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…
Blind Prophet, Evangelist Obadare Dies at 86
Timothy Oluwole Obadare, the blind prophet; renowned evangelist and founder of the World Soul Winning Evangelical Mission (WOSEM), whom thousands revered because of his reported healing powers died yesterday at…
Alhaji Goni Aji appointed new Head of Service
The Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji has been appointed as the new Head of the…