…vows to resist election rigging By Ola Ajayi IBADAN—HAVING considered the enormous influence the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo wielded on the 2007 election in the South West zone of the country, the Action Congress, AC, in Oyo State has sternly warned him to reject any invitation by his party members to tinker with the […]

…as House removes Minority Leader By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Gbenga Akanmu LAGOS — Following a Lagos High Court’s ruling against the planned probe of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State by the state House of Assembly, members of the True Face of Lagos, yesterday presented a fresh petition seeking a probe of the executive arm […]

By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—THE Edo state House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to stop the proposed ceding of Uhunmwonde and Orhionmwon Local Government Councils of Edo South senatorial district to Edo Central senatorial district. The House argued that the Bini of Uhunmwonde and Orhionmwon enjoyed the […]

By Kolade Larewaju ABEOKUTA— GOVERNOR Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State, yesterday lamented the huge loss of Yoruba people socially, politically and economically in the Nigerian nation, saying that the Yoruba nation appears to be in complete disarray. He, however, said all hope was not  lost if the people of the zone came together, irrespective of […]

Dear Bunmi,

My husband of seven years had always known that I can only orgasm in one sexual position: with me on top. It doesn’t bother me but it does my husband who finds it annoying that we always have to end up in that position. I want to make him happy too, but I have no clue on how to solve this problem.

By Emma Arubi WARRI —THE creeks in Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State are set to boil again as two groups are set to fight over the constitution of a central executive body for the youths of the area Sunday’s inauguration of Gbaramatu Youth Council, GYC, by a former […]

Not long ago, my wife of almost 20 years went to a birthday party of one of her friends. I don’t usually go with her since parties like the one she attended are more of a ‘girlie’ do. Anyway, days later, one of her friends let it slip that my wife really went wild at the party. Apparently a lot of booze was available. She is a bad drinker but must have had more than her limit. Any way, she ended up kissing a much younger man at the party and both of them were eventually caught having sex in the toilet!

THERE are indications that Acting President Goodluck Jonathan’s list of ministerial nominees has not gone down well with some Northern governors who felt they were not consulted before the choices were made.

The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, has rejected the call by the Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu for the re-appointment of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission , INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu, saying that Ojukwu got it wrong.

BUT for the acute shortage of food stuff in Lagos and the Jos killings, the deceit that Nigeria is not a hungry nation would remain. This is inspite of the 2009 global hunger index which rated Nigerians among the worst hungry people.

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—ACTION Congress, AC, candidte in the 6 February  2010, Anambra governorship election,  Dr. Chris Ngige, has faulted the attackers on him over his petition before the Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Awka, demanding justice in the election he feels he was shortchanged. Ngige Campaign Oganisation in Awka, in a statement yesterday, said […]

AFTER months of negotiations, Zain Group, MTC of Kuwait, yesterday announced the sale of its Africa operations to Bharti Airtel of India in a US$10.7 billion deal which did not include units in Sudan and Morocc

Kai, Nigerians love life. Nigeria no good, Nigeria no good, yet none of us is willing to die and depart from this sinful world”. This was how Mr. Kennedy set the ball rolling in the Friday morning Lagos traffic in reference to the heavy downpour the previous day in some parts of the metropolis.

My attention in the last fortnight has not been on the ministerial list or the passage of the 2010 Budget. As important as these and other national matters may seem, I was more preoccupied with the whirlwind of violence that is sweeping the country and threatening its very existence.

LAST week, my wife and I received text messages warning us of the possibility of acid rain in Abuja, Nigeria. The message was said to have originated from NASA in the United States, thus lending it the required weight and authority.