The Council may cause to be published in the Press Journal and in such other manner as the Council may deem fit the name of any journalist reprimanded by the Council

THE fire raged unabated for a long time, especially as the fire fighting agencies and sympathisers could do little to bring it under control. And by the time it had spent its rage, properties worth over N50 million had been razed and destroyed.

It was a cloudy Monday when this reporter paid a visit to the Old Ewu Road in the Mafoluku area of Oshodi/Isolo Local Government. But in spite of the threat of rain, it was another busy day from Junction Bus-stop to the popular Aviation Estate as the entire stretch of the road was very much alive with commercial activities.

THE recent kidnap of popular actor and humour merchant, Nkem Owoh aka Osuofia came to many bus-stop parliamentarians as a rude shock and they have have been giving vent to their feelings over the development.

A Bill for an Act to Provide for the repeal of the Nigerian Press Council Act, 1992, and establish the Nigerian Press and Practice of Journalism Council, to provide high profession standards for the Nigerian Press and deal with complaints emanating from members of the public about the conduct of journalists and media houses in their professional capacity, or complaints emanating from the press about the conduct of persons, organisations or institutions of government towards the press and for other matters connected therein.

You took it out of my mouth. Yes, I would like to believe that we committed a strategic error. At the time when I said we should go into politics, they said no. A lot of people said no because, for me, I thought that the work of pro-democracy activism was coming to an end; so when a lot of people ask why aren’t you as noisy as you used to be, I let them know that I do not just shout for shouting sake; I let them know that the political space has also closed down

Welcome to your regular column. Last week, I told you that your root in the supernatural guarantees you God’s presence always. This week, I want to teach on how you can connect to the noiseless realm of the miraculous.

‘YOU have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shall not kill; and whosever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I (Jesus) say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.” (Mathew 5:21-22).

THE month of October may have come and gone but the memories will linger especially as the premier Nigerian indiginous church organisation, the God’s Kingdom Society made more inroads to parts of the world with its gospel that Jesus Christ was not born in December as many people would want us to believe.

It is sheer selfishness. So, for me, I would say that the issue of putting the militants in camps and paying them money without recourse to rapid socio-economic development of the affected areas is a clear case of pampering criminality. If government says it is granting them amnesty and rehabilitating them, rehabilitation is not about paying allowances.

Our presence on the streets and trouble spots (black spots) alone serves as deterrence to hoodlums and other trouble shooters. Our patrol teams penetrate motor parks, notable notorious nooks and crannies, estates and communities noted for restiveness.

The relations between the two countries cannot be anything other than cordial. The occasional rough edges are there but I want to confirm to you that when these cases have been reported, we have found and verily so, that it is not policy of the South African government

They mobilized some young boys to look for the boy who raped their daughter. They reportedly searched for the rapist in every nook and corner of the village without success. They therefore decided to continue the search at night.

Only a short while a ago, a business disagreement between two well established car retailers reverberated in the well of the apex court and sent shock waves through the echelons of the judiciary and the entire legal profession.

By  Chianugo Offor The right of access to court is a fundamental right the sterling status of which is accorded constitutional recognition under the provisions of section 36 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, thus establishing the right of citizens to access the courts of our land as the fulcrum, the hallmark […]