FORMER President Ibrahim Babangida fought back tears in Asaba Saturday during the first Memorial Lecture in honour of his late wife, Mrs. Maryam Babangida.

Oluseye Ogunlewe’s bluntness may come with a tinge of contradiction in what he professes. When you ask a man about his tenure as minister of works and member of the Executive Council of the Federation, EXCOF, in the Olusegun Obasanjo government and he tells you that there is no cabinet but a President-in-Council, you begin to wonder what manner of EXCOF was in place.

One of the greatest defining characteristics of the historic Kingdom of Benin, now the capital of Edo State, is the bronze casting tradition. Established in the 14th century by Oba Oguola and placed under the hereditary leadership of the IneN’Igun Eronmwon, the art of bronze casting helped the ancient kingdom to produce some of the finest bronze heads, many of which were allegedly carted away by the invading British colonial forces during the Benin expedition of 1897.

FORMER military President, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, today (Saturday), in Benin City, declared his intention to run for the 2011 Presidential election.

The Ijaw Communities Leadership Forum South-West (ICLF) has urged the general public to ignore the statement issued by one Mr. Regent Youmor that the Ijaw in Lagos were deceived to attend the hosting of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in Lagos, describing the statement as the cry of a lone ranger. The group said the said Youmor […]