In the evolution of human societies, certain moments, movements, convictions and ideals often mesh to rescript the destiny of particular ethnic groups. These outcomes are usually decided not by the size of the groups but by the size of their resolve. T...
Hon. Matthew Omegara is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Reform of Government Institutions. A member of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), he represents Okigwe/Onuimo/Isiala Mbano Federal Constituency of Imo state. He spoke on the...
Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, in this interview with George Agba says that the Immigration Service shares part of the country’s internal security challenges due to poor manning of borders. He also speaks on the recent threat by the H...
Turkey’s worst nightmares are beginning to come true in Syria - a protracted sectarian civil war on its long southern border with the emergence of a de facto Kurdish-controlled region friendly to its main domestic foe. The Syrian conflict is also...
Histrionics, bruised egos, flawed parliamentary mathematics, a besieged presidency and more tantalizing conspiracy theories mesh to hand President Goodluck Jonathan a September deadline to deliver an unlikely 100 per cent implementation of the budget o...
As Nigeria is being rated third in the world among countries grappling with the Wild Polio Virus, LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s Midat Joseph, Ahmed Usman, Kaduna; Sakin Babalola, Ibadan; Alo Abiola, Ado-Ekiti; Sefiu Ayanbimpe, Osogbo; David Akinadewo, Akur...
The residents of Rikkos in Plateau State have been carrying out their normal businesses including teaching, farming and other menial labour without hinderance or fear of any disaster lurking around the corner. However, the quiet community apart f...
The national chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Bamanga Tukur rode to power on not a little controversy. Looking beyond this however, the Tafidan Adamawa conceived a 12 point agenda to transform ‘Africa’s biggest p...
The federal government in 2009 awarded the contract for the dualization of the Abuja – Kubwa expressway to ease the heavy traffic that has become a source of worry for road users plying that route. However, reckless driving on the part of motoris...
Roads within the suburbs are just as important as the expressways, but over the years government has been known to leave them to neglect. BLESSING UKEMENA, writes on how this is affecting the residents of such areas where bad roads are a common sight a...
Abia State Governor, Ochendo Theodore Orji, has been in the eye of the storm since he took over the mantle of leadership of that beleaguered state. First, he was elected governor while serving a contrived political incarceration. Second, he survived th...
Are migraine attacks taking over your life? Tried everything, but the throbbing headache and nausea won’t go away? Maybe you need a proven cure. From What Works What Doesn’t: The Bottom Line on Everything Health Works for Everyone: A Very L...
Maternal deaths in Nigeria have been described in many quarters as unacceptably high. As Nigerians celebrate the World Population Day, UZOAMAKA AJAH and ABIGAIL KUSIMO examine the relationship between access to reproductive health in Nigeria and health...
In the past few weeks, kerosene has become a scarce commodity. The price has gone up to about 100 per cent. OSBY ISIBOR writes on the pains Nigerians go through to access the product and the implication of kerosene scarcity on the economy. It is estima...
Again, the National Assembly has commenced fresh efforts at tinkering with the 1999 Constitution. UCHENNA AWOM in this analysis identifies the problem areas that could hamper the process The echoes of the just concluded constitutional retreat o...