ABUJA—160 members of the opposition in the House of Representatives Thursday threatened that the House will not hesitate to over ride the President’s veto if he does not endorse the 2013 budget.

The Anambra gubernatorial election that is expected to be the first major political fixture in 2014 surprisingly does not seem to be generating enthusiasm. Or really?

THE Fourth House of Assembly of Ekiti State, a one-time homogeneous and united legislature that came into existence in June 2011 has now turned against itself. The chamber is enmeshed in an unprecedented crisis.

The South-East zone of the Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, has carpeted the police over its inability to cater for one of its own injured by armed robbers while guarding a first generation bank in Enugu State last May 25.

Asaba—DELTA State Government, Thursday, confirmed that it has formally waded into the rift between the Obi of Igbodo, Obi Ikechukwu Nkeobikwu Osedume I and his subjects following the insistence of the community that the traditional ruler must as a matter of tradition marry an indigene.

Can the Eagles withstand the physical attributes of their Burkina Faso counterparts and win the Nations Cup in South Africa on Sunday?

That is my wish.

RELIABLE sources tell me that President Goodluck Jonathan is becoming increasingly allergic to the advice to which he is subjected on a minute-by-minute basis.

I really appreciate the comments from readers on the last edition on ‘The brotherhood of Ansar’. Though more of the comments were complimentary while a few others were apparently directed by non-muslims to chastise this column, but there serve a great deal of encouragement and sharpen our resolve to continue to put Islam in the right perspective, teach those who dont know and correct the misrepresentation especially by non-Muslims on Islam. I have decided to let our other readers enjoy some of these comments and contributions this week.

Authorities of Joint Task Force, JTF, in the Niger Delta, code named Operation Pulo Shield, have ordered the setting up of a panel of inquiry into the alleged involvement of some soldiers in the theft of petroleum products at Ososike area, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State.

NIGERIA, which has been described as a mere “geographical expression”, is also to many people, a funny place where “anything goes”.