A nation, not a tribe
I was born on October 16, 1960 and consequently I celebrated my 53rd birthday last Wednesday. It was a quiet low-key affair in which, as is customary with me, I...
27 yrs after parcel bomb: I could have been killed like Dele Giwa – Kayode Soyinka
Three years into his education at the Baptist Boys High School in Abeokuta, his father was retired from the Nigerian Tobacco Company and couldn’t get another job because he had...
ORONTO DOUGLAS: Kidnappers reduce ransom from N500m to N10m
The kidnappers of Augusta Douglas-Ayam, the sister of Oronto Douglas, Special Adviser to the President on Research and Documentation, have reduced the ransom for her release from N500m to N10m....
Islam not against western education – Zainab, religious leader
Although very religious, Zamfara State-born and bred Zainab Nuhu Maru is an embodiment of inspiration, especially to her fellow Moslem women. She is both assertive and intelligent in ways that...
Aliyu to northern govs: Select your first eleven for National Dialogue
Niger State Governor and Chairman of Northern States Governors Forum, Dr Babangida Aliyu, says the North would embrace the National Dialogue being organised by the Federal Government with a view...
Activist Baba Omojola dies after National Conference presentation
Pro-National Conference Organisation, PRONACO, Head of Secretariat and foremost revolutionary teacher and leader, Baba Oluwide Omojola, slumped and died yesterday in his hotel room while preparing to leave for his...
National Conference is waste of time – Primate Ayodele
Primate Babatunde Ayodele, General Overseer of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has said the proposed National Conference is a waste of time and resources. “The National Conference is a mere waste...
Jonathan begs ASUU, PHCN workers
President Goodluck Jonathan has pleaded with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call-off their four-month old industrial action. Jonathan made the plea while commissioning...
How the deal on Oduah’s $1.6m BMW cars was sealed
More facts emerged, at the weekend, lending credence to the claim that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) may have bought the two controversial $1.6 million (approximately N255 million) BMW...
Comedian Felix Dexter dies of cancer
Dexter was born in St Kitts and moved to the UK when he was seven Friends have paid tribute to Felix Dexter, who died on Friday. The comedian and...