Politics
New cabinet and Elechi’s worries in Ebonyi
BY PETER OKUTU EBONYI has remained a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State since the dawn of civil rule in 1999 with emergence of the first ...
MICA holds ‘Funfest’ for Muslim families
By Ishola Balogun It was fun and excitement for Muslim kids and families who visited the amusement park venue of the Funfest organised by the Movement ...
Delta: Power brokers in Uduaghan’s govt
BY EMMA AMAIZE, REGIONAL EDITOR, SOUTH-SOUTH & AUSTIN OGWUDA IN the last few days, the shape of the government of soft-spoken Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan as Governor ...
Personalties that ‘ll shape Akpabio’s second term
BY TONY NYONG GOVERNOR Godswill Obot Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, on May 29, took oath of office to continue the business of governance in ...
Jonathan urged to consider Amnesty Phase III
BY DANIEL GUMM WARRI -PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has been called upon to consider the case of the Amnesty Phase III, with a view to extending the ...
Jonathan takes Nigeria’s investment potentials to Australia
BY FAVOUR NNABUGWU President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to address the comity of nations about the country’s investment potentials to investors ahead of this year’s Commonwealth ...
PDP accepts Tambuwal, Ihedioha
*Asks Tambuwal to carry party along in appointments *Forgive us, our election was designed by God - Tambuwal *S-West leaders reject him BY EMMA AZIKEN, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, HENRY UMORU, ...
A rejoinder: Awo’s legacy: Babatope and Jimilehin join the fray
By Ebenezer Babatope & Dipo Jimilehin We are forced by the writings of Mr. Sam Omatseye at the back page of The Nation newspaper to issue ...
Dark day for PDP as house members rubbish zoning formula
By Henry Umoru Just few months after the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP found itself enmeshed in the controversy of the zoning of the nation”s presidency, ...
Collaboration with ACN Governors must not be political – Mimiko
…says Labour Party will join GNU Governor Olusegun Mimiko may have become a political phenomenon given his ideological perceptiveness to socio economic development. He is presently ...
Abacha, remember him?
By Okey Ndiribe His death thirteen years ago yesterday, was the end of the dubious political transition programme he foisted on the country. After seizing power ...
How I was framed by PDP – BANIK, Osun ACN chieftain
For 26 days, an Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Osun State Prince Adebayo Adeleke aka BANIK was allegedly incarcerated by a security agency in ...
Anenih: a Statesman and his critics
By Hassan Momodu & Eghosa Omoruyi This piece is our well-considered response to a publication in the Vanguard newspaper of Wednesday, May 18, 2011, which was ...
2011 elections credible, but June 12 remains the best – Sen Okoroafor
Senator Onyeka Okoroafor, a Third Republic federal lawmaker from Abia State, is a foundation member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Currently the chairman of ...
Jonathan seeks final solution to HIV/AIDS
United Nations - President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday called for a “final solution’’ to HIV/AIDS epidemic, which he said has killed nearly 30 million people ...
Blame Jonathan For Ibadan Mayhem
Here is the news, again: Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, experienced yet another moment of terror on Sunday, 5 June 2011, as factions within the ...
The Sixth Senate: An overview
BY BEN AGANDE & INALEGWU SHAIBU WHEN the history of the Sixth Senate is written, the two important issues that would not escape any observer are ...
FOI Act heralds a new era in Nigeria
BY OKEY NDIRIBE, ASST. POLITICAL EDITOR A NEW dawn has arrived in Nigeria with President Goodluck Jonathan’s signing of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill into ...
The people Orji needs to succeed in Abia
BY ANAYO OKOLI HAVING taken oaths of office and allegiance for another four years as the governor of Abia State, what is uppermost in the mind ...
Aliyu woos opponents for tasks ahead in Nigeria
BY WOLE MOSADOMI Since the two successive bomb blasts that rocked the state, to be precise in Suleja town within two months since March this year, ...
Mixed Reactions Trail Bankole’s Arrest
Mixed reactions on Monday trailed the arrest of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, by the EFCC. While some Nigerians urged ...
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 nurses caught sleeping in care home 'after turning off elderly patients' alarms so they wouldn't be disturbed
Shocking: A jury was shown this picture of two care home nurses Titilayo Ajala and Henretta Offae apparently asleep on the night-shift after allegedly unplugging ...
Seven students, two teachers killed in fresh Boko Haram school attack
Suspected Islamist extremists have attacked a secondary school and military checkpoint in northeast, leaving 11 people dead including seven students, the military said Monday. Details were ...
Benue villagers cry out for help
Sacked from their communities by Fulani herdsmen, Benue villagers cry out for help Mrs. Regina Kwange, a mother of six, is seven months pregnant. She is ...
War on terrorism: Jonathan calls for more international co-operation
Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Tuesday called for greater global co-operation and co-ordination in the war against terrorism. Jonathan made the call while receiving the ...
Airtel Introduces Single Recharge Card for Voice and Data
SIngle Recharge promo …Eliminates the need to memorize data bundle codes …offers up to 60% free bytes on airtime purchased Lagos, Nigeria; May 09, 2013: Leading telecommunications ...
Flash: SASCOC President Appointed By Commonwealth Games Federation Executive Board To Chair Development Committee
On the day which marks 400 days to go until the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, the important role of sport as a catalyst for peace ...
Google Sued N500m In Libel Suit Against Popular Blogger, Ladun Liadi
A Lagos High Court, Igbosere, on Tuesday adjourned a N500 million libel suit against Google Incorporation, for hearing of motion challenging the court’s jurisdiction to ...
Police Shoot At Protesting Students At Michael Otedola College
At least four students were allegedly shot by policemen at the Michael Otedola College Of Primary Education, MOCPED, Epe on Monday afternoon when a purported ...
Should I Tell My Husband Our Twins Were Adopted And Not His Own?
I wish God will forgive me ,it started 2004 when I got married and after some years we could not conceive. Me and my husband ...
Lincolnshire's Jade Windley Won Her First Slam Qualifier
Lincolnshire's Jade Windley won her first match in slam qualifying to move to within two victories of a place in the Wimbledon main draw.The 23-year-old ...