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The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature. –- Francis Baco When Uthman Dan Fodio, the great Islamic scholar who initiated the Sokoto […]

The crisis that hit Mavin Records took a downward turn on Thursday, when the music company disowned one of its top members and superstar, Wande Ojosipe, better known as Wande Coal, for allegedly stealing a song belonging to the head of the team, Don Jazzy. Don Jazzy claims he owns the single, ‘Baby Face’, which Wande […]

1. It is great to be home, in Port Harcourt, to join you all in tribute to a city, which in the 100 years since that faithful day of 30th August 1913, has done so much for so many. At 100, the city of Port Harcourt is still roaring with potentials, as it appears strongly […]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, supported by United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Wednesday, unveiled an electronic anti-crime campaign jingle to air on national radio stations aimed at raising the awareness of Nigerians on how to tackle insecurity in the country.  The campaign will discourage young Nigerians from engaging in crime and […]

The request of President Goodluck Jonathan to extend the current state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States was on Thursday granted by the Senate. Also on Thursday, the Senate summoned all service chiefs to appear before it for a briefing on the current state of security in the country and the success or […]

National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Wale Oladipo has boasted that he will remain in office until the Supreme Court takes final decision on the reinstatement of dethroned National Secretary and former Governor of Osun State, Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola. An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja reinstated Oyinlola as the party’s National Secretary […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deleted 8,000 names from the 2011 voter register in Gombe State as a result of multiple registration. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Professor Istifanus Dafwang disclosed this on Thursday to members of the Gombe State House of Assembly. According to Dafwang, INEC, as promised, has been able to […]

An Abeokuta, Ogun State High Court on Thursday adjourned the continuation of proceedings in a criminal case instituted against former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until 6th February 2014. Ex-Governor Daniel has been facing charges of corruption in office bordering on alleged fraudulent conversion of land and public funds to […]

The New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) has described yesterday’s judgement of the Court of Appeal reversing the unjust sacking of former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as an indication that the days of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and his “illegal National Working Committee (NWC)” in the […]

English poet, essayist, critic, 1793, Anna Barbauld was it who said that when we carry our eyes back through the long records of our history, we see wars of plunder, wars of conquest, wars of religion, wars of pride, wars of succession, wars of idle speculation, wars of unjust interference, and hardly among them one […]

Keystone Bank has confirmed the appointment of Ms. Yetunde Kakulu as the Managing Director of its Uganda Subsidiary. Until her posting to manage Keystone Bank interests in the East African region, she was a Divisional Head in the Bank’s Northern Division. Divisional Head, Marketing and Corporate Communication, Keystone Bank Limited,Mohammed Ciroma, made this known in […]

Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime on Wednesday clarified reports of problems between him and his wife that have recently become the subject of media attention. Speaking with journalists in Enugu, Chime maintained that despite the ongoing campaign of calumny against him, he would continue to protect the integrity of his wide, adding that she […]