Jonathan, 2015 and The Ominous Cost of Alleged Interference
By John Okiyi-Kalu One valuable discovery I made from participation in Facebook political discussions is that Nigerians define political loyalty in narrow and strict terms to mean “see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil” of the candidate of your choice. In a way I think it... Read more
 By Samuel Okafor (Ph.d)   From his myopic bubble Femi FaniKayode claims the Yoruba were the first to acquire Western education; the first ever known record of a literate Nigerian in the English Language is the narrative of an Ibo slave who regained his freedom and documented his life... Read more
APGA Screening Committee Disqualifies Soludo, Five Others from Anambra Guber Primaries
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Screening Committee on Friday  disqualified the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo and five other governorship aspirants on the party’s platform for the November 16th Governorship elections in Anambra State.   According to a statement signed by... Read more
From: Diana-Okon Effiong   The Cross River Government says it expects FIFA and the Nigerian soccer federation to disregard the Malawian soccer federation’s protest over the U.J. Esuene stadium as venue of the Sept. 7 World cup qualifier.   The Malawian male senior national team is expected to lock... Read more
Golden Eaglets remain upbeat in spite of MRI Test—Coach Garba
From: Diana-Okon Effiong, Calabar   Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach, Manu Garba and his crew are confident about  producing  a strong team ahead of the World Cup The assurance was given in a statement by the team’s Media Officer, Morakinyo Abodunrin.   The team is being camped in Calabar ahead... Read more
Cross River govt. expends N100m to prepare Tinapa Resort for NBA conference -Official
  From: Diana-Okon Effiong, Calabar   The Cross River Government has so far spent N100 million to enable Tinapa Business Resort   host about 9,000 delegates during the  forthcoming Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) conference in Calabar.   Mr Bassey Ndem, the Managing Director of the resort, stated this when he... Read more
Real Men and Attitude Towards Women
By Laila St Matthew Daniel     Patriarchy in society and men’s attitude towards women is a far reaching problem and this attitude goes a long way in shaping public thinking about women. There is a misconceived entitlement that men have, that they are above the law where women issues... Read more
Femi Fani-Kayode, the self-confessed serial adulterer has many false Facebook accounts which he uses for dubious purposes. Back in Nov 2011, a source and the source’s close group of friends, which included Femi Fani-Kayode, were invited to a group chat by a lady of Yoruba extraction who apparently was being harassed by a certain Osahon Audu whom those in... Read more
Scores Dead in Egypt as  Military Forces Storm Mursi Supporters’ Camp
Egyptian security forces crushed a protest camp of thousands of supporters of the deposed president on Wednesday, shooting dead scores of people in the bloodiest day in decades in the Arab world’s most populous country. The health ministry said 149 people were killed, both in Cairo and in clashes... Read more
Atako Charges Staff to Make NDDC Vision the Driving Force
The Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Christy Atako, has called on management and staff to make the vision of the NDDC their driving force by showing more dedication, discipline and professionalism in the discharge of their duties. Addressing management... Read more