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
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
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, 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
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
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
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
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
By Shama Musa Maliga He was not the only person that slept with Adaobi Ukaegbu. I have done it with her severally even when Femi was poking her day and night in Abuja. Even many security men have done it with her under Femi’s nose. So I don’t... Read more
Worried by the simmering anger of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and workers over the lingering non-payment of civil servants’ salaries, the Rivers State Government has rallied banks to the rescue with a pledge to pay back the banks from its next allocations from the Nigerian Federation Account.... Read more
