The news out of Imo State is not good. There is a sense of failure and a general feeling of siege; a situation that calls us all to rise and confront two important questions: first, how is it that a state so endowed with some of Africa’s best educated people can sit and allow the use of primitive and unregulated power to undermine its civic authority?

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has placed all serving ministers on a 24-hour surveillance ahead of the investigation being conducted by the Presidential Projects Monitoring Committee into the various projects embarked upon and executed in the last two years.

I am one of the many fans of Oprah Winfrey but a brave decision to allow herself to be photographed without makeup and hair extensions showed a face that would not have sold a single magazine or even present a show to an audience of one talk less of the billions that the glammed up spectacular woman that is the result of a full hair and makeup team.

Shortly after Lilians 50th birthday, her step-daughter, Tonia, came visiting. She’s Rex’s first daughter and since Lilian’s marriage, Rex’s first three children took to her straightaway.

By Idris  Mohammed Speaker, Katsina State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ya’u Umar Gwajo Gwajo, has urged Nigerians to exercise caution in their comments over the health condition of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, saying that provocative and inflammatory remarks on the issue could endanger the country’s democracy. Gwajo gave the advice in a press statement in […]

I was pleasantly surprised that most of the readers who communicated with us, supported my view on the above write-up.

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has decided to stick with all ministers and other top government officials in President Yar’Adua’s kitchen cabinet, at least for now, after weighing various political options on reshuffling or dropping them outright.

By Daniel Idonor ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan , Saturday, stressed the need for local government administration to be strengthened, noting that strong structures at the grassroots impact significantly at the national level. He stated this when he received in audience former president of Ghana, Mr. Jerry Rawlings, who led a delegation of executives of the […]

The clamour for a possible fast-tracking of next year’s general elections for later this year continues to grow; which is why this report examines the pros and the cons of the debate.

By Demola Akinyemi IIorin-Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola  Tinubu, says Action Congress [AC] has been positioned as a mega party to take over from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] in the next elections, therefore it would not fuse  with any party, association  or organization to form a  mega party. Tinubu spoke in […]

Mr Omo Ezomo is a  former deputy speaker of  Edo State House of Assembly and a chieftain of Action Congress (AC). In this interview, Ezomo, now  the senior special assistant to the governor on parliamentary matters, justifies  the change in the leadership of the House and urges the impeached speaker, Zakawanu Garuba,  to accept the […]

Being the only African and one of the few recipients of the $650,000 MacArthur Foundation’s 2009 award for effective and non-profit organizations, Access to Justice (AJ), a human rights NGO which advances innovative work, was one of the brains behind coroner law in Lagos State in 2006

The governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke’s entourage was involved in a minor accident at the weekend. According to a statement released by Patrick Ugbe, the chief press secretary / S A media, the entourage was on its way to the Obudu Mountain Resort when the accident occurred about two kilometres from the […]

Peoples Mandate, a pressure group seeking the re-election of Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has appointed 28 coordinators to manage its affairs at the grassroots. Of the number,  three are to serve as senatorial coordinators while the rest would coordinate the group’s activities in the 25 LGAs. They are Chief Isaac Dhwajor(Delta Central), Hon […]

SEVERAL months after the Federal Government set up  a rehabilitation camp at Aluu, Choba for repentant militants from Rivers and some neighboring states, nothing much seems to be happening there. The place looked deserted when Sunday Vanguard visited, on Friday. A few of the former  militants still hanging around said others only come when the […]