Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday joined the growing league of people and groups calling for the resignation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Patricia Etteh. Soyinka, at a press...
President Musa Yar'Adua's weekend retort for the rule of law to be observed in the handling of the renovation contract scandal in the House of Representatives might be a reaffirmation of his private stand on...
Zimbabwe's President, Robert Mugabe, in a typically fiery speech to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly accused his United States (U.S.) counterpart, George W. Bush of "rank hypocrisy" for lecturing...
For demanding and collecting bribes from suspects before granting them bail, two police officers, Sergeant Ajileye Samuel and PC Garuba Gbenga were at the weekend, arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt...
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State and his Deputy, Dame Virgy Etiaba are now trading words over who signed the 2007 budget of the state. This followed a report in a national daily quoting Governor Obi as claiming at a...
Prof. Itse Sagay is a constitutional lawyer of repute. In this on-line interview on the nation's 47th independence anniversary he expresses optimism that though moving slowly, Nigeria is now on the verge of taking...
Nigeria has lost a total of one hundred and seven billion naira (N107bn) to examination malpractices in the last five years. THISDAY gathered that the total amount lost by governments and parents to results cancelled...
New Horizons, the world's No.1 IT Training institution (IDC Report 2006, www.idc.com) has been acknowledged by corporate organisations in Nigeria for providing excellent training in Information Technology...
“The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin. For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realise and...
The international image of any country is an important determinant of how well the country is doing at home and abroad. International image provides a basis for self-re-appraisal in the event of any bad image. Even...
A well-known US aid worker and her two German companions have been arrested in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region. Security officials say Judith Burdin Asuni, Florian Alexander Opitz and Andy Lehmann are being...
Britain has returned to Nigeria some of the money seized by London police from the former governor of Plateau State and says more seized money will follow. Joshua Dariye was arrested in London in 2004 but skipped bail...