MEND threatens Reprisals over Henry Okah’s Conviction
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) has promised to unleash a campaign of terror with the aim of destabilizing and breaking up Nigeria in the wake of…
Nigeria’s Interest in the Malian war
What made the Nigerian Government to be the first from Africa to send in its soldiers to combat the Malian rebels in a war that started early 2012 when there…
Jonathan is Right on Security, Power – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown it’s weight behind President Goodluck Jonathan for his forthrightness on national issues especially the Boko Haram insurgency in his interview with CNN on…
Ekeji Vague Threat (as alleged)
Well, Nigeria’s team at the ongoing Africa Nations Cup met stiff challenges so far and the country can only hope for better days ahead (I genuinely believe so). While some…
Letter to a Facebook girlfriend
My dear, I have avoided treating leprosy with the prescription of malaria. When you talk about semantics, some words, their literary definition, does not tap into the origin of such…
Two Arrested for Smuggling of $240,000 Illegal Cash
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on January 23, 2013 arrested the duo of Moghalu Maduakonam and Esho Femi David at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja for attempting…
Bayelsa Builds, 41 Roads, 18 Structures to Attract Foreign Investors
Ninety per cent of ongoing projects, including 41 road projects, 18 buildings, a multi-million naira world-class Diagnostic Centre and a multi-door Court House will be completed and commissioned as part…
The Paradox of Twenty-first Century Savagery
On December 31, 2012, while the world was enraptured with the prospect of ushering in the New Year, someone in Kogi state, Nigeria was busy scooping the brains out of…
October 1 bombing: Edmund Ebuware gets life in prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja Friday found one Edmund Ebuware guilty of involvement in the twin bombing of October 1,2010 Independent Anniversary and sentence him to a life imprisonment.…
The Public Spat between Orubebe and Amaechi
Whichever way it turns out, the public spat between Niger Delta Minister Elder Godsday Orubebe and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who also doubles as the chairman of the Nigerian…