The big news this week was the inauguration of the National Conference, but the deaths of more than 16 young applicants who died in Abuja and other venues, during the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS recruitment exercise, overshadowed it. This tragedy mirrors the desperate situation of Nigeria. One only hopes that this unfortunate loss of lives, […]

Ordinarily, rape is forcefully having sex with someone against her wish or will, especially using violence. Over 90% of predatory sex is perpetrated by males against females. To some extent, rape reflects the ambivalence, moral decadence, ethical bankruptcy, materialism, corrupt soul, widespread promiscuity and hypocrisy that have characterized Nigerians over the years.

AFTER weeks, months and years of shouts, intrigues, calls for the convocation of a National Conference to determine the future of the country, President Goodluck Jonathan as a prelude to the conference, Monday, 7th October, 2013 put in place a 13- member national Dialogue Advisory Committee with Senator Femi Okoruonmu as Chairman.

“I built a conglomerate and emerged the richest black man in the world in 2008 but it didn’t happen overnight. It took me 30 years to get to where I am today. Youths of today aspire to be like me but they want to achieve it overnight. It’s not going to work. To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big. In the journey of entrepreneurship, tenacity of purpose is supreme.” – Aliko Dangote

By every standard, the swearing in of Chief Willie Obiano and Dr. Nkem Okeke as governor and deputy governor of Anambra State respectively on Monday, March 17, 2014 was a carnival.

First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who calls Mr. Innocent Chukwuma ‘my son’ is obviously not the only proud Nigerian excited about the entrepreneurial skills of the 53 year old Nnewi born billionaire. Just about any Nigerian that would tour any of Chukwuma’s factories in Nnewi, Anambra State or Enugu, Enugu State would show a kindred spirit to a man who has used sheer ingenuity, robust energy and what some associates say unusual honesty, in positioning Nigeria at the threshold of an industrial revolution. Chukwuma in 2011 put Nigeria in the league of vehicle producing countries after his Nnewi factory rolled out the first truly made in Nigeria vehicles.

President Goodluck Jonathan rounded up his state visit to Namibia yesterday where he was conferred with “Order of Welwitschia”, the Namibia highest national honour, by President Hifikepunye Pohamba.

Prof. Gordini Darah, a delegate representing Delta State at the National Conference has reminded his fellow members at the the ongoing National conference on the importance of improving the 1999 constitution.

OLOROGUN Great Ovedje Ogboru is a former governorship candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, and the leader of the opposition parties in Delta State. In an interactive session with journalists recently, he spoke on the proposed national conference among other issues of public interest. Gab Ejuwa was there. Excerpts

The joint meeting of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) and the Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC)yesterday ratified the results of the financial bid opening for seven out of the 10 power Generating Companies.

The importance of water and energy will dominate discussions across the globe today, as the world celebrates yet another World Water Day as it has done since 1993 following a declaration by the United Nations the year before.

The dust is yet to settle on the suspension of the CBN Governor Mallam Lamido Sanusi. Until it does, one will never know just how wise the Presidency was in the unprecedented suspension of a CBN Governor three months before his tenure was due.

IF there is any aspect of the Super Eagles that can win the World Cup for Nigeria, that part will definitely be the goalkeeping department

“A reputation for good judgement, for fair dealing, for truth and for rectitude is, itself fortune” – HARRY WARD BEECHER, quoted by Archbishop JV Obinna in honour of ex-Governor Peter Obi and befitting for Chief Innocent Chukwuma

After the flavourless outing of the Nigeria team at the last World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN are hoping for a good expedition at the IAAF World Relays scheduled for May 24-25 in Nassau, Bahamas.