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I have always wondered what it takes to be the minister of any ministry, especially in Nigeria; but since I discovered that there are no special training programmes to qualify individuals for such positions, I have shifted my curiosity to why most ministers of the Federal Republic behave like ‘local almighties'. Those of us who have reason to visit one…

"You will find your knicker inside the portmanteau in the bedroom. Drink the rest of the ovaltine in that tumbler in the pantry, and don't forget your nib in the parlour before you rush off to school." This model sentence portrays what could have been said by any mother in Nigeria to a schoolchild on a morning in 1953. Knicker,…

On May 29, Ibikunle Oyelaja Amosun will be sworn in as the new governor of Ogun State, a position he sought to occupy in 2007, having contested the governorship election on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) that year. Although he is believed by many to have won that election, he accepted the judicial verdict which gave…

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the newly-elected governor of Kano State is returning to the job after an eight-year hiatus. His election victory Let me welcome you to my residence here in Gandu Albasa, Kano and use this opportunity to thank you for your support when we were in government and also for supporting us when we were out of government in…

The 2011 general elections have come and gone, the exercise was adjudged by many as the freest and fairest poll in the history of Nigeria's democracy. However, some candidates and political parties felt cheated and claimed that the elections were marred with a lot of irregularities and have gone before the election petition tribunals to challenge some of the results…

The Joint Campus Committee of the National Association of Nigerian Students in conjunction with the Students’ Union Government of the University of Ado Ekiti (UNAD), has endorsed the removal of the Vice Chancellor of UNAD, Dipo Kolawole by the Ekiti State government. Governor Kayode Fayemi had on Wednesday sacked Mr Kolawole and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education,…

Residents of the Bauchi metropolis are bemoaning an increase in the price of bread, with many of them complaining that the situation has brought untold hardship to them. Consumers of bread in Bauchi will now pay more for the commodity, as sellers have raised its price thanks to an increase in the prices of the ingredients used in its production.…

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ondo State yesterday said there are plans by mischief-makers to create confusion within the party ahead of the 2012 governorship election in the state. The ACN in a statement issued by its Director of Media and Publicity, Gbenga Akinmoyo, said the party had put its poor showing in the general elections in Ondo…