To constantly follow events in the media should ordinarily place a person in a position to promptly appreciate new events and happenings around him and elsewhere. In Nigeria however, an ardent newspaper reader or radio listener or television viewer cannot be too sure to read, hear or see new events. It is not that media practitioners in Nigeria are not proactive enough to meet their mandate of public enlightenment.

Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil, says he wept in Borno State after beholding the gory sight of women and children wounded by Boko Haram insurgents in hospitals, describing the situation as pathetic.

Bayelsa United, Nigeria’s last of hope of continental club soccer glory in 2014 crashed out of the CAF Confederations Cup after Sewe Sports of Cote’d Ivoire saw them off with a 1-0 win at the Sapele Township Stadium in Delta State.

THE Bible categorically states that there was a first day (Gen. 1:5). The pertinent question is: —Where was God (and the angels and demons) before this first day? For God to have commanded light, HE (God) must have been in existence before then. The Bible itself answers this question for us; first off, in respect of God and (by extension) in respect of all the other spirits. In Isaiah 57:15a, the Bible says God inhabits eternity (KJV). But was that where He was before the first day? The idea of living forever, or what is also referred to as eternity, denotes a situation of His living for all time. ALL time consists of a combination of the past, the present and the future.

It was an evening of excellence and recognition recently at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, for Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State, when he was decorated as Champions Newspapers Governor of the Year Award.

THE 11th edition of Anioma Cultural Festival ended in grand style in Asaba on Easter Monday thrilling guests and tourists with the diverse cultures the yearly festival of unity of Anioma people displayed.

“I have been receiving text messages from an organization under the auspices of Network for Good Governance (N4GG) asking me to check newspapers for information relating to good governance. How they got my telephone number remains a mystery. The good thing about them is that their activities have kept me abreast of issues relating to governance in Nigeria,” 75 years old Onome Akpokrise, a farmer living in a rural area of Delta State, disclosed.

Man, inherently, may be selfish. Resources may be indisputably scare. Nonetheless, living for others by way of sharing what one has with the needy, morally, is the essence of how to live right. Although, I have met her on few occasion at the Living Faith Church, Koko, I really do not know much about this lady with a good heart. Yet, I may not be able to deny my knowledge of her being the TLG of Warri-North LGA and the C.E.O of Destiny Helper. Destiny Helpers couldn’t have been a limited liability company, but a company under Part C of Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA). This makes it a charitable organization with a mandate not to maximize profit but to give the needy, the aged, the neglected and the bereaved a helping hand.

CAF/FIFA Referees fitness Instructor, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Felix Kigigha has enjoined Nigerians to end the habit of lambasting our national teams when they do not win international tournaments. Speaking to Vanguard against the backdrop of negative reactions that trailed the national women U-17 “Flamingoes” outing in the FIFA World Cup in Costa Rica where Nigeria lost to Spain in the quarter finals, the former FIFA badged referee appealed to Nigeria ball-fans that it is imperative to rather show fairplay than condemn our team.

A veteran chartered accountant, Ms.Titilayo Ramatu Ojeifo is the President of Soroptimist International of Lagos Mainland, an international organisation comprising professional women who have dedicated their lives to promoting women and girls worldwide. She’s also National Treasurer, Soroptimist International of Nigeria. Until 2013, this amiable gem was General Manager, Industrial Equipment Division, R.T Briscoe Nigeria Plc. In this interview, Titi who’s just turned fifty last month recounts her life experiences and reveals why giving succor to the poor is her second nature.

A political pressure group, Friends of Goodluck Jonathan, has condemned Nyako for the genocide in the North accusation leveled against Jonathan in the guise of fighting terrorism.

GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan has been commended for his quest to rid Delta State of illegal structures and provide a clean and healthy environment for the people.

An official delegation from SWANSEA University, one of the top universities in the United Kingdom, is in Nigeria, attending education fairs in various cities between April 28th and May 10th 2014

On 23rd April 2014, the respected U.S.-based online military News Agency magazine called StrategyPage wrote the following:
”Nigerian Muslim clerics living in the border towns of Cameroon and Nigeria are recruiting Boko Haram members in their mosques, the Government of Cameroon has alleged.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Badagry pledged that the Federal Government was planning to build the biggest seaport in Badagry, Lagos State.