British Woman takes dad ashes to the bank to prove death
British woman who took her father's ashes to a bank said she wanted to prove his death and stop the debt collection letters. Siobhan Peers, 31, of Stockport, England, said...
BASKETMOUTH Flaunts Family,Fortune And Fame
The story of comedy in Nigeria can never be complete without a chapter deservedly devoted to Basketmouth. Christened Bright Okpocha at birth by his parents, the Isiukwuato, Abia State born...
NIGERIA: Jittery Jonathan Begs PDP Governors To Dump Amaechi
Uncertain of his candidate winning next month’s chairmanship election of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday night met with selected governors at the Presidential Villa and...
NIGERIA: Uduaghan, Lawmakers Set to Battle
By overriding Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State to pass a bill prescribing death penalty for kidnapping offences in the state, the state House of Assembly appears set on a...
NIGERIA: Finally, the Oyo Marriage Collapses
After a lot of patching, the working collaboration between the Action Congress of Nigeria-controlled government in Oyo State and the Accord Party has finally collapsed. Tunde Sanni writes on how...
NGF Election: PDP Govs Meet to Adopt Consensus Candidate
Ahead of the election for the post of chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) slated for next month, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
NIGERIA: Between Fasheun and Fake Awoists
Bode George muses on South-west politics but with particular reference to the ongoing altercation between the factional leader of the Odua Peoples Congress, Chief Fredrick Fasehun and leaders of the...
NIGERIA: Yorubas Opposes Amnesty for Boko Haram
THE Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Tuesday expressed reservations against the move by Federal Government to grant amnesty to members of Boko Haram, saying doing so was offensive to common...
Iran Denies Canada Terror Plot Link
Iran has denied any links to two men arrested in Canada on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack on a train. Canadian officials said an attack had been planned with...
Japan Warns China on Islands Landing
Japan would respond with force if any attempt is made to land on disputed islands, PM Shinzo Abe has warned. His comments came as eight Chinese government ships sailed near...