The wrong way to defend the naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria has been unusually silent on the widening gap between the official exchange and the Bureau de Change (BDC) rates of the naira to the dollar.
PDP alleges plan to disrupt Benue election tribunal’s work
Benue State Chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, and the Gabriel Suswam-led state government, at the weekend, alleged plans by the opposition elements in the state to derail the work of the Election Tribunal set up over the last governorship election.
ROBBERY ON ABUJA/LOKOJA HIGHWAY: Relatives bemoan loss of 14 crushed victims
Chidi Okafor who lived in Owerri had no premonition that his elder brother Ifeanyi Okafor was involved in an armed robbery attack and killed by a passenger luxury bus at Zariagi near Kabba junction in Kogi state.
How FG should handle the Boko Haram challenge, by George Moghalu
Chief George Moghalu served as the National Secretary of the All Nigeria Peoples Party at a time that the party’s glory appears to be at its zenith. Though he left the party briefly for the Peoples Democratic Party, he returned to the ANPP fold where he contested to be chairman of the party but lost to the incumbent, Ogbonnaya Onu.
During the last election, Chief Moghalu contested for the Anambra South senate seat but lost to the Peoples Democratic Party Candidate.In this interview with BEN AGANDE in Abuja, Chief Moghalu speaks on a wide variety of national issues including the Boko Haram threat and the prospect of an Igbo president in 2015.
Nigerian Christians are too gullible – Akin-John
DOCTOR Francis Bola Akin-John is the founder of International Church Growth Ministries, an interdenominational ministry set up to equip ministers, has been at the forefront of a crusade against unholy practices in the Church and Christendom as a whole. He preaches unity among churches through his educational programmes which are aimed at equipping spiritual leaders who are, in turn, expected to affect their communities positively.
Auchi: The town of a thousand gullies
Auchi in Edo State is on the verge of collapsing if something urgent is not done by the relevant authorities to check the devastating effects of gullies which have virtually swallowed several houses while over ten persons were said to have died. Most worrisome is the recent gully along the Auchi-Jattu-Okenne road, which has now divided the road forcing motorists traveling to the north and the south east to follow a bush path, making the journey horrendous for motorists. Governor Adams Oshiomhole is worried over the devastating gully along Auchi-Okene road which led to an accident that claimed six lives.
