Chief Alex Akinyele is a childhood friend of the late legal icon, Chief Ganiyu Fawehinmi. In this brief interview, Akinyele explains that he also had cancer, prostrate that is, the only difference between him and his late friend was that his was detected very early and immediately operated it. By Bilesanmi Olalekan WHAT kind of […]

CLAIMS and counter claims are now trailing the reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, cleared three former governors – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of Lagos State; Obong Victor Attah of Akwa Ibom State, and Chief James Ibori of Delta State – over the allegation that they were involved in activities bordering on official corruption and abuse of office while holding power.

By Ifeanyi Okoli THE Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, said 606,538 passengers arrived the country through Murtala Muhammad International Airport, MMA, Ikeja between January and July this year while 902,161 departed through the airport. This is against 1,108,710 for arrival and 984,835 departures recorded during the same period in 2008. Meanwhile the Zone A Command of […]

By Ifeyinwa Obi THE Nigerian Seafarers  Development Programme (NSDP) initiated by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been flagged off by the minister of transport, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa Bio who said that the Federal Government will not relent in its effort to build a national indigenous fleet with skilled and efficient manpower […]

EDO State government and civil society groups, yesterday, paid tributes to the late legal icon and human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, just as Governor Adams Oshiomhole announced the setting up of Gani Fawehinmi Foundation for Democracy, Justice and Good Governance with a take-off grant of N25 million.