THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State is used to verbal attacks from Governor Adams Oshiomhole. Since the governor dethroned the former ruling party in 2012, committed leaders of the PDP in the state have been defending themselves from allegations bordering on corruption, violence, electoral fraud amongst others.

Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, says Chief Thomas Ekpemukpolo, the father of ex- militant, Chief Government Ekpemukpolo (alias) Tompolo, died when his wealth of experience was most needed.

Renowned Nigerian athletics coach, Tobias Igwe has cried out to Nigerians to rescue him from penury and rehabilitate his coaching career as inactivity is killing him slowly.

On Wednesday, September 9, what seemed to be the usual gathering of Nigerians to advocate for Persons With Disabilities, PWDs, through long speeches, repeated documentaries and, at most three hours of identifying with PWDs, through pity, took a new turn at the Multi-Purpose Room of the U.S. Consulate General in Victoria Island, Lagos, when, at the end of a 15-minute documentary highlighting the discrimination and social exclusion experienced by persons living with disabilities, Ms. Ejiro Sharon Okotie, founder of the Hope Inspired Foundation for Women and Youth, did not only challenge policy makers and employers of labour on the need to integrate physically challenged persons into the Nigerian labour market, but also has created job portal to generate data for PWDs who are qualified like youths in Nigeria .

GOtv has dedicated the month of September to television series buffs. Starting Friday, September 2, at 7:10pm,  World’s Funniest  will air on Discovery Family. This new hilarious, one-hour series is inspired by the hit YouTube channel – a compilation of videos showing funny pranks and comical fails from around the globe, including everything from dogs […]

THE National Association of Gbaramatu Students, NAGS, has commended Gbaramatu leaders and well meaning Niger Delta leaders whose conscious efforts led to the release of the 10 students of Gbaramatu extraction after many months in detention.

Last weekend in Dearborn, Michigan, old students of the Government College Umuahia – “Umuahians” – as they’re called, under the banner of the GCUOBA-USA, met at their annual convention at the Henry Autograph Collection Hotel in Dearborn. I had flown in an early morning flight from Orlando, Florida.

Nigeria’s survival up to this point is a miracle * BY TOM MOSES As many Nigerians continue to call for the restructuring of the country, a founding father of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Reverend UMA Ukpai, who is also the President, UMA Ukpai International  Evangelical Ministries, says what Nigeria needs is leadership with […]

Finally please bear the following in mind. If you remember nothing else that I have said here today at least rememember this: that we, the oppressed, despised and marginalised people of Nigeria who our internal colonial masters regard as being nothing more than chattel and slaves, are with you and we feel and share your pain.

THE average man thinks he’s great in bed, doesn’t he? Only a few days ago, while chatting with some young lively and adventurous women, one of them complained that, “some men’s between the sheets activities could be quite frustrating. It’s not that they lack enthusiasm, the problem is their technique – they scarcely have any. […]

These attacks were partly due to the tendency of responding to crisis in Nigeria by blaming without careful thought and corroborating evidence those from the other ethnic group or other side of the country. As the late novelist, Prof. Chinua Achebe observed, “there seemed to be lust for revenge, which meant an excuse for Nigerians to take out their resentment on the Igbo who led the nation in virtually every sector – politics, education, commerce and the arts…an open target, scapegoats for the failings and grievances of colonial and post-independent Nigeria.”

Motorists plying Ebeano Tunnel Road constructed in 2002 by former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani administration of Enugu State are gnashing their teeth following the deplorable condition of one lane of the dual carriageway.

Newly elected Itsekiri community leaders of Ajoki town in Edo State have unanimously pledged to commit their energies towards improving the community socio-economic challenges by constant negotiations with the local and state government as well as corporate organization in the process of fast tracking various developmental projects in the area.

Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Saturday in Abuja appealed for more private sector investment in sports to enhance its growth.

Shooting Star Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan on Saturday defeated visiting Rangers International Football Club of Enugu 2-1 in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 35.