I expected a response from Akpabio. But, threat of death for those he described as “politicians seeking power through backdoor”, whatever that means, was not one of them. I had also hoped that Akpabio through his spokespersons or directly to the public would disclaim the statement credited to him. “I was misquoted” has, after all become the standard cry of politicians who realize that they have said something better left unsaid. But, three days had passed and there had been no denial. Are we then supposed to understand that a governor in the democratic Federal Republic of Nigeria is declaring death on people who have not been tried for any crime warranting a death sentence?

What was the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, thinking about when it set out to appoint monitors for last month’s governorship election in Ekiti State?

Some of them outgrow their sponsors and become a societal problem. Every problem that you see that has developed at the national level started at the local level, it was not tackled by those responsible at that level until it becomes a national headache.

Also my election as Speaker in an Assembly dominated by men shows that the campaign by the wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan, and the governor’s wife, Chief Josephine Elechi, for women participation in politics is bearing fruits. I think men are beginning to see that women are not coming to compete but to complement their efforts in nation-building.

Reynolds Beks Dagogo— Jack, a PDP chieftain in Rivers State, speaks on the 2015 general elections and the chances of President Goodluck Jonathan. Dagogo Jack also sheds light on his ambition to become the governor of his state.

In the debate about sacrifices, Christians put great reliance on the book of Hebrews. However, Hebrews is very unreliable. It is one of those books in the bible that is full of falsehood. As a matter of fact, there is more falsehood in Hebrews than in any other book in the bible except Romans.

The role the Media played in the struggle for Nigeria’s independence can never be undermined. Analysts who give much of the credit to politicians for leading the nationalist movements-the umbrella body that piloted the struggles, often forget that such political leaders were first and foremost professional journalists, Nnamdi Azikiwe for instance had served as the Editor of the Accra based ‘Morning Post’ before establishing the ‘West African Pilot’ in 1949 as a tool for fighting colonialism in Nigeria. Other political leaders that may not be described as Journalists were Media owners. For instance, Obafemi Awolowo set up the ‘Nigerian Tribune’ and the first Television in Africa as channels for fighting for self-government. Thus the Media deserves its pride of place as precursor of social change in Nigeria

IS Ebola in Nigeria? Are Nigerians at risk of transmission the incurable disorder? No one could provide a definite answer to this question on Friday after the confirmation of the suspected case by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Abuja, and the Lagos State Ministry of Health the previous day

YENAGOA—THE Nigerian Navy, weekend, confirmed the arrest of 25 persons and seizure of two vessels suspected to have been involved in illegal bunkering and crude oil theft on Brass waterways in Bayelsa State.

President Goodluck Jonathan has asked Nigerians not to throw up their hands in helplessness and despair as a result of the activities of terrorists but to remain unwaveringly committed to showing solidarity with their armed forces and security agencies as they prosecute the war against terrorism.

The day started on a queer note. Bomb scare at the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This happened at a time stalwarts had gathered at the secretariat preparatory to the Obokun-Oriade federal constituency mega rally at Ibokun, the headquarters of Obokun local government area, some 30 kilometres away.

THE Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has assured Nigerians and people from all walks of life that the current security challenges in the country will not affect the church’s 62nd annual convention scheduled to begin on Monday, August 4.

ON August 30, 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the first oil refinery at Aguleri –Otu in Anambra State, thus raising the hope that the state would soon join the elite club of oil –producing states

A member of the House of Representatives representing Ondo East/West Federal Constituency, Hon Joseph Akinlaja, is leaving no stone unturned to pursue the success of a bill for an act to establish the National Social Welfare Board of Nigeria for the purpose of planning, implementing and overseeing the national social security and welfare scheme and for other connected purposes.

The General Overseer of Christ Anointed Church Peculiar Ministry, Lagos, Prophet Jeremiah Hephzibah, in this interview, reveals how he was blind for two years for not complying with God’s call