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Egbe Omo Oduduwa has read through Pastor Tunde Bakare’s “Roadmap to a successful change” wherein he canvassed Jonathan conference Report as such a roadmap. Given the importance of the issue, especially at this time when another round of Constitutional Review is in the offing, we are of the opinion that Pastor Bakare’s justification  must be... Read More
January 15 every year is Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day: wreaths are laid, statements are made, soldiers, government officials and the Nigerian Legion attend parades, pigeons symbolizing peace are released, a dinner is organized for widows of fallen soldiers and there is so much talk about death and dying for one’s country all in honour... Read More
In 2001, when youth development policies and programmes of the Federal Government were still handled by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Youth Development, the Olusegun Obasanjo administration drafted a National Youth Policy that was the first of its kind and was quite comprehensive. The policy had among its objectives the desire to ensure all... Read More
The Licensed Set Top Box Manufacturers of Nigeria (STBMAN) has reacted to the arrest of the Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Emeka Mba was arrested on charges of diversion of public funds of about N34 billion by the EFCC, with the involvement of the... Read More
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, became the first African leader to be honoured by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Jonathan was awarded with the Presidential Award in recognition of his leadership in advancing human rights, social justice and the fight for universal freedom. The award given to Jonathan as part of... Read More
Former Minister of Education and leader of the BringBackOurGirls group, Obiageli Ezekwesili says President Muhammadu Buhari was not able to connect with the mothers of the Chibok parents, on an emotional level. The #BBOG group led the Chibok parents to the presidential villa on Thursday, to determine the status of the efforts to rescue the girls who were... Read More
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Government will not pay N5,000 to indolent people. Ngige said no country in the world would give out free money, and as such, Nigeria would not be an exception. While addressing journalists on Thursday, at the national secretariat of the APC in Abuja, Ngige, disclosed that the Federal Government would train... Read More
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has hinted that the oil sector may be probed by the Federal Government after the investigation into the arms deals of the last administration, is concluded. He revealed that he leaked the letter written by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido to former President Goodluck Jonathan, where the former... Read More
From award show dramas to accusations over intellectual property theft, 2016 is turning to be a year of entertainment industry controversies. The latest drama as reported by the NET.ng is between two producers, Shizzi and Masterkraft. The entertainment website reports that the HKN producer is accusing both Masterkraft and singer/comedian Tunde Ednut of remaking one of his beats... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has yet again, reiterated his commitment to bring back the 219 girls kidnapped from Government Secondary in Chibok, Borno State. Consequently, the president has ordered an investigation into the abduction of the Chibok girls. The panel, which will be named by the National Security Adviser, NSA, General Babagana Munguno, will seek to... Read More
Iconic singer, Celine Dion has lost her husband René Angélil. Amgelil passed away on Thursday, January 14, after battling throat cancer for several years. The 73-year-old former musician, who later turned manager of Dion, passed away on Thursday morning at his home in Las Vegas. The French-Canadian couple got married in 1994, a few years before Dion cemented her... Read More
The opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari, over the embarrassing reports of the missing 2016 budget from the National Assembly. The party also called for the resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, for plunging the nation’s currency policy into chaos. The... Read More
The Army has alerted Nigerians that Boko Haram insurgents have come up with a new strategy of concealing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). According to the Army, the insurgents have taken up the practice of hiding explosives under ‘vegetable wares in carts and wheelbarrows and move to crowded places where they detonate them for maximum casualties’.... Read More
On Monday, January 11, the Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, Emeka Mba was arrested by the Economic and Financial Commission and remanded at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. The DG of NBC was arrested over an alleged N15 billion fraud within the commission. According to a statement released by Sir Godfrey Ohuabunwa, the Vice Chairman... Read More
After flooding Twitter with intellectual property allegations against Wizkid- Hypertek singer, Dammy Krane has penned a letter of apology to his fans about the incident. In the letter posted on his Instagram page, the singer made new and specific allegations against Wizkid. During his Twitter rant, he simply said Wizkid stole ‘stuff’ from him, but in his... Read More
by Emeka Nwankwo Following the resounding silence on the whereabouts of the Shi’ite leader in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, and the several unanswered questions over the controversial attack on the Shi’ite base in Zaria, Kaduna state, The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, on Thursday, released a statement which contained fresh information. The statement, which was signed... Read More
When two amazing singers compete for the biggest movie awards in the world –‘The Oscars’, it becomes news. American superstar, The Week’nd is set to go head to head with his British counterpart, Sam Smith. The pair were announced in the Best Movie Soundtrack category in today’s 2016 academy awards nominations. While The Week’nd was nominated for Earned... Read More
Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to release the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to Igbo leaders. The group assured Buhari that Kanu would be made to realise the pointlessness of continuing his pro-Biafra agitation. Chairman of state presidents of Ohanaeze in the seven Igbo-speaking states, Chris Eluemunoh on Thursday, stated that Igbo leaders... Read More
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