Police Seal off New PDP Office in Port Harcourt
Officials of the Nigeria Police on Thursday disrupted the launch of a secretariat belonging to the breakaway faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, sealing…
Editorial: Concerning Project Nollywood
Media reports of internal wrangling and in-fighting in Nollywood over the planned N3bn federal government grant to the entertainment industry are disheartening and indeed innocuous; as it raises fundamental questions…
Nigerian Jailed in U.S. for $11m Fraud
Nigerian Emmanuel Ehkator has been sentenced to three years in prison by a District Court in Middle Pennsylvania, United States for $11m fraud. Emmanuel, for long a target of the…
Keyamo Emerges APC Consensus Candidate for Senate
The three parties in Delta State — Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and Congress for progressive Change (CPC) — that united to form the All…
The Bumpy Road to 2015
In the run up to the 2015 elections, one topical issue that has overwhelmed the political landscape is the eligibility or otherwise of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the Presidential…
UN Rights Panel Documents Gross Crimes against Humanity in Syria, Urges Political Solution
A United Nations-appointed human rights probe has indicted Syrian forces and anti-government armed groups for incidents of murder, rape, torture, widespread attacks on civilians and hostage-taking. In its latest report…
A Time To Ponder
Today a great march and protest is taking place in the Catallan region of the ancient and beautiful nation of Spain. According to the polls 52 per cent of the…
Ban Glad with Probable Agreement to Crush Syria’s Chemical Weaponry
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon is happy with the evolution of “serious international discussions” that have the prospect of convincing the UN Security Council to reach an agreement…
Why Jonathan Sacked Education Minister, Others
President Goodluck Jonathan shocked his cabinet members and Nigerians on Wednesday, when he sacked nine of his ministers.Though there had been insinuations since two months ago that the president had…
Waziri to Obasanjo : Watch your mouth, respect your age
Former Chairman of the Watch your mouth Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Dr (Mrs) Farida Waziri,OFR has reminded former President Olusegun Obasanjo that ability to be used to witch…