The move by the Federal Government to restrict the importation of fairly used vehicles (Tokunbo) into the country with a new automotive policy through a higher tariff regime is unsettling for many Nigerians, especially low income earners who depend on the vehicles for their daily transportation need as they cannot afford new cars because of high prices. While big car dealers see the policy as a good initiative to resuscitate the local automobile industry, private individuals expressed the fear that prices of imported vehicles may soar once the implementation of the new tariff regime from 35 per cent to 70 per cent begins.

•Memories of my father are indellible – Mrs Ashiru, daughter By Sola Ogundipe A respected Ijebu indigene,  astute business man and renowned political stalwart of the defunct Action Group,  Chief Samuel Olatubosun Shonibare was one of the major players in Western Nigeria during the transition from British rule to self rule.  As Chairman, Shonny Investments […]

THE alleged shooting of Senator Magnus Abe by the police last Sunday at the Arts and Science College, Rumuola Road, in Obio Akpor local government area of Rivers State is the cause of division in Ogoniland with one group saying the senator lied over the incident while another group said the alleged attack was a clear case of a move to kill another Ogoni son after the judicial murder of Ken Saro-wiwa, a foremost environmentalist and former leader of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), by the Abacha administration.

*As Tico Tico says S/Africans are overrated BY Jacob Ajom For South African football fans, today’s group A encounter between the Bafana Bafana and the Super Eagles of Nigeria is the ‘final before the final’ at the CAF African Nations Championship in Cape Town. The Eagles need a win to cement their place in the […]

The year 2014 is about three weeks old. All over the world, both Christians and non-Christians are recovering from the excesses of Christmas and Near Year celebrations – excessive spending, eating, drinking and other ostentatious debaucheries that take a heavy toll on the health and finances of people.

Marina Road in the historical town of Badagry on January 1, 2014 was a beehive to tourists and fun seekers who thronged slave cells to feed their eyes with slave relics and hear stories of how trans-Atlantic slave trade occurred in the 17th century.

Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade is the Minister of Police Affairs. In this interview, he speaks on the effort to transform the police, the reason President Goodluck Jonathan should not be blamed for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis and the type of governor Ekiti people want to emerge in this year’s gubernatorial election in the state.

Sports experts say that the best time to start preparing for a major Championship or Games is immediately after one is just ending. In essence, preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games holding in Glasgow, Scotland in July this year should have been immediately after the end of the last edition held in Delhi, India in 2010.

The Jukuns probably serve best to illustrate the problems of small ethnic groups strung across several states. To the best of my knowledge, they can be found in Benue, Nassarawa, Taraba and parts of Cross River States – in the Katsina Ala area. And like the Fulani/Hausa, they have been involved in ethnic conflicts in every state. How will their representative(s) be chosen? And, in the event of a break-up of Nigeria, where will they go?

THE demise of the great African writer known as the Eagle on Iroko Tree, late Professor Chinualumogu Achebe, whose transition occurred on 21st March 2013, was one death that shook the foundation of the global art community.

AS part of celebrations of Nigeria’s centenary anniversary, the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has called on all Christians to pray for peace, unity and progress of the nation. Oritsejafor said this year marks the 100th anniversary of the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Protectorates to form what is today known as Nigeria, which makes this year a very crucial one for the survival of the country.

The Worlds Swedish leading Vodka brand, Absolut has proven that the creative and transformative power of art can change the world.
This they did through an open art event held across four centres in Lagos; Shoprite Ikeja, Victory Park-Festac,TBS-Tinubu Square and Herbert Macaulay Pedestrian bridge, Yaba .

As the Super Eagles battle South Africa today in a must win game at the on-going African Nations Championship in South Africa, to qualify for the next stage of the competition, commissioner for Youth and Sports in Anambra state, Dr.Edozie Aroh, has described the host country as a victory home for the Eagles.

A social political pressure group under the aegis of Liberation Movement for Quality Representative (LMQR) has thrown its weight behind Comrade Prince Eric Oharisi’s aspiration to run for the Delta State House of Assembly in Ughelli North Constituency 11seat in the forthcoming 2015 general elections.

The life of a 14-year-old eight-month pregant girl is presently on the line over her inability to raise the sum of N76,000 required for a caesarean section at Igando General Hospital in Lagos State.