Columnists
Time to Break the Chain
Jonathan has left no one in doubt that he knows to where he is taking the country. From all he had been saying, he knows ...
Weeping for Different Reasons
Infertility can be an immense source of emotional distress and so is the occurrence of unwanted pregnancy Micheal Ihemaguba, a specialist in ...
The Unending Debate
Is abortion right or wrong? There is still no end to this old debate in most parts of the world It ...
When to Start the Tutorial
Parents and teachers agree on the need for sex education and the appropriate time for their children or pupils to be exposed to the delicate ...
Something Special in a Mother’s Breast Milk
Breast milk is the baby’s first best food and aids mental and physical growth The memory has lingered 14 years after. As ...
The Bleak World of the Almajiris
They are mostly children of the poor living far away from home under Islamic teachers and have to pound the streets daily to beg for ...
Almajiris Are Good Boys
Murtala Ahmad Abulfathi, a Maiduguri-based Islamic scholar, is also a director in A. A Foundation, a group of schools concerned with the propagation of Islam. ...
A New Chapter Opens
Newly elected political leaders, including President Goodluck Jonathan take their oaths of office President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday, May 29, 2009, ...
End of a Tortuous Journey
After more than a decade of delay, sometimes total rejection, the Freedom of Information Bill is now signed into law It was ...
The Return of Anyim
Anyim Pius Anyim, former senate president, bounces back to political relevance with his appointment as secretary to the government of the federation, SGF ...
Our Torch of Hope
Can Jonathan wipe away the tears of our long suffering people? Will the next four years of the man of good luck give jobs to ...
A Monster that Must Be Tamed
Nigerians want President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to keep to his election promise to give the power sector high priority attention in his new regime ...
Arresting a Culture of Neglect
Over the years, Nigeria’s infrastructure has suffered terrible decay because of lack of a maintenance culture. Can President Goodluck Jonathan halt the rot? ...
The Threat Is Real
Insecurity remains a big problem and Nigerians are unsafe in and outside their homes In a developed society like the United States, ...
Way Out of the Morass
Education has suffered a lot of decline in Nigeria but the situation is not irredeemable Prospero, the major character ...
A House of Fraud
Allegations of contract scams and questionable bank loans are the hallmark of the leadership of the House of Representatives under Dimeji Bankole as speaker ...
Moves to Save NYSC
Prominent Nigerians rise in defence of the continued existence of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, now threatened by the murder of its members in ...
Tension in the Creeks Again
Threats of a military confrontation between the Joint (Military) Task Force members and an unrepentant militant leader cause panic in a community in Rivers State ...
A Journey into Turbulence
The birth of a committee to probe recent acts of violence in parts of the country before and during the recent elections ignites a wave ...
The Hunter Still the Hunted
Friday Igbinoba, the police inspector who incurred the wrath of his employers for exposing oil bunkerers nearly two years ago, is still in a limbo ...
The FEC They Want
Nigerians advise President Goodluck Jonathan on the quality of persons he should appoint into the new Federal Executive Council, FEC With the ...
At Last, Okorocha Crosses the River
Rochas Okorocha’s 12-year battle for political power yields fruits with his election as Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha, governorship candidate of the ...
Fresh Threats to Peace in Kaduna
Security agencies in Kaduna State are investigating fresh calls by a group to cause mayhem in protest against results of the recent elections in the ...
Who Wears the Crown?
Key members of the next National Assembly line up for the race for leadership positions in the two chambers With just ...
Heading in Opposite Direction
Winners in the 2011 elections are getting ready to take over their offices while losers are heading for the tribunals The ...
Newswatch In New Hands
Jimoh Ibrahim takes over Newswatch Communications Limited as core investor and its executive chairman The board of directors of Newswatch Communications ...
Why the CPC Lost in Kaduna, Bauchi States
Did the post-presidential election violence in Kaduna and Bauchi states affect the outcome of the governorship elections there? Opinions are divided From ...
Jonathan Under Pressure
Lobbyists besiege President Goodluck Jonathan for ministerial positions The idea was to give President Goodluck Jonathan who had just emerged from a ...
All They’re Saying...
Workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, want government at all levels in the country to pay the new minimum wage and ...
The Easy Way to Get a Job
Timothy Yakubu Aboh, a human resource expert, advises fresh graduates through a book he has authored on how they can get employed easily ...
Kaduna After the Mayhem
Residents of Kaduna are still counting their losses after the recent post-election riots in which hundreds of lives were lost Residents of ...
A Long Road to the Promised Land
The race for the Anambra State Senatorial seat was long and tough but Chris Ngige, former Anambra State governor, wins it at last ...
More Trouble for Henry Okah
Henry Okah, leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, faces more charges in a South African court Henry ...
Gbagbo’s Day of Reckoning
Laurent Gbagbo, the sacked president of Côte d’Ivoire, is to be investigated for crimes committed against the people while he tried to prolong his tenure ...
Was Obama born in America?
Some leading American opposition politicians make frantic efforts to dig into the background of Barack Obama, American President President Barack Obama’s decision ...
The Making of a President
President Goodluck Jonathan polls over 22 million votes to beat 17 other contestants to win the 2011 presidential race The victory was ...
Popularity Test in Kwara
The April 26 governorship election in Kwara State will be a popularity test between Olusola Saraki and Bukola Saraki, his son and governor of the ...
Who Killed Richard?
Death in mysterious circumstances of a 16-year-old secondary school student pits his family against his school authorities The mood in the house ...
We’re Here to Stop the Killings
Hassan Umaru, brigadier general, who took over in September 2010, as commander, Joint Military Task Force, JTF, on the Jos crisis, discusses the security situation in ...
A Country in Decline
A recent mutiny over unpaid allowances of soldiers puts Burkina Faso on the edge of a serious political crisis The trend ...
Final Showdown
Candidates of major political parties are set for the final battle for supremacy in the race for governorship seats in 27 states ...
T.B. Joshua: "I Would Have Halted President Mills' Death If..."
Founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church, Prophet T.B. Joshua says in an unusual manner, God did not reveal the death of Ghana’s President, ... Full story
Breaking News
Ogun State Government Locks Out Civil Servants Who Came To Work Late
Ogun State Government on Monday, at its Oke Mosan secretariat, locked out civil servants, who came late to work. The two gates, leading to the complex, ...
Large crowd receive Chinua Achebe’s body at Enugu Airport
Enugu - The remains of the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, arrived at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, and were received by a large ...
Nelson Mandela’s Daughters Suing Him For Rights To His Property
NELSON Mandela’s daughters are suing him for the rights to his artworks and control of his millions, it has been reported. According to the Star on ...
Army relaxes curfew in Yola
By Umar Yusuf Yola – The 23 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Yola has announced the review of the curfew imposed in the state at the ...
Russian Spacecraft Returns To Earth With Most Of Its Crew Dead
A Russian spacecraft containing 45 mice, 8 gerbils, and 15 newts returned to Earth on Sunday. The spacecraft, a modified Bion-M life sciences satellite, was launched ...
Dana crash: Coroner threatens to close pathologist’s testimony
A Lagos State coroner court in Ikeja conducting an inquest into last year’s crash of a Dana Airline plane may cut short the testimony of ...
Open Letter To Movie Star, Judith Mazagwo, Afrocandy From An Igbo Man
For some days now, controversial actress-cum-singer, Judith Opara Mazagwu better known as Afrocandy has been in the news for her unclad movie. While she has ...
Enugu Receives Professor Chinua Achebe's Body
Achebe's body being loaded into Overland aircraft ...
Study Reveals Surprising Truth About High Heels
Much like a misbehaving popstar or gluten-filled food, high heels have developed a very bad reputation lately. Scientists have produced study after study proving what ...
Nine Minors Informant To Kidnappers, Assassins Nabbed
Nine minors, all males, suspected to be members of four different dreaded cult groups that have been disguising and acting as informants to kidnappers and ...