Picking God’s Messenger: The Odds against a Black Pope
Will the conclave electing a new Pope have an “Obama moment” and pick a Black Pope for the first time in history? Africans seem enamored to the idea especially as…
Boko Haram’s Plot to Shoot down Jonathan’s Plane Foiled
The number of anti-aircraft guns and rocket-propelled grenades recovered after President Gooodluck Jonathan’s visit to Borno State are indications of plans by the Boko Haram Islamist sect to hack down…
Jonathan Congratulates Kenya President-Elect Kenyatta
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta on his victory in Monday’s presidential election in Kenya, as declared on Saturday in Nairobi by the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries…
Rights Group gives House Ultimatum to Probe Orubebe or face Legal Action
A civil rights organization; the Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) has given the House of Representatives 14 days to commence investigation of alleged corruption against the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godson…
Reps Urge Equal Distribution of N3bn Nollywood Grant
Members of the Federal House of Representatives have urged the Federal Government to ensure equal distribution of the proposed N3bn grant for the Nigerian film industries. The resolution was reached…
Ndoma-Egba: An exemplary leader at 57
In the words of Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), the great author, hunter, naturalist and explorer, who was the 26th American President between 1901 and 1909,…
Boko Haram Splinter Group Kills Seven Foreign Hostages
The Ansaru Islamic extremist militant sect, a breakaway group from the Boko Haram Islamist sect, on Saturday claimed responsibility for the killing of seven foreigners kidnapped by its members in…
2015: The Naked Dancers and the Two-Year Marathon
In a functional democracy, the arguments and divisions currently wracking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would be seen as a sign of the healthy debates and disagreements that are critical…
A Misplaced Call for Amnesty
Editor:The call on the Federal Government by the Sultan of Sokoto to grant Boko Haram amnesty is misplaced and ill-conceived. I am in total agreement with the position adopted by…
Legislators Seek Immunity Clause for Selves
Members of the Federal House of Representatives on Thursday revved up their moves to evade legal prosecution for their actions while in office, via the introduction of an immunity clause…