Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he needs more time to develop the country as he looks to enter a fourth decade in power, urging voters to re-elect the “old man.” As a younger man he said leaders who “overstayed” in power were the root of Africa’s problems, but 30 years later he is still […]

Lokoja – A Kogi State Dep. Governor-elect, Mr James Faleke has been released by the operatives of the Directorate of the State Security Service (DSS). Mr Duro Meseko, the Director of Media and Publicity of Audu/Faleke Campaign Organisation said on Saturday evening that Faleke and Alhaji Mohammed Audu were released at about 5 p.m. He […]

Ogbia supplementary result collation officer, Dr Anakwe No of Registered voters 4344 No of accredited voters 1551 Votes scored APC 139, PDP 1290 Total valid votes 1449 Rejected votes 47 Total vote cast 1496 Sagbama supplementary result No of Registered voters 2005 No of accredited voters 326 Votes scored APC 111, PDP 180 Total valid […]

Most of us never bother to determine precisely why we believe what we believe or do what we do. Why, for instance, do we celebrate Christmas? As far as Christians are concerned, we do so because we delight in Christ and rejoice in him. Christmas is a Christian tradition celebrated for centuries the world over. Surely, billions of people cannot be wrong.

SOMETIME in 1969 in a town called Lassa in the part of Nigeria now known as Borno State, a nurse in a mission hospital died of a mysterious disorder. There were two similar reported cases in Chicago, and New Jersey, United States (US). Both individuals had recent travel history to Africa, one to Nigeria, the other to Liberia, and succumbed to the illness after returning to the US.

Barrister Mike Igini was, until recently, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Cross River and Edo States respectively. In this interview, he bares his mind on the use of the card reader for the 2015 general elections. Excerpts:

Some people who were and are perhaps still unhappy on behalf Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State and his predecessor, Godswill Akpabio have made several rejoinders in the last few days in response to last week’s article in this column titled “Uncommon Governance: The bane of Akwa Ibom State.”

Senior Pastor, Trinity Living Church, Abuja, Pastor Emmanuel Adefowora has predicted that 2016 would be tough, but God would have mercy on His elected ones.

Residents of Isale- Aro area of Osogbo, capital of Osun State, watched helplessly as a 75-year-old man, Lamina Ishola, was burnt to death.

Dear readers, I believe you have resolved to be lifted up spiritually this year. If anyone tells you that having a breakthrough is easy, then he or she isn’t telling the truth.