MARYAM Babangida was not someone anyone could forget, not in a hurry, if ever. You either liked her or disliked her. You never had a choice of being indifferent to this woman, whose spell-bound beauty came in that dark hue that left few doubts that black is beautiful.

ABUJA—THE creation of more states for Niger Deltans, particularly the Ijaws, would be the first phase of development emergency in the region. This was contained in the communique issued at the end of the 3-day National Association of Ijaw Female Students,NAIFS, 2009 Convention held in Abuja recently, with the theme “Niger Delta must be like […]

THE news of the death of former first lady Dr. (Mrs.) Maryam Babaginda, came as a shock. Do not get me wrong. Death comes to us all even at the moment of our birth. As some would say, man is born to die. So death is a reality that must come at some point. What we do not know is the time and how. For Maryam, death came at 61 and by ovarian cancer.

The need for
world leaders to act was the only way to safeguard economic growth and healthy living among billions of people in the developing and the least developed world

Vice-President Jonathan spoke at a church service to mark the last Sunday of the year and thanksgiving service at Living Faith Church, (Winners Chapel), Durumi, Abuja.