NIGERIA: Arresting Enugu’s Decent into the Abyss
Perhaps, the proposed visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Enugu State will help diffuse tension in the state as well as refocus the battle for 2015, writes Akinbami Faloye That...
NIGERIA: Fani-Kayode Holds Talks with Jonathan, Mulls Return to PDP
There were indications Tuesday that President Goodluck Jonathan met with the former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, ahead of the 2015 presidential election. Fani-Kayode, one of the top critics...
NIGERIA: PDP Govs Fault APC for Criticising Court Ruling against 37 Lawmakers
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has condemned the All Progressives Party (APC) for criticising the court ruling against the 37 lawmakers who...
CONFERENCE NOTE Rapists in Fresh Trouble
A delegate, Lucy Offiom Tuesday added her voice to the call by a fellow woman that rapists should be castrated as a price for their conduct. "I am in support...
Human Barbie’ claims interracial couples are ‘making the human race uglier’
Valeria Lukyanova, dubbed the ‘Human Barbie’, has sparked anger after making racist remarks during an interview for men’s magazine GQ. The 28-year-old, who hit the spotlight due to her bizarre doll-like...
NIGERIA: Outcome Must Comply with Statutes, Says Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed Tuesday urged the delegates at the ongoing national conference to ensure that the outcome of the conference comply with the laws of the land....
Sam Nda-Isaiah: Stepping Up a Notch the Presidential Bid
While not many have shown the desire to vie for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, the publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, begs to...
Nigeria 2015: APC’ll disappoint PDP — Peterside
CHAIRMAN House of Representatives committee on Petroleum Resources, Mr Dakuku Peterside in this interview, explains why he staged a walk-out at the Federal Ministry of Works budget defence session in...
Half of a yellow sun†film gets kudos from movie goers
London – The film†Half of a yellow sunâ€, an adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s, novel has been described by movie goers in London as one of Nigeria’s finest brand. The...
Bombing in Pakistan fruit market kills 22
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – A bomb tore through a bustling fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad Wednesday, killing at least 22 people, police said, the latest violence to hit government peace...