NOTHING can justify the actions of mobile policeman, Raymond Egbongbonwuyi, who invaded the children’s ward of an Ibadan hospital, on November 25, beat up medical personnel, pulled off drips being administered on five children, and tear-gassed the ward. He was on this rampage for two hours before police from a nearby police station arrested him.

FOUR years ago, the popular televangelist and Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Bimbo Odukoya died at the prime age of 45 when a Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 she boarded in Abuja crashed in Port Harcourt. The air crash also claimed the lives of 75 pupils, among others. That was on December 10, 2005.

BY MCPHILIPS NWACHUKWU PENULTIMATE Saturday, the nation’s capital city of Abuja was agog with  activities as residents of the city witnessed another round of the five year old Abuja Carnival. That day the carnival routes which started from Moshood Abiola way in Garki area through Eagle Square. Abuja was a beauty to behold as carnival […]

*Shame to those who brought Yar’Adua to power *Reveals: Why Pa Imodu refused to shake hands with me *On Foreign Policy: ‘Nigeria is a reckless spender’ Last week, we brought you an interview with a 99 year old woman. Today, we bring you Pa Matthew Tawo Mbu, who turned 80 years last month. This is […]

Reverend Nwosu    Chibuike Thompson,  founder and general overseer of Redeemed Peoples Church turned 60 years recently. He used the occasion to launch his autobiography, Journey into Destiny which chronicled his life and his 38 years in ministry. He spoke on his motivation and other national issues in this interview with Taye Obateru, Jos. Excerpts… […]

By Bishop David Oyedepo God is not a joker! God is not a magician! He says what He means, and He means what He says! The Bible is not a religious book; it is the Creator’s manual for living. God is the sole Creator of all men and women. Nothing guarantees enduring success like the […]

“We are irrevocably committed to deploy all available resources in pursuing the implantation of this sacred mandate to reach the world with the good news and to raise a transformed and disciplined army for God in this end time. We are sworn to this resolution to kick out the enemy and everything he represents from […]

THE preacher may no longer need to carry a Bible every time he mounts the pulpit to preach the gospel to the congre-gation, as a Nigerian company has introduced a lectern into the market that is computer-based and has the Bible programmed into it in various versions. Introducing the product to newsmen recently in Lagos, […]

By Evelyn Usman Lagos State Police  Commissioner, Mr Marvel Akpoyibo, has directed that a discreet investigation be carried out on the murder of a businessman by a gun man last week at the Alaba International market, along Badagry expressway. He has directed the immediate transfer of the case from Ojo police division to the State […]

I was disgusted. There was bloodshed and it was endless. There had been killings and more killings. I really got upset by what was going on and I saw myself before all those circumstances

By Evelyn Usman In early 2000s, Lagos   state was like a theatre of   war, full of violent crimes, instilling the people with fear. Lagosians literarily went to bed with one eye opened. The situation then could best be described as ‘war between men of the underworld and the Police’. It degenerated to an extent that […]

By Abdulwahab Abdulah Senator Sikiru Shitta-Bey, a seasoned lawyer and a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is our guest for the week. In this interview, he bares his mind on some national issues, particularly on how the country can move forward in its struggle to attain genuine democracy. He was of the […]

By Awa Kalu A simple definition of ‘offer’ is the one made by Prof. Itse Sagay in his well known book, Nigerian Law of Contract which makes an offer ‘a definite undertaking or promise made by one party with the intention that it shall become binding on the party making it as soon as it […]

By Itoro Eze-Anaba Efforts to carry out law reforms in the area of domestic violence and violence against women generally have been fruitless, especially at the national level. It is on record that the two oldest bills pending at the National Assembly are the bill on Violence Against Women and the Freedom of Information bill.  […]

The Lagos State Government has set up a visitation panel to look into the crisis rocking Lagos State University (LASU) just as the report of the 6-man committee of the State House of Assembly on the lingering crisis indicted the vice chancellor among other things, for contract splitting, violation of the N2 million approval limit, irregular appointment, discrepancy between the approved, budget and the figure being quoted by the university.