“Why not “step aside”, to borrow the words of another failure, and let Nigeria march to her destiny? Perhaps, his departure might even help to undo the harm done by a cynical former president”.

Presumably life is a game where we all play for a prize. Not everyone is going to agree and I am not 100% sold on the idea also but it makes sense to compare life to a game we play to win.

THERE are fresh worries that the post-amnesty programme of the Federal Government for ex-militants may run into troubled waters on account of bureaucratic logjam

Matthew 13 tells of Jesus speaking to the multitude in parables and how in private he would explain the meanings of those parables to his Apostles.

Two years after the Obasanjo administration conceded Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, the displaced indigenes are calling for the arraignment of the former Nigerian leader before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, for alleged shoddy handling of the implementation of the Green Tree Agreement to give effect to the controversial judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague.

We are not claiming that all the actions taken by Yew and Rawlings are flawless or that after their transformatory exploits all Singaporeans and Ghanaians respectively have been “living happily ever after.” Both countries are still grappling with the usual problems of nation-building, including the perennial issues of poverty and equitable distribution of wealth among the citizens.

We were curious about teenage style- why they dress they way they do? What influences their various styles? And how they interpret trends? So we took to the streets. We asked 5 stylish teenagers questions about their style and here is what they had to say.

In the last edition, we discussed the plight of two close friends, Nkechi and Temitayo who lost a lot of money in the stock market. They invested in the same shares through the same stockbrokers with identical sums of money spent. Both of them were bankers though employed by different banks, their incomes at par, and they were about the same age with similar life styles.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is going ahead with the announcement of his intention to contest for the office of president on the platform of the PDP, regardless of the party’s statement that he is not yet a member.

Seven Nigerian companies may have scaled the first hurdle in the multi billion naira scramble for contracts with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of next year’s elections, sparking controversy over compliance with due process and entrenched interests. Most of the seven firms are vendors. There was no advertisement for open tender in their selection.