By Levinus Nwabughiogu  Odilim Enwegbara is a Development Economist and public analyst based in Abuja. In this interview, he, amongst other issues, says why he feels former president Olusegun Obasanjo does not want a second term for President Jonathan even as he calls Nigerians to support his quest for a second term. Excerpts: Many People have […]

All Progressive Congress, APC, in Osun state chapter yesterday gave a two-week ultimatum to the leadership of Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Service, DSS, to arrest former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode over the purported video showing how the party allegedly rigged last year’s governorship polls in Osun State.

By Chimdi Maduagwu William    Shakespeare   popularized the legend of King Lear in a play of the same title. This play has a unique universal lesson on the concept of sin. Sin, in general terms, operates in the domain of religion. In Islam, it is Haram. It is some form of violation (of rules), wrongdoing, […]

Richard Akinnola, journalist, social critic and human rights activist, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja against INEC, Inspector General of Police, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of Naval Staff and the National Security Adviser seeking an order of mandamus compelling INEC to conduct the 2015 general elections as scheduled on March 28 and April 11 respectively.

I got a call from a close friend the other day that left me speechless. He had expressed the thoughts that he was wary of a Buhari presidency because of the fear of Islamisation. He is a medical doctor; well travelled and well read.

MEMBER representing Ogu Bolo State Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Evans Bipi has challenged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the party to show convincing proof that he led assailants who detonated explosives and fired live bullets to disrupt a rally of the APC in Okrika on Tuesday.

By Bisi Lawrence Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has left the Peoples Democratic Party. Absolutely. Officially. At last. On record, it was the former Head of State who dramatically terminated his membership of the party by publicly causing his membership card to be torn, two or three hours before the party then announced his expulsion. What took […]

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the three tiers of government have collectively spent $8.26 billion on the 10 National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs) in the country, in the quest to bring electricity to every part of the country.

By John Egbokhan He has a portrait of himself and current world number one, Novak Djokovic hanging somewhere in his living room. The smile on the face of the current Australian Open champion was unmistakable. But the picture is not a recent one. The man who appears in the image alongside the Slovak champion is […]

By  Sola Ogundipe “I WAS just 23 weeks into my pregnancy when I began feeling severe abdominal pains that seemed very much like labour contractions,” said Funke, a 28-year-old housewife. Initially, Funke, who was pregnant for the first time, tried to bear the discomfort, but the pains got worse and gradually unbearable. “That same day, […]