Aminu Maigari is a member of All Progressives Congress, APC, the ruling party in Katsina State. Last week, he, through the High Court in Katsina, restrained Governor Aminu Masari from making good his threat to sack the state elected local government chairmen. What could have motivated him into taking sides with the opposition at the expense of his party,?

The people of Fugar in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State were thrown into turmoil on Saturday, June 27, 2015, when a trigger happy police officer, attached to a traditional ruler, shot dead two women during the burial of a former headmaster, Hon. James Oshioriamhe Etu. Other mourners at the occasion took to their heels following the gunshots which hit Sandra Emaku and Aishitu Aliyu, both of them nursing mothers.

Dear readers, thanks for your interest in Joyful Homes. In due course, we’ll publish the issues raised by you. This week, I am addressing an issue that has been of concern to many. It is the issue of spirit husband and spirit wife.

Many people had asked me in recent pSt what I think about the growth of Nigerian churches in the United Kingdom. To be honest I had not given this a thought before, but I know majority of the people I encounter on this subject seemed agitated or sort of discomfort by what they refer to as “black churches”.

Mr. Alex Egbon looked forward to an elaborate naming ceremony for his fourth child. But that was not to be.

In a democratic society like Nigeria, an elected President is the embodiment of power. Such power does not really belong to him; rather, it belongs to the people. Put differently, the President is merely a custodian of the people’s power making it imperative for him to feel their pulse all the time and ensure he always acts on their behalf. What this suggests is that the President is obliged to listen to public opinion. But then, to determine public opinion on a subject is not easy considering the improbability of unanimity of opinions on an issue. In fact, in matters of opinions, the public

By JAPHET ALAKAM Playwright, author, activist and lawyer, Mr. Fred Agbeyegbe, will turn 80 on Wednesday, and from July 19 to 25, 2015, a lot of activities has been lined up in a carnival like celebration in his honour featuring a conference, presentation of Fred Agbeyegbe’s plays, and a host of other events at National […]

The 8th Senate inauguration, Tuesday, June 9, was followed by the election of former Kwara State governor and immediate past Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki, APC, Kwara Central, as President of the Senate while the Deputy Senate President of the 7th Senate and senator representing Enugu West, Ike Ekweremadu, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, retained his seat.

TRUTH Foundation Christian Church Centre, Omole Phase 11, Olowora, Lagos has concluded plans to convey people from different locations in Lagos, to the National Stadium in Lagos next Friday for an all night programme tagged “Restoration Lagos.”

He is a journalist with bias for investigative journalism. Sunday Onyewonsa is the Director-General of the Delta Democratic Alliance, DDA, an advocacy group for good governance in the Niger Delta. DDA worked to ensure victory for Governor Arthur Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State gubernatorial election. In this interview, Onyewonsa says Okowa has started well.

To facilitate the development in the oil rich communities in Ilaje and Ese-Odo axis of Ondo State, stakeholders have resolved that the peace across the creeks is not negotiable.

I had indicated my intention to take us down memory lane about the mounting cases of political murders committed by Nigerian political witches when the Federal Government announced the intention to revisit those cases.

Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa and Kehinde Fatai will come face-to-face in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round after their clubs were drawn against each other.

UK-based award-winning Nigerian author, Ibitola Ojoye-Adebayo, a graduate of pharmacology from the University of Portsmouth, is a writer of contemporary romance with a twist. Her writing is a portal into her mind and soul. Sparked with a passion for gothic horror, mystery and romance novels, her top writing influences include Virginia Andrews and Stephen King. In 2013, she completed her first Novella, “Acceptance,” a powerful testimony of love, loss and betrayal. In this interview, she speaks on her plan to turn the award-winning book into a movie.

Efizzee baeby, Yemi Alade has won the award for Best Female at MAMA 2015.