Nigeria: Biotechnology, must for food security in Nigeria
…President asked to sign Biosafety bill into law Although President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a committee to vet the long awaited biosafety bill as passed by the National Assembly...
Rivers State crisis: Issues, sense and nonsense
RIVERS STATE is on fire, literally and otherwise. But that is not really an accurate statement. It is better to say that Rivers State is the new epicenter of the...
Imo State: Pity, Okorocha can’t govern Imo and is looking at Abia – Okpara
JAMES Okpara, is the Special Adviser to Abia State Governor on Public Relations. In this interview he responds to criticisms of poor performance leveled against Governor T.A Orji by some...
Nigeria: Victor Olaiya and Tuface: Across musical generations
THE recent collaborative venture between veteran Highlife musician, Victor Olaiya and contemporary artists, Tuface Idibia, has led to an emotional outpouring of analysis. Early this week, the internet group, NIGERIA...
BBA 2013: Feza and the naked man
Oneal likes order and if there isn't any, he is not afraid to say as much. This evening, Feza had to apologise profusely after Oneal reminded her of something she...
America has no functioning democracy’ – Jimmy Carter on NSA
Former US President Jimmy Carter lambasted US intelligence methods as undemocratic and described Edward Snowden’s NSA leak as “beneficial” for the country. Carter lashed out at the US political system...
Why Were Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman Held to Two Different Standards of Justice?
(Photo: Michael Fleshman / Flickr)Why were Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman judged by different standards? Ever since a Seminole County, Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty on Saturday night...
COSMOS MADUKA – from an apprentice to a CEO
He was born to a family from Nnewi North Local Council in Anambra State, and had to be herded off as an apprentice at the age of 7 to his...
Trafficking of west African children spawns in Gabon
LIBREVILLE (AFP) – At the sprawling Mont-Bouet market in Libreville, dozens of children heave bags of cement on their shoulders. Others wander around for hours, desperately trying to sell dried...
Nigeria: Tribunal invalidates census in 43 areas in Southern Ijaw, orders recount
The Census Tribunal on Thursday invalidated the 2006 enumeration figures in 43 areas in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, as declared by the National Population Commission (NPC), and...