Politics
State of Democracy in LGAs: Judicial jumbles jolt democracy in Oyo
By OLA AJAYI The administration in Oyo State as in other states perpetuates the practice of illegal caretaker administrations for its local councils it has, however, ...
Umeh has tasted power and will not let go – Okwu
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Activist lawyer and politician, Maxi Okwu was one of the founders of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA but was edged out ...
Oyo mayhem is a manifestation of govt’s intolerance of the opposition – Ex-Gov. Ladoja
By BASHIR ADEFAKA What can best be described as the return of mayhem in Oyo State politics occurred on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Attacked were supporters ...
Lessons for Nigeria from the US sequester and fiscal cliff dodging
By Victor Ariole All human beings are prince and princesses, but only very few know their kingdom. As a president, rule as if the people are ...
A phantom assassination plot: The vindication of Gov. Akpabio
By CHARLES KUMOLU WHEN Akwa Ibom State Governor Godwill Akpabio was supporting the senatorial ambition of Senator Aloysious Etok in 2007, in the spirit of equity, ...
Rivers PDP: Ambitious people behind crisis – Rep Uchendu
BY DAPO AKINREFON CHIEF Andrew Uchendu is the member representing Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency, Rivers State in the House of Representatives. Uchendu, a member of the Peoples ...
Those who suspended 27 Rivers law makers are jokers – House leader
BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME In this interview, the Leader of Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Chidi Lloyd, speaks on the political crisis that is playing out ...
The inside story of how Edo LG polls were lost and won
BY SIMON EBEGBULEM Elections into the 17 local government councils of the 18 in Edo State were conducted by the Edo State Independent National Electoral Commission ...
Nasarawa killing fields, a cult and blood oath
By ABEL DANIEL Questions are trailing the killing of about 60 policemen in Nasarawa State, last week. What led to the deployment of over a hundred ...
Show me one project Aregbesola has completed – Ex-minister, Olasunkanmi
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor ERstwhile senator and minister, Abdulrasheed Akinlabi Olasunkanmi is one of a handful of aspirants for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ticket ...
New tide in executive-legislature relations
By Henry Umoru A recent two day conference on strengthening relations between the legislative and executive arms of the Federal Government was an insightful and useful ...
I have not lost any election – Ogboru
BY Kunle Adekoya CHIEF Great Ovedje Ogboru has resonated as a political factor as a result of his bid to govern his home state of Delta ...
I’m different from other deputy govs – Faskari
By Lekan Bilesanmi ALHAJI Abdulahi Faskari is the Deputy Governor, Katsina State. He is not new to matters of state, havingbeen in government since 2003 when ...
Akpabio and Etok: Loyalty gone awry
It would have been shocking if political opportunists had totally overlooked the schism that recently developed between Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State and ...
Insecurity: Mark appeals to international community for understanding
The Senate President, Sen. David Mark, on Thursday appealed to the international community to show understanding to the peculiarity of Nigeria’s security problems. Mark made the ...
Airhiavbere: I Will Ensure Even Development in Edo
What is wrong with Edo State that informed your governorship ambition? My heart has been in Edo and, having served at NIPSS, Kuru, Jos, I discovered ... Full story
National Conference: Now or Never?
With the current state of the nation, eminent Nigerians, have again unanimously re-echoed the need for the convocation of a national conference to address the ... Full story
$3 million Bribe: I Don’t Know What to Think of Farouk
ALhaji Abubakar Tsav came to national renown as a fearless Police Officer. The erstwhile Commissioner of Police in Lagos State has carried on with his ... Full story
Farouk Lawan Suspended By Nigerian House of Representatives
The plenary session of the Nigerian House of Representative has suspended Farouk Lawan from the house and referred his case to the Ethics Committee of ... Full story
POLITICAL METABOLISM: Christian Faith On your knees please!
Praying for those in authority is one of the basic injunctions of the Christian Faith. The early Christian missionary, Paul who was originally ... Full story
How Pa Adekunle Ajasin endorsed me
AHEAD of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, gubernatorial primaries in Ondo State, a governorship aspirant under the party’s platform, Akinola Awodeyi-Akinsheyinwa, in this interview, ... Full story
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
Nigerian Troops Rescue Women and Children Kidnapped By Boko Haram
By SaharaReporters, New York The Nigerian Army today said it ...
Lagos PDP crisis: Bode George, Ogunlewe reconcile
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State Chapter, on Friday announced that the lingering disagreement between two of its leaders – Chief Olabode George and ...
Again, gunmen kill 3 in Borno
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Despite the emergency rule and the deployment of over 3000 soldiers in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, some gunmen suspected to be ...
The Gait Of An Iroko: A Sonnet For Achebe By Kennedy Emetulu
Ogene, the gong pierces the hollow night in feverish echoes of the solemn news!Ala, the earth wearily opens to swallow this huge feast of a ...
Achebe: A Personal Testimony By C. Don Adinuba
Up to the moment he breathed his last on Thursday, March 21, 2013, Chinua Achebe, Africa’s most quoted raconteur, novelist , essayist and social critic, ...
23 Year Old Lebanese Man Arrested for kidnapping 61 year old Aunt in Lagos
A 23 year old Lebanese man has been arrested by police in Lagos for kidnapping his 61 year old aunt, Alhaja Essa Dannawi. Mohammed Dannawi ...
Woman Burns Son’s Face With An Iron As Punishment For Stealing Co-Tenant's Soup
A woman, Sakirat Attah, 25, has been arrested by the police at Elemoro Division, Lekki, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for severely scalding her son’s face. The petty ...
Charly Boy - I Am Obsessed With My Body
In a recent interview, popular entertainer, Charly Boy reveals more titbits about his life; As an advocate of the masses, accompanied with your passion for bikes.,What ...
Photos Of 10 Famous Actress Who Went Publicly Nude For Attention
French actress Frederique Bel pulled out all the stops at the Cannes Film Festival this week - baring her nipples in a completely see-through dress. Her ...
Sufuyan Ojeifo's Shroud Defence of David Mark By Kikiowo Ileowo
I read with pity, a poorly written piece by one Sufuyan Ojeifo on NewsDairyOnline (newsdiaryonline.com/marks-house-of-indolence-a-thesis-redolent-of-dishonesty-by-sufuyan-ojeifo/) and an edited version in the Nigerian Compass newspaper of ...