General Alani Akinrinade may not remember this story. He was involved, no doubt, and my source was a Biafran officer, Gogo Lemchi, whose last major political appointment was, Supervisory Councilor, Nkwerrre/Isu Local Government Council, Imo State while the general served as Army chief between 1979 and 1980.

Like Nelson Mandela said out of his own abhorrent persecution, courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. In other words, the brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear by confronting it.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Friday announced they have begun preliminary investigations into an alleged case of bribery against Super Eagles coach Salisu Yusuf.

I don’t have an exotic taste bud, so you will hardly find me eating fancy meals. My favourite food is Amala served with Gbegiri and Ewedu and I eat it almost every day, and sometimes twice a day. I also eat it with Ogbono or vegetable soup. Every other food, I just manage for the sake of eating.

Deputy President of the Senate, Prof Ike Ekweremadu has revealed that the security siege in his house and that of the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki was to prevent them from going to the National Assembly for plenary  so that both of them could be impeached, a development that was meant to prevent the All Progressives Congress, APC, senators from defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

THE National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has lashed out at the Benue state Governor, Dr Samuel Ortom, saying his decision to leave the APC was good riddance to bad rubbish.  Oshiomhole also alleged that some aides of the governor were behind some of the killings in Benue including the ones that felled Catholic priests. Ortomés media aide quickly reacted, saying that Oshiomhole was simply trying to change the narrative of the pogrom in Benue.

Long-standing couple and music duo, Tunde and Wunmi Obe, popularly known as T.W.O have given their opinion concerning the never-ending feud and drama between artistes and their record labels, sharing their own experience with many upcoming music acts. 

THE Anambra State election petition tribunal sitting in Awka has upheld the victory of the Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Chief Victor Umeh in the January 13 Senatorial re-run election in the zone

STAKEHOLDERS and supporters of Akwa Ibom State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC gathered in their numbers last Saturday at the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium for a solidarity rally that has inevitably thrown up controversies on the consensus

THE opinion in many quarters is that traffic gridlock in Apapa and environs has persisted because government has not shown enough political will to enforce sanction against owners of tankers and trucks.

Nollywood actor, Emeka Enyiocha who recently  shutdown his beer parlour, and staged a comeback to his first love-acting, after many years of staying off the stage has offered explanations for his action.

It was a matter of when not if, as the signs had been ominous for quite a while. Their grouse made worse by what appeared an official eagerness to ignore same, left them with little options.

William Shakespeare, the all-time great English playwright and poet used the idealization of comedy to portray our world. A servant would dream of having greatness thrust upon him without imbibing the enterprise culture. In Illyria the plot set in the Twelfth Night would continue to play out in Nigeria.

World 5000m champion, Hellen Obiri said her main aim at the African Championships will be to improve on her present world leading time of 14:21.75  seconds and beat the Ethiopian challenge spear- headed by Genzebe Dibaba.

Boxing fans in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, have expressed excitement over GOtv Boxing Night 15 holding on Sunday at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo (formerly Liberty) Stadium.