IT was evident there was trouble last Tuesday when the chamber of the House of Representatives recorded 165 members of the 360 legislators in session. The trend had been for the lawmakers not to form a quorum of 120 in their lawmaking sessions in the past. However, with almost half of the lawmakers in the chamber, no one needed to be told that there were signs of conspiracy in the air.

ABUJA — THE Bill to make the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, take the responsibility of proving the conduct and regularity of elections in the country before the Election Petitions Tribunal or the court, yesterday, scaled through second reading.

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, heard how four former officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Sani Lulu Abdullahi, Amanze Uchegbulam, Bolaji Ojo-Oba and Taiwo Ogunjobi, breached due process and bought two Marcopolo buses to the tune of N99million.

Hafiz Oyetoro popularly known  as Saka has seen more than two decades in the movie industry and thus, has become a reservoir of knowledge that can only be appreciated. He lost his father some months ago, sad, he said he was, but agreed he was truly happy that the man lived long enough (98) to […]

Former Assistant coach of the Super Eagles, Sylvanus Okpala has absolved the Board of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF from his sack, claiming that it was the handiwork of two officials, Alhaji Aminu Maigari and Chris Green, both President and Chairman of the NFF technical sub-committee respectively.

But for the exception of Mr. Wole Oke, tomorrow’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship primary would have been aptly described as a race of former senators. All but one of the four contenders in the contest are former senators. Oke, who is the exception, is no less of a legislator having been a two term member of the House of Representatives.

ABUJA — Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government in ensuring that 5.3 million youths are gainfully employed.

Anambra State House of Assembly yesterday passed the 2014 budget of N145.40 billion four months after it was presented to the House by the former governor of the state, Mr Peter Obi.

We have seen many romances come and go in the entertainment world. While some have endured and seen the end of the altar, many ended even before they could get off the start line. But one thing remains: these celebrities have a knack for going for each, either for love, for fun or just an image gag, to score some recognition points

Maryam Abdullahi lived with her family in a shack in Ilupeju, Lagos, where her father worked. Life was uncertain and tough, but the illiterate couple from the northern part of the country was able to manage to send Maryam- the last of four children- to school.