Omokaro wants old and new in NFA
As the 2010 election for the NFA board approaches, former Super Eagles player Bright Omokaro, a.k.a 10-10, has said the board should be a combination of both new and old members, in other to give room for collective ideas for a smooth running of football in the country.
Life and Times of Alexander McQueen
The industry is left reeling after the 40-year-old’s suicide coming just days after the death of his beloved mother, Joyce and 3 years since his close friend, style guru Isabella Blow killed herself.
JP Clark’s 50 years of monumental artistry
Talk about Niger Delta people, the things that come to mind are oil, militancy and youths restiveness occasioned by many years of exploitation of the oil rich region. But that does not take away the fact that apart from oil the region can still boast of producing some of the finest brains in the different areas of human endeavor.
NLNG’s dialogue with writers
Following the controversies that trailed the non emergence of a winner from the nine short listed poets for the 2009 NLNG prize for Literature which somehow strained the relationship between the writers and the sponsors of the Africa’s richest poetry prize, Liquefied Natural Gas of Nigeria (NLNG), the company last week at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs(NIIA) Victoria Island organized what it tagged a ‘Dialogue with Writers’ to look for the way forward.
Martin Adaji’s work plan for National Troupe
Following his recent appointment as the Acting Director of the National Troupe of Nigeria, Martin Adaji, last week in Lagos at a Press parley with journalists outlined programs of action to help promote and propel the activities of the Parastatal forward.
2007 Poll: S/Court stops Albishri as Yobe gov
By Ise-Oluwa Ige, Abuja The protracted legal battle by Senator Usman Albashir to invalidate the electoral process that produced late Senator Mamman Ali as the Governor of Yobe state in 2007 with a view to procuring a separate order declaring him the lawful candidate and winner of the gubernatorial poll in the state has finally […]
Ex-female LG chairman kidnapped in Asaba
A one-time Chairman of Ndokwa East local government council in Delta, Mrs. Mary Chidi was yesterday
kidnapped by unknown gunmen at her Asaba residence.
‘Yes, I did it, no regret’—Convicted rapist
Except for any unusual intervention, a 30-year-old man, Saheed Famuyiwa will spend another four years behind bars for raping a 19-year-old girl, Adeola Ogundele early this year.
How my mother-in-law sent me packing — Enstranged Housewife
By Wahab Abdullah WHAT God has joined together, let no man put asunder. This maxim aptly apply to an aggrieved house wife, Mrs Oluwakemi Florence Obarame who threatened to vacate her matrimonial home because of the seemingly disagreement between her and her mother-in-law. However, what aggravated the situation was the determination of the man at […]
SHOW OF SHAME : As Police parade 9 corrupt officers
Whenever Police authorities beat their chests asserting that they are one of the very few institutions in Nigeria that have zero tolerance for corruption, many people will look the other way.
6 man-panel departs for Saudi Arabia today
…Akunyili explains reason for the visit By Laide AKINBOADE ABUJA—BARRING last minute change of plan, the Presidential six-man investigative panel to ascertain the fitness or otherwise of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua is expected to depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia tomorrow morning. According to a Presidency source, the team which is in hurry to complete its […]
