Life inside the IDPs camp
*Eyewitness account By Edeh Chinenye WE arrived the Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp in Yola on Friday, May 21, 2015 at the beginning of a 3-day visit spearheaded by the Foundation for African Cultural Heritage, FACH. I was on the entourage as a representative of the Doctors Health Initiative, DHI. Others that were also part […]
Goodluck Jonathan treated entertainers like school-children — Saheed Balogun
When it comes to acting and film-making, there isn’t much veteran Yoruba actor, Saheed Balogun, has to learn. He is so grounded in his craft that he has broken a number of grounds in his make-believe trade. He was the first to shoot a two-cast movie, among other feats you could attribute to him. He has weathered the storm, swam the sea and probably knows every neck of the wood of Nollywood. So, when he speaks, he is to be taken seriously.
32 APC Senators adopt Lawan as Senate President, Saraki loyalists boycott ‘mock’ election
The All Progressives Congress, APC, last night adopted Senator Ahmad Lawan as its sole candidate for the post of Senate President in the election of the principal officers of the 8th senate to be conducted on Tuesday.
Soyinka tasks President on Boko Haram
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to adopt a new strategy to fight Boko Haram and other insurgents in order to achieve result.
Buhari leaves for Germany today for G7 meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja today to attend the G7 Summit, scheduled to take place in Bavaria, Germany.
Under 20 World Cup: At last, Nigeria qualify for last 16
Nigeria have set up a mouth-watering last-16 meeting with Germany after beating Hungary 2-0 to leapfrog the Magyars into second place in Group E at the FIFA Under 20 World Cup.
