Maiduguri —Two weeks after the mother of Borno State House of Assembly member, Hon Zakariya Dikwa was kidnapped by gunmen, the family was yet to establish contact with her.

Both the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are accusing each other of alleged plans to cause mayhem on May 31.

There is a saying among Ndigbo that when a man plies his trade in the area of his destiny, it would appear as though he is riding on the crest of magic. Also, when an experienced Dibia (native doctor) performs a sacrificial rite, the speed of the results makes it appear as though he hand-fed the spirits. Both have been true in the life of the Presidential Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator (Dr.) Joy Emodi.

Jason Ferguson is masterminding father Sir Alex’s hugely lucrative post-management options nine years after the Manchester United board pledged never to do business again with his football agency.

The 13th One-Day- Governor of Lagos State has emerged at the 2013 Spelling Bee competition held at Alausa, Lagos. The competition was organised in two phases for both primary and secondary school students. There were 52 contestants from 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas.

Coach Stephen Keshi has told Nigerians not to panic as the Super Eagles prepare for crucial 2014 World Cup qualifying games and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournament – all taking place in a number of weeks.

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admitted Wednesday that a departure from the Ligue 1 champions could not be ruled out if the club continues to lack stability behind the scenes.

THE apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said, Wednesday, that the departed literary giant, Professor Chinua Achebe whose remains would be finally laid to rest at his Ogidi countryhome in Anambra State tomorrow, would be missed for a very long time.

In 1965, the BBC accepted and broadcast my short story, Strange Encounter, on the Writers’ Club Programme. It was read by Tonie Tucker and discussed, with high commendation, by Edward Blishen. Little did 1 know that the warm reception of my work was facilitated by the seminal book of the great Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, published in 1958!

Nine bank chief executive officers who failed to honour the House of Representatives Committee on Finance’s invitation on May12, complied with the committee’s summon with apologies in Abuja on Wednesday.