Respite came the way of the oil producing communities in Edo state last Wednesday, when the Senate confirmed the nominee of Governor Adams Oshiomhole as a member of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the chargin of the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Chief Tony Anenih.

Indications emerged in Abuja yesterday that Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has barred all ministers of the just dissolved executive council of the federation from travelling out of the country in the next one month.

THE crisis rocking the sleepy town of Obosi in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State has assumed a dangerous dimension with the reported kidnap of the president of Obosi Graduates Forum, Mr. Edward Anyafulu.

A number of senators last Wednesday condemned the bomb blasts that rocked Vanguard organised post amnesty dialogue in Warri last

Mr Dimeji Bankole, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said on Thursday that the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill is “still alive and not dead”.

The Federal Government yesterday clarified that the decision to recall Nigeria’s Ambassador to Libya, Isa Mohammed, over the comment by Libyan leader Muammar Ghadafi’s suggestion that Nigeria be split into two along religious lines did not mean it has severed diplomatic ties with that country.

The Criminal Bureau section of zone II , Onikan , went up in flames yesterday destroying valuables which monetary value could not be immediately ascertained.

At 67, Chief Ebenezer Babatope remains one of the political actors in the country with a radical disposition . This erudite persona who has traversed the corridors of students’ activism, academic administration, law and public service holds nothing back in discussing any aspect of Nigeria’s chequered national life as reflected in this interview with our Deputy Political Editor, Hugo Odiogor. Excerpts.

The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs has expressed shock over another dead Nigerian in Zurich, Switzerland.

With long evening dresses beckoning from all corners and drawing attention, short dresses are still stamping their presence on the fashion scene this season. Simple, short dresses are very accessible for women of all social classes, a sort of uniform for women of trend especially if they come in black colour.

Omodele Akintokun is a young Nigerian artiste who’s making waves outside the shores of this country. From Owo, in Ondo State, Akintokun was born in Jos, where she had her early education. An Electrical Engineering, at the University of Ilorin, she has a strong passion for expressing her Africaness with her style and dress sense.

Bettina Sibo Briggs is one name that is synonymous with the Full Lace Wig in Nigeria, her company; Hollywood hair centre, was the pioneer company that brought the full lace wig into the country, a trend which has now grown like wild fire in the beauty industry..

It is true that most of us neglect out feet. Taking care of our feet normally takes a back seat when compared to other beauty treatment. But we need to take care of our feet if we want to stay active and comfortable all through out lives.

Too many of us are being taken for a ride by cosmetic manufacturers. We spend tons of money rushing to the market for beauty products that claim to work miracles. For too long, I have preached that more than the products we spend money on, our lifestyle habits determines what works. Read on and discover the misleading principles of skin care that we are innocently buying into. And discover the real ways to preserve your skin.

Operations in the Nigerian manufacturing sector received boost as operators have commended the federal government over its recent initiative in bailing out the manufacturing sector. They spoke about the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which has introduced incentives amounting to about N500billion to boost operational capacities in the real sector of the Nigerian economy.