Appointment of New Secretary to the State Government
His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio, CON has approved the appointment of a new Secretary to the State Government with immediate effect. He…
A Final Word On Child Marriage
According to the respected islamic scholar Professor Ishaq Akintola there is ‘no age restriction in islamic marriage’. He may well be right and I honestly believe that islam, like christianity,…
Between Al-Mustapha and Barabbas
Editor: The recent acquittal of Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha by the Court of Appeal in Lagos is very interesting and so, smarting up from the initial jolt, I thought the whole…
Soyinka Replies Jonathan In Parable
In Public Interest, in order to eliminate all further distraction and enable the nation to concentrate on issues that affect the democratic pursuit, it is necessary to make the following…
Mid-Term Report: Transparency Group Scores FG Low on Achievements
Independent Service delivery monitoring group, a transparency advocacy organization, has scored President Jonathan’s administration low on transformation programs saying nothing on the ground to match the achievements recently flaunted by…
Same Sex Marriage Prohibition
Editor: In the three decades of the fight over homosexual special rights, pro-family activists have learned a stern and painful lesson — that the battle always eventually arrives at the…
Jonathan Speech @ the Flag Off, For Reconstruction of Lagos –Ibadan Road
We are gathered here today, to flag-off the reconstruction and expansion of sections I and II of the Lagos-Ibadan dual carriageway, one of the busiest and most important roads in…
Why Oguta Constituency Election was Inconclusive
Editor: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received reports showing that the election conducted in Oguta constituency of Imo State last Saturday, June 29, 2013, witnessed incidents of violence…
ERC Backs ASUU’s Indefinite Strike Action
Editor: Arising from its NEC meeting at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) over the weekend, the Academic Staff Unions of Universities (ASUU) declared an indefinite strike action. As always, the…
Re: ‘Jega Must Reform INEC before 2014 Election in Osun State
Editor: Permit me to respond to a repeated claim by notable politician, Senator Iyiola Omisore that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, is in…