Akanu Ibiam International Airport kicks off in Style
The historic take-off of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu took place on Saturday amidst celebrations as an Ethiopian Airlines flight landed at the international wing of the airport on schedule. The grand opening marked the commencement of commercial international flight operations in the South-East of Nigeria and hallmarks... Read more
“OIL, SOIL AND TOIL: THE ROLE OF EDITORS IN PROMOTING THE NIGERIA BEYOND OIL CAMPAIGN”
BEING TEXT OF SPEECH ENTITLED: DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. EMMANUEL EWETA UDUAGHAN, GOVERNOR, DELTA STATE, AT THE OPENING OF THE NIGERIAN GUILD OF EDITORS CONFERENCE, HOLDING AT THE CONFERENCE CENTRE, ASABA, 21ST-24TH AUGUST 2013 Protocol: 1.      This is one occasion where I do not have to toil hard on... Read more
Femi Fani-Kayode: Haunted By A Nupe Ancestry, Fighting A Foggy Yoruba Identity Complex
By Nwankwo Tony Nwaezeigwe (Ph.d)   Nigeria’s nationality question is neither the creation of the Igbo nor the Yoruba. It is the consequence of Hausa-Fulani’s megalomaniac quest for political power in the nation. Yet the Hausa-Fulani accept the fact that both the Igbo and Yoruba hold the key to their... Read more
Igbos and Lagos: Connecting the Dots
By Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe     Lagos State belongs as much to the ethnic Igbo as to the Yoruba, Ijaw, Hausa, Fulani, Efik, Idoma, Urhobo, Itshekiri, Edo, and so on who live in it, pay tax, identify with it, and settle in it. That compact was made the moment... Read more
Reeling from Destruction Wrought by Radicalization, Borno State Plans Training for Vulnerable Youth
Using every resource from psychologists to agriculture experts and security forces, the Nigerian state at the heart of an Islamic uprising hopes to reach a reservoir of angry and rootless young men easily recruited by Islamic extremists and transform them into productive members of society. “We are trying to... Read more
In Egypt, Mubarak’s Release Arouses Interest
Toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak left jail for under house arrest on Thursday but his release stirred little reaction as Egypt wrestles with the fallout from Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster. Mubarak, who was overthrown in a 2011 uprising, was flown from Tora prison in Cairo, a day after a... Read more
Lands and Housing Ministry generates N1.1bn for Cross River
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River Ministry of Lands and Housing recorded an improvement in its revenue profile from N200.6 million generated in 2011 to N1.1 billion in 2012. This was disclosed Friday in Calabar by the Commissioner, Mr Raphael Uche, at an interactive forum with journalists at... Read more
A Closer Look at Femi Fani-Kayode’s Hate Rants
By Femi Aribisala   The year was 1965.  I was an innocent starry-eyed 13 year-old and  Nigeria was in turmoil.  It was the era of the “wetie,” when the houses of politicians and key public-figures were burnt down in the brouhaha that was then Western Nigeria. We lived in... Read more
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
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