Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, leader of the defunct Republic of Biafra and the opposition All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), succumbed yesterday to the ravages of stroke, after almost a year of hospitalization at Royal Berkshire Hospital in the...
The director-general, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency(NOSDRA), Mr. Peter Nduka, has disclosed that pipeline vandals and crude oil thieves in the Niger Delta are aided and protected by members of the armed forces. Nduka made the revelat...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Saturday that it would continue to assist security agencies to unravel the mystery behind the country’s present security challenges. The party also noted that it would not join issues with ot...
TheNational Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) has charged the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government to implement the agreement it had with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in 2009, to avert a strike action which will paralyse t...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo have described the death of Ikemba of Nnewi, as another colossal loss to Nigeria at a time of strenuous efforts for unity and reconciliation. In a condol...
Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime expressed shock and sorrow over the death of former Biafran leader, Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, saying that his passage has robbed the country of one of her most notable historical and political figures. Chime in a statemen...
New 2011 video by Knighthouse star Mo’Cheddah for her track “See Me” featuring Phenom.
Two weeks ago, residents of Karmajiji were thrown into confusion following alleged demolition threat by the Development Control Department of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, (AMMC). CHIKA OKEKE looks at the present state of affairs. Karma...
The end of the year is here again, accompanied by increased importation activity at the nation’s seaports. In this report, SAMSON ECHENIM writes about the worsening current traffic situation within the ports, an indication that the authorities re...
Nigeria has in the last eight years witnessed the best growth performance since independence partly because of successes in some policies of the government, but it is worrisome that the touted economic growth is without significant reflection on employ...
Child delivery for the average woman is seen as a matter of life and death. In the past when orthodox medical practice was not fashionable, the only option for most women was child delivery through the natural process. Then, a lot of women died as a re...
The name Ohafia is derived from Oha - ofia (forest dwellers) because the Ohafia people were noted for their bravery in primitive war-fare and ambush lying. It is known as the land of great warriors. Ohafia is a town in present day Abia State and is mad...
Better days await tourists and lovers of culture as the gates to the celebrated Igbo-Ukwu museum would soon be thrown open for arts exhibitions. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY writes. Igbo-Ukwu community is located in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra ...
Recently, the national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Segun Arinze, shed tears when he visited ailing actor, Enebeli Elebuwa, who has been bed-ridden for sometime, no thanks to stroke. According to reports, Segun’s tears flowed w...
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been banged around and bloodied while filming a contemporary Western movie in Albuquerque, Texas. The New York Post reported that the former California governor got a little banged up on Thursday, on the set of ‘The Last...