NO matter how one looks at it, what happened at the premises of the Umuneke Ngor Magistrate’s Court in Imo State on Thursday, July 19, 2018 was an act of gross indiscipline, lawlessness and unprofessionalism on the part of some police officers. Even though they appeared to have acted out of “righteous rage”, there is no excuse for taking the law into their hands in addressing a perceived wrongdoing. Two wrongs cannot make a right.

NIGERIA has experienced a couple of incomplete military coup d’états. An incomplete coup is one in which the intended objectives are not fully accomplished in one fell swoop. In Nigerian history, we have seen all types of coups-attempted, aborted, failed, phantom, incomplete and complete. They are all different, though they all share a common foundation. 

It has been two days of chaos, but that will give way to a heated five days competition starting from today, as the events of the 21st African Championships begin at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State.

Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) says it has added a total of 1,694 distribution transformers to ensure power supply improvement in Edo state since the new management took over in 2013.

The Federal Government has revealed that it plans to carry out a massive economic overhaul through support and investments in technology developments across the country.

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have finalised plans to conduct Magnetic Resonance Imagery (MRI) scans on players of the cadet national team, Golden Eaglets, ahead of their participation at the 2019 African U-17 Nations Cup zonal qualifiers billed for September in Niger Republic.

MIDDLE Belt Forum, MBF, yesterday, accused the Federal Government of conspiracy to impeach Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to enable it implement the avowed agenda of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, with a view to repealing the anti-open-grazing law in operation in the state.

AN Imo State High Court has stopped the swearing-in of the newly appointed Deputy Governor designate, Mr. Callistus Ekenze.

Local organizing committee chairman for the 21st African Athletics Championships, Solomon Ogba has assured that the competition will not be hindered when the events roll out today.

The Police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a grandmother, Ekaette Obot, for stealing and selling her granddaughter for N200,000.

Knowledge, books, and education have manifold implications when it comes to dealing with conflict… – they embody curiosity, independent thought, freedom of speech and expression

An unidentified girl, aged 17, who was raped and abandoned by unknown persons, has been confirmed dead.

The decision to go ahead or withhold action the development of Nigeria’s Bonga Southwest offshore oilfield by Royal Dutch Shell and its partners has been put off till 2019, a senior company official said.

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has sought the assistance of members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, and similar professional organizations in his administration’s efforts towards entrenching fiscal discipline and transparency in the management of public funds.

When Chris came back, I saw nothing wrong in joining him even though I started before him. I didn’t care. In January 1990, when we were crossing over in my house, God said He wanted me to raise an army. I said I didn’t marry a wife who will be a pastor’s wife. She was an introvert and there was no way she could be a pastor’s wife.