President Goodluck Jonathan will inaugurate his campaign team on Monday in Abuja, ahead of the February 14 election.

THE long awaited 2015 general elections are at hand. Unlike previous elections, this year’s contests promise to be keenly contested by the respective gladiators across the country.

US-based Nigerian filmmaker, Odera Ozoka whose second feature Hollywood street is gearing up for film festivals around the United States and in Africa, has said he will commence pre-production of his 3rd ambitious feature film, Biafra: A Forgotten Place, soon.

One of the few things that gladdened my heart this yuletide season was an announcement by my Parish Priest that the Lagos Arch-diocese of the Catholic Church had pledged the Christmas day second collections to helping our brothers and sisters in the North East. We were therefore enjoined to contribute generously to the project and those who wanted to do more could send personal cheques to the pool.

Approximately forty years after the OPEC stranglehold on western Economies, in what was to nations like Nigeria an “oil Boom”, a real threat has emerged that may forever loosen the grip of the paling Cartel. In what may be a historical payback for the 70s oil boom, Shale oil: an equally ‘clean’ alternative has driven global oil prices into a price ravine.

Few weeks ago, a survey surfaced, listing countries with most unfaithful wives in the world. To the chagrin of Nigerian women, the survey conducted by condom manufacturer, Durex, had them topping the list and beating 35 other countries, including Western countries, sampled in the marital infidelity test.

Chief Sunny Onuesoke is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Country Director of Network for Good Governance (N4GG, ). In this interview, he speaks on President Goodluck Jonathan and the 2015 general election. He also speaks on the need for the Urhobo ethnic nationality to join forces with PDP in Delta State in 2015 general elections.

With the Boko Haram sect and the scourge of the Ebola virus giving the African continent, especially Nigeria, some fright, the giant strides made by Nigerian-born filmmaker and director, Nnaemeka Andrew Madueke, in far away America is indeed encouraging.

Recently, veteran artist Segun Adejumo showed, in Lagos, a much anticipated body of work titled Emotions, which focused on the moods of women in a wide range of dress and undress. The little bit of an activist in him showed forth in the collection, arousing Women-to-women’s fascination with his fascination with the female mind and body. Excerpts:-

Will the one week ultimatum that a group, Rivers Elders and Leaders Council RELC handed the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to substitute its guber candidate in the state with a riverine candidate constitute any real threat if the party fails to comply?