It’s quiet unfortunate and shameful that if you are driving along the streets in Lagos particularly on highways and you approach any of those hawkers’ they will tell you they are from Ebonyi state. Also, if you decide to communicate to them in their language, they will respond accordingly, an indication that confirms their honesty. I’m disappointed and angry with those who had governed the state, particularly, with their self-centredness.

As you can see, we have started our leagues, which is now growing gradually, and I am sure that before we get to the half-way stage of the season, our players, our teams, our coaches would have put their acts together to give fans better football. You can see that the crowd is gradually coming out to watch the matches, which is the most important thing in the development of our league. When our matches start attracting the right kind of crowd, the sponsorship will come and the game itself will be very interesting, exciting and attractive.

After steering South Africa to a 3-1 defeat of Swaziland, Coach Ephraim Shakes Mashaba has boasted that the Super Eagles would suffer a similar fate in the hands of the Bafana Bafana in tomorrow’s international friendly match at the Mbombela stadium in Nelspruit. South Africa are riding on a crest-wave of renewed soccer optimism following the thumping of Swaziland on Wednesday, with fans of the former apartheid state hailing the boys for their strong show of performance away from home.

ENUGU—People of the south-east geopolitical zone have lashed out to the Federal Government over its failure to construct the permanent site of the Enugu International Trade Fair Complex, six years on. The federal government had designated Lagos, Kaduna and Enugu, International Trade Fair Complexes since 1992 but had completely constructed that of Lagos and Kaduna, leaving Enugu untouched.

TWO years ago I wrote about my choice to have a preventive double mastectomy. A simple blood test had revealed that I carried a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. It gave me an estimated 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer. I lost my mother, grandmother and aunt to cancer. I wanted other women at risk to know about the options. I promised to follow up with any information that could be useful, including about my next preventive surgery, the removal of my ovaries and fallopian tubes.

The card reader will work against the APC than the PDP. The card reader will be an advantage to the PDP because the PDP has not been involved in the manipulation of card readers. The PDP is not cloning PVCs; PDP has not been involved in the purchase of cards. PDP has not been involved in asking a particular tribe not to be given cards in some States.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Indepenedent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Borno state, Mr. Samuel Madaki Usman has said that all is now set for thw Presidential and National Assembly Elections slated for today (Saturday), as the commission had already received and distributed all sensitive and none- sensitive materials across the state.

Finally, the D-Day is here. Nigerians have waited so long for it. It is a day of a great decision via elections. Nigeria’s presidency is the soul of the contest which has obviously been narrowed between Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and General Mohammadu Buhari. Who carries the day? The answer is just hours away. Read the profile of General Buhari, how he emerged the candidate of opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, the formation of party and the issues that have made Buhari hopeful of becoming Nigeria’s next president.

HRH Erelu Abiola Dosumu is one of the few Nigerian women aging gracefully, like a newly crowned beauty queen; she naturally pulls the attention of many at social events as she strutted in her trademark all-white regalia. A renowned advocate of Good governance and women empowerment, Erelu is also the co-ordinator of Coalition for Concerned Women for Good Governance (CCWGG) a project of ERAF foundation put set up to educate women on political issues as its affects them, monitor elected candidates in office and instill accountability in elected officials.

IT’S been tagged the most amazing remedy—sleep. Scientific findings tell you it helps you live longer and boosts your immune system. It puts you in a great mood, reduces your risk of everything from heart disease to diabetes— and it’s completely free. It has no side-effects and is available to everyone.

Like the splendour of an art work, a music video is meant to attract, engage and appeal to the viewers. Over the years,the Nigerian music industry has seen the different shades of music videos being released to compliment songs, but only a few raise the bar and become points of reference. In no particular order, here are the top 10 music videos ruling the scene, with details and concepts behind them.

As we go into the Holy Week of the Lenton season, we bring to you a physician’s analysis of the last six hours before Jesus Christ passed on from the crucification. It is from New Wine Magazine, April 1982 and was originally published in Arizona Medicine Magazine, March 1965, Arizona Medical Association. Crucifixion was invented by the Persians in 300 BC, and perfected by the Romans in 100 BC.

Oduyoye says he lost his lovely wife in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, as a result of his inability to pay the N1.382, 700 hospital bill. Folake Oduyoye, 35, was admitted September 17 following complications from a caesarian section carried out on her in a private hospital. After a couple of weeks in LUTH, she was discharged but unable to go home because of her husband’s inability to pay the bill. She was detained and within the period developed other complications.

Nnewi, the commercial city of Anambra State was a place to behold last Sunday. It had all the trappings that made it special for soccer fans. The ever famous Rangers International were in town for a league match. And their opponents were the new kids on the soccer block – Ifeanyi Uba FC, the club owned by oil tycoon, Ifeanyi Uba. The Nnewi businessman is pulling strings to bring life to his home matches. He invites stars to grace the occasion. That attracts some fans to the stadium.

For the first time a coalition of diverse political parties sank their differences and coalesced into a mega party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) with the sole aim of pushing the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) out of Aso Rock, the Presidential villa.