INEC: Opposition has not met the APC Registration requirement
Amid speculations that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had registered a group with the acronym, APC, to frustrate the merger by major opposition parties under the name of the…
We Can Mediate Between Government And Boko Haram, Says NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has disclosed that it could mediate between the federal government and the Boko Haram sect currently threatening the country’s unity. NLC said if the government…
Chinua Achebe: What Nigeria Means To Me
Chinua Achebe looks back on his troubled relationship with his country. Nigerian nationality was for me and my generation an acquired taste like cheese. Or better still, like ballroom dancing.…
Achebe, Big Iroko, Falls by Soyinka & JP Clark
For us, the loss of Chinua Achebe is, above all else, intensely personal. We have lost a brother, a colleague, a trailblazer and a doughty fighter. Of the “pioneer quartet”…
2014 World Cup: Brave Harambee Stars Hold-up Eagles (1-1)
Reigning African champions, Nigeria’s Super Eagles stage a remarkable escape in the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifiers with a stoppage time equalizer to deny the Harambee Stars of Kenya from…
Brown University, Jonathan, Atiku, Utomi, Soyinka, Others Mourn Achebe
The death of globally acclaimed literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, was as shocking as it was devastating, according to the tributes that has been pouring out from both Nigerians and…
Father of African Literature, Chinua Achebe Dies at 82
Internationally-acclaimed Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe; known as the father of modern African literature, has died following an undisclosed illness and stay in a Boston hospital in the United States. He…
Prof.Chinua Achebe Passes @ 82
Globally famous Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe, has died. Achebe, most known for his 1958 novel, Things Fall Apart ― an effort that has been translated into more than 50 languages…
Unemployment will explode Nigeria; Obasanjo warns Jonathan
In a subtle, yet cynical doomsday prediction, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned President Goodluck Jonathan that the inability of his administration to elaborate a comprehensive policy to address the…
Reps threaten Budget Stalemate over sack of SEC boss, Oteh
A major showdown might be underway between the House of Representatives and President Goodluck Jonathan after lawmakers yesterday, insisted that the President should sack the Director-General of the Security and…