonathan move the nation forward. Excerpts:

After the hoopla for all of 78 days about Nigeria’s vacuous presidency, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was penultimate Tuesday empowered to act as President by the National Assembly. That action may have cooled the temperature in the polity but there are new concerns.

It is easy to be lost in a sea of faces, to be surrounded by people who make so much noise that you become deaf to the isolating emptiness that is just beneath the surface. I admire the people with busting social diaries and address books as much as I pity them. Where interactions with our fellow men are concerned we sometimes forget to test for depth of feeling, preferring to enjoy the surface glitter.

PROFESSOR A.B.C NWOSU served as political adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and later as minister of health under the same administration.

The word ‘intoxicant’ means an intoxicating agent. It is derived from the verb ‘intoxicate,’ which stands for “ to make drunk: to excite to enthusiasm or madness; to elate excessively.”