- by Dr Okenwa Nwosu – Senator Chris Ngige has done the right thing by praying Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber to back the granting of a national state burial for deceased Prof. Chinua Achebe. The senator representing Anambra-Central [...]

– It has been rumored that it is the turn of Delta North to produce the next governor of Delta State in 2015. Delta State is divided into three senatorial districts which Delta North has not produce the governor since the creation of Delta [...]

– By H.E. Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu – We as Nigerians have always taken great pride in finding creative, cross-sectoral solutions to the challenges that we may face as we stride towards prosperity, often tackling issues that seemingly overlap with [...]

- from John Paul – Two Journalists from Kencity Media Limited (NET2 TV/Oman FM) Abdul Wahab Giwah and Seth Quaku Yeboah have denied media reports that they were detained by security personnel of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) founded [...]

– Leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has dared the House of Representatives and leaders of northern Nigeria to arrest him if they can. Dokubo-Asari, who spoke with journalists on Wednesday [...]

– Long before the publication of The Accidental Public Servant, I had decided to resist joining issues with whatever commentators wrote in response to the book by way of either attacking the author or its contents. It is a narrative of my [...]

– 13 Million Cards to be issued first, in largest card rollout of its kind in Africa – CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, May 8, 2013/ — The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) (http://www.nimc.gov.ng) and MasterCard (http://www.mastercard.com) [...]

- By Farouk Martins Aresa – Reach Out was supposed to be a joke at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner for politicians, members of the media and Hollywood celebrities. It was anything but a joke. Republican conservatives had [...]

– AfDB/World Bank-supported plan to generate more than a gigawatt of power – WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013/ — The US $7.6 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF) today gave the go-ahead to Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to [...]

– PORT-LOUIS, Mauritius, May 7, 2013/ — Global Board of Trade (http://www.gbot.mu), the first international multi‐asset bourse from Mauritius has successfully launched Contracts for Difference (CFDs). The launch of CFDs on GBOT makes it [...]