As we count down to Nigeria’s 2015 General Elections on March 28, so also is the world watching events unfold in the United Kingdom towards the May 7 elections. These two countries are linked in history. Nigeria, a former colony, governed and ruled by Her Majesty the Queen and a member of the Commonwealth.

The re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan received a boost as a group, Women in Clergy, threw its weight behind his aspiration for second term.

This is a new Lagos as things are no longer what they used to be in the state. A good example is the queue culture taking place at bus stands as against what obtained in the past where commuters clash when boarding commercial buses.

Archbishop Christopher Umane is the Primate of the Orthodox Anglican Communion which broke away from the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion. In this interview, the cleric broke his silence on the crisis that rocked the Anglican Communion. While reacting to the allegation of N6billion bribe for some pastors to support the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan, the Archbishop lamented that men of God now worship money while abandoning their calling.

In the next few weeks, we shall be going to the polls to decide who will be in-charge of our national affairs for the next four years. Each time election is approaching, the political elite play ethnic card in order to secure power

OWERRI — Palpable confusion and anger have enveloped Umuokoroma, Umungwa, in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, following the reported tragic stoning to death of 42-year-old Kingsley Nwabueze by his younger brother, identified as Ihechukwu.

Nelson Jombo, the brother of the popular actress, Uche Jombo, has just produced a thrilling and educating movie titled ‘Luke of Lies’.

Amid the worsening value of the Naira, imported pharmaceutical products have been hit by about 20 to 25percent price hike.

Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, according to a message on the group’s Twitter account.

We have fared well in diplomatic context. For example, during the visit of President Jonathan to Australia, we had a bilateral meeting. That was in 2011. We also initiated high level talks between our two foreign ministries which happen on annual basis. We have expanded our development cooperation; we have a number of development scholarships, we are into training Nigerians from the public sector, developers from the private sector; giving them post graduate studies and other short term training courses in Australia in the areas of agriculture, mining, government regulation and infrastructure.