THE Centre for Ethics, Democracy and Development, CEDAD, has condemned the purported recent face-off involving the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole at the commissioning of newly constructed bridge in Ota, Ogun State last Thursday, where the Minister of Works, Sen Sanusi Daggash and the Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and other Nigerians citizens were present.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan Sunday expressed Nigeria’s appreciation of the exemplary dedication, patriotism, commitment to national service and excellence which Nigeria’s Falconets put on display at the just concluded 2010 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany

As part of the measures to check criminal activities in Anambra State, especially Onitsha, Gov. Peter Obi wants the army barracks at Onitsha fenced. He says it is the only army barracks that he knew that is not fenced in Nigeria.

Myne Whitman is a Nigerian born and United States based writer, poet and blogger. Recently, she came out with her first novel, A Heart To Mend, a fictional narrative, which seeks to revive the fading romance form in nation’s narrative oeuvre. In this e-mail interview, the novelist, Nkem Okotcha, who prefers to write with the Pen name, Myne Whitman, a transliteration of her real names, brilliantly and critically responds to some engaging issues raised from the deep journey around her narrative universe. She spoke to McPhilips Nwachukwu.

The cavernous hall reverberated with his deep rich voice. In the prevailing silence, you could almost hear a pin drop. Twenty curious faces, full of great expectations, stared back at him as he slowly imposed himself on the scene. His close friend, Mike Jimoh of Sun Newspapers had told me that he had a jazzy voice. Mike was right. Helon Habila’s jazzy voice held us captive with his opening sentence that dewy morning at the serene Grace Point Resort Hotel venue of the 3rd International Creative Writing Workshop organized by Fidelity Bank Plc.