The NDDC Albatross
Hack writers and hired guns descend on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and its Managing Director, Timi Alaibe, following the juju scandal involving the commission’s suspended chairman, Sam Edem, even as investigations link controversial businessman, Chris Uba, in the matter
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‘Homosexualism is the biggest virus in Nollywood’
– John Ikechuwu Okafor, top Nollywood actor
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A Curious Shake-up
The sudeen sack, last week of the country’s service chiefs by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua leaves analysts with varying postulations
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Anger from Abroad
A delegation of Igbos in the diaspora meet with the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Dozie Ikedife, and expresses anger over the deepening of the marginalisation woes of the South east
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A Divided House
An alleged substitution of names of certain candidates by the leadership of the Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress (AC) for the upcoming council elections sparks off huge protests
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Edo:The Gathering Storm
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) passes over responsiblity to the National Judicial Council (Njc), in the billion naira bribe scandal trailing the Edo Election Petitions Tribunal
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Zain’s Questionable Ways
The on-going rebranding of Celtel to Zain and the controversial acquisition of a multi-million dollar five-year lease holding for the company's corporate headquarters in Lagos tear its board of directors further apart
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Nigeria's Curious Broker!
Director-General of the Nigeria Stock-Exchange (NSE), Dr. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, comes under intense criticisms through her "Obama for Africa" campaigns, which some say is symptomatic of her Third Term gambit
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A Fitful Dream
Nigeria's Olympic football team, the Dream Team IV, writes the country’s name in gold as they reach the final again, after 12 years
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Ogundeji: Riddle of a Murder The circumstance surrounding the death of Paul Ogundeji, an Editorial Board member of ThisDay Newspaper remains a riddle, as there are conflicting reports on who actually killed him
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Okereke-Onyuike’s Dangerous Charade!
- By Larry Charles
Zenith Soars
Zenith Bank Plc consolidates its lead in the nation's banking industry as it grosses N158 billion and declares N50 billion profit
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‘I Forsee a Revolution’
– Balarabe Musa, former Governor of Kaduna State
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George: A Hawk in the Dock
Former military governor of Ondo State and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Olabode George, is
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The Bakassi Handover
After almost 70 months of high-powered negotiations, Nigeria finally cedes oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroun
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Falana: Standing Law on Its Head - By Tijani Mohammed
‘Zebrudaya Killed Masquerade’
— James Iroha, creator of the popular television series Masquuerade, and also acted the part of Gringory
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The Tank Farm Dilemma
Although the Federal Government has ordered Tank Farm operators along the ever-busy Apapa-Oshodi expressway to meet requisite conditions or close shop, it now faces the dilemma of either making good its threat or giving in to the status-quo
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..And Michael Won
Twenty-one days after, Michael Nwachukwu emerges the 2008 “Ultimate Man” of the fifth edition of the annual television reality show, Gulder Ultimate Search (GUS)
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‘The search is real and tough’
— Michael Nwachukwu, winner, 2008 edition of the annual Guilder Ultimate Search (Gus-V)
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‘My dream is to transform Nigeria to another Dubai’
— Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General, Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Abuja
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Odili: An Undiminished Star
About 18 months after quitting office, former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili, remains a potent political force, even as he clocks 60
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Inside the Police Files
Despite the outcry in a section of the media against the demotion of Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the EFCC and 139 others to their original ranks, a peep into their confidential files indicate that the exercise was in order
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Ribadu And All That
By Comfort Obi
Let me start by saying that I am, proudly, a member of the Parry Osayande-led Police Service Commission (PSC), which has suddenly been making headline news. Never in the history of the Commission has it attracted so much attention.
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Prostitutes, Liz Benson & I
— Lancelot Imasuen, celebrated Nollywood director and film maker
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Abonnema: A Theatre of War
Rival militant groups clash in Abonnema, Rivers State , leaving the community deserted
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Ogieva’s Sticky Problem
Worried by tales of corruption and non-performance, Edo State lawmakers beam searchlight on the chairman of Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (Edopadec), Lawrence Ogieva
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Killing an Octopus
Crisis continues to be the main defining attribute of the several state chapters of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), despite the best efforts of the party’s National Chairman, Vincent Ogbulafor, to foster unity
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Sanctioning Fraudulent Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), plans to sanction banks engaged in unwholesome practices, even as there are revelations that Nigerian banks routinely defraud their customers
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A Visa to the Future
Access Bank Plc recently shed light on its newly introduced Visa Credit Cards
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An Internal Push
Female entrepreneurs in the South east and South south geo-political zones are stimulated by promises of a better life at a forum organised by the Enugu State chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA)
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Adefaye Leads NGE
Gbenga Francis Adefaye, Editor, Vanguard Newspaper is elected president of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE), as a new 16-man executive to pilot the affairs of the Guild for the next two years takes off
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‘My deepest regret’
–Felix Osagie, aka Felix Duke, popular, Reggae dancehall musiciana
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I have passion for what I do
— Dickson Iroegbu, film director
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“The National Assembly has no powers to review the constitution”
– Professor Kayode Soremekun, Dept. of Political Science, University of Lagos
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“Six regions should replace the 36 States”
Why Imoke May Not Return
The gang-up by the opposition and other socio-political factors may hinder the return of ousted Governor Liyel Imoke to Government House, Calabar in the re-run governorship election
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Oil Crisis: Between Landowners and the Community
The discovery of oil in a farm in Imo State precipitates a crisis in Okworji, Oru East LGA
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A Futile Race
The just- concluded recruitment exercise by the Nigeria Immigration and Prisons Service aptly demonstrates the criminal neglect of the welfare of youths by the nation’s authorities
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Chime’s Amazing Victory
Against all permutations, the Appeal Court sitting in Enugu sets aside the nullification of Governor Sullivan Chime’s election, thus bringing to an end the bitter battle to oust him from office
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Still in the Trenches
The industrial action embarked upon by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), paralysises academic activities in public schools, even as other academic Unions threaten to join the strike
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Sack Gale Looms in FAAN
Aviation workers employed by embattled former ministers of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode and Professor Babalola Borishade, may be sacked
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PHCN’s New Option
Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), installs mini-transformers in some parts of Lagos, in a determined bid to boost power distribution
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ADVERTORIAL: A MEMO TO PRESIDENT YAR’ ADUA (1)
The Scam in Ogun State - By Comfort obi
A Gateway Rumble
Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State faces plots by internal and external forces apparently determined to impeach him
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‘How We'll Tackle Constitution Review’
— Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and chairman, Joint Committee of the National Assembly on Constitution Review
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A Divided Opposition
The rank of opposition political parties in Enugu State is divided over a bitter leadership tussle
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Targeting Akpabio
The confession by a band of assassins that they were recruited to kill Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State opens a new chapter in the political rivalry in the state
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The Reign of Contractocracy
As exclusively reported in two separate editions of The Source in 2006 and 2007, two former Aviation Ministers for a long-time fiddled with funds meant for the sector
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N19.5B Aviation Fund: ‘My Role’ - Fani-Kayode
Unmasking the Masquerade
Anti-graft agencies investigate billions of naira allegedly deducted from Local Government accounts by the governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola
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Rivers: What Truth? What Reconciliation?
Meridian:The Children are Home By Comfort Obi
‘Yar’Adua lacks the political will to tackle the Niger Delta problem’
— Prof. Kimse Okoko, president, Ijaw National Congress (INC)
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“Evi Edna and I are still married”
– Emma Ogosi, popular musician, producer and pioneer Secretary-General, Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN)
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“We have embarked on massive rehabilitation of schools”
– Professor Ruqayyatua Rufai, Commissioner for Education, Jigawa State
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“There is a regime of accountability”
– Baba Aliyu, an engineer and Commissioner of Works and Utilities, Jigawa State
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“We have resolved to invest in Jigawa people”
– Alhaji Mustapha Aminu Dutse, Head of Service
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‘Why I Stopped Acting Bad Roles’
– Segun Arinze Padonou, popular actor, musician and voice-over artiste
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“Why Women Like Me”
— Fatai Olagunju Olayiwola, a.k.a Fatai Rolling Dollar, legendary Nigerian musician
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A Disunited Battle Against Sylva
Despite the current travails of former Governor Timipre Sylva, the Action Congress (AC) in Bayelsa State is likely to enter the scheduled May 24, 2008 re-run election as a divided body
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“I ‘d Love to Know My African Roots”
— Angela Bassett, Hollywood star actress
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“Someday, there is going to be total revolution”
— Dr. Suleiman Kumo, Kano-based founding chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who died last Monday
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At His Low Point
Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s immediate past Vice President is, perhaps, at his lowest point as a politician, but his aides say he has proved severally that he can re-enact the feat of the proverbial phoenix
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'Atiku was offered Adamawa to drop case against Yar’Adua'
– Garba Shehu, Media Consultant to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
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Rampage in Alvan
Students of the Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri, embank on a violent protest which almost turned fatal
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Stalling a Harmonisation
The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) deepens, as the Governor Oserheimen Osunbor and Tony Anenih factions refuse harmonisation of the two parallel executives
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Targetting Nigerians
The spate of attacks on Nigerians living abroad in recent times rises, eliciting grave concerns
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Pirates on Rampage
Experts call for proper legislation against sea piracy, as its increase in recent times threaten the Nigerian economy
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The Coming of Akingbola
The Group Managing Director, Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola takes over headship of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) as the 15th President of the institute amid high expectations
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A Battle Post-poned
The mood in Sango-Ota in the aftermath of the carnage early this month which claimed several lives, indicate that the current ceasefire is a temporary one
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Plagued By Uncertainty
As the tenure of Professor Ilochi Okafor as Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State comes to an end in a few weeks time, uncertainty trails the contest for his successor
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‘We are More Popular Abroad’
— Peter and Paul Okoye, a.k.a P-Square
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Retaining their Sparkles
Despite widespread denunciation, a few of those who made former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s kitchen cabinet are still forces to reckon with in the new dispensation
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“Their Woes are Self-Inflicted”
– Victor Nwaneri, a legal practitioner and social commentator
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Bamaiyi's Judgement
So Long a Trial
Freedom remains a distant dream for Ishaya Bamaiyi, Hamza Al-Mustapha and others standing trial over their role in the atrocious Abacha years, eight years after they were hauled into detention
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Edo’s Mystery Murder
The Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Calus Enoma, is found dead in a hotel room, thus raising the political temprature of the state known as the ‘Heartbeat of the Nation’
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‘There’s Something Fishy about Edo Elections Tribunal’
– Calus Enoma, a lawyer and Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation (now late)
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An Alliance of Fraud
Standard Alliance Insurance Plc has many claim cases against it, including the N25 million owed Jimsina International Limited
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‘No More Animosity Between Tu-Face and I’
– Richard Chibuzor Orji, a.k.a Faze, hip- hop musician and former Plantashun Boyz member
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Grange’s Ministerial Grave
President Umaru Yar’Adua eases out the two ministers in-charge of the Health Ministry and suspends 14 other top officials of the ministry for fraud
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Tit-for-Tat
Edo PDP’s factional war gets dirtier, as Chief Tony Anenih’s associate, Minister of Interior Affairs, General Godwin Abbe (rtd), stops Samuel Ogbemudia’s prison contracts
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The Making of a New “Mr- Fix- It”
It was once Tony Anenih, under the government of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, today, Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State has emerged in several ways on the scene as the “Mr- Fix -It” of the Umaru Yar’Adua administration
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First Blood
Following the alleged report of several top Imo politicians to the Federal Government by Governor Ikedi Ohakim’s administration, a battle line seems to have been drawn between the gladiators
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A Judicial TKO
Last Tuesday, the Presidential Appeal Tribunal struck out all the grounds of petition by Atiku Abubakar and Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidates of the Action Congress (AC) and the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) respectively, affirming the victory of President Umaru Yar’Adua
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A Long Shot
Last week’s cabinet reshuffle in the Imo State Executive Council which affected the former ICAN president, Dr. Catherine Okpaleke and three others has sent several tongues wagging
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Reversing Anambra’s Electoral Shame
The Two Election Petitions Tribunals sitting in Awka, Anambra State, have so far nullified elections into five constituencies in the state House of Assembly, while upholding those of three others
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Orji: A Contentious Verdict
Several political watchers pick holes in the “probability verdict” of the Abia State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, which ordered the removal of Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji
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My Opponents are Desperate
– Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia State
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‘Atiku wants to Rubbish Me’
–Kenny Martins, national co-ordinator of the embattled Police Equipment Foundation (PEF)
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Malicious and Libelous Publication Against Mrs. Mfon Ekong Usoro
We act as solicitors to Mrs. Mfon Ekong Usoro (hereinafter referred to as our client), and we write this letter on her firm instructions.
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Let Constitutional Amendment Wait
By Ralph Egbu
In recent times, the President and top members of the National Assembly, have through various statements reopened the issue of
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At Loggerheads
Political parties in Edo State battle the State’s Electoral Commissioner, Justice Alliu Okunega over a three million naira grant for last December’s council polls
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Profiteering as Militancy
Besides resource control, analysts attribute the cause(s) of rising insurgence and militancy in the Niger Delta region to illegal oil bunkering and percuniary interest
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A Divided House
The feud rocking the Lagos chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), takes took a new dimension, as the party’s governorship candidate in the April 2007 poll, Musiliu Obanikoro is expelled from the party
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Scandal Rocks Aondoaaka
Micheal Aondoaaka, Nigeria ’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice is enmeshed in allegations of corrupt property acquisition in Makurdi, the Benue State capital – as well as a show of might against an ordinary citizen
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“We are winning the war”
– Olubode Ojajuni, a Suprintendent of Police (SP) and Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos State Command
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MTN is Unfair to Nigerians’
2007: Will the North Betray the South south?
“I have a dream…” -Bolaji Rosiji
Adamu Mu'azu:
The Miracle Man of Bauchi
The Role of the Media in the 2007 General Elections:
“The Critical Challenges Ahead”
The Reign of Blood
‘My Aim is Peace’
– Omatshola Iseli, a.k.a T-Mac, new president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN)
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No, Her Lordship
Disaffection continues to trail the re- appointment, for the third-time, of a female non-indigene as acting Chief Judge of Bayelsa State
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‘We're Ready for Accreditation’
– Professor Paul Iheanacho Orajaka, Vice-Chancellor, Anambra State University, Uli
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Not Yet Uhuru
Governor Peter Obi’s campaign for “Moral Rebirth” among the citizenry seems to be gaining currency, as some perceived opponents of his administration pledge support for his policies and programmes
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“The Speaker is Absolutely in Control
– Dino Melaye , House Committee chairman on Communications and National Orientation
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An Uncovered Plot?
Former People's Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Chief Barnabas Gemade, alleges threat to his life by a traditional ruler, Chief Jam Gbinde
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‘Stop bunkering, end militancy’
–Emma Okah, Rivers State Information Commissioner
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Meridian By Comfort Obi
Epilogue By Maik Nwosu
40 Years of Blood-Letting
Forty-one years after Ijaw irredentist, the late Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro launched an armed insurrection against the Nigerian nation, the Niger Delta region which he craved is still bleeding <More>
A Dark Alley
The call for emergency rule in Rivers States brings back ugly memory of failed previous attempts at using extreme fiat to solve political problems
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.‘I Will Not Fail Nigerians’
—Senate President, David Mark, during an interactive session with journalists in Oturkpo, Benue State
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Anambra’s Sword of Damocles
As the relationship between the Executive and Legislature in Anambra State deteriorate, there are alleged plans by the legislators to once again impeach Governor Peter Obi in no distant time <More>
Deflooding Benin
Determined to combat the perennial flooding and erosion that have almost buried most roads in the Edo State capital, Benin City, Governor Oserheimen Osunbor initiates efforts aimed at tackling the menace
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Imo Goes Clean & Green Governor Ikedi Ohakim launches the Clean and Green initiative in a bid to return Imo, and especially Owerri, to its former status of the cleanest state in Nigeria
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Objectives of the Clean and Green Initiative, According To Imo Government
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Roads of Controversy
Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State irked by the alleged rip-off of the State by Romix Nigeria Limited, may have completed plans to sue the company for breach of contract
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Extending the Frontiers
A rash of robbery incidents and other crimes now become daily occurrence in Adamawa State
By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Yola
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The Port Harcourt Insurrection
Observers contend that clamour for the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State as a result of the insurgence of some rival militia groups, falls short of a viable solution to the crisis
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The Soludo Affair
By Edward Dibiana
Nobody saw him coming, neither did anyone predict his appointment. In fact, his appointment as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), raised a remarkable dust in the banking industry.
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A Pat on the Back
Though a cross-section of Nigerians across the six geo-political zones frown at the election that brought President Yar’Adua to power they however give his government thunb up after 100 days in office
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A Divided House
Two paralled groups plan seperate Igbo Day celebrations, sign-posting the intensity of discord in the South east apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo
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An Unwelcome Guest
As a probable payback for the role he allegedly played in the political crisis that rocked Oyo State in the last three years, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), kick against the choice of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, by the state government, to commission the ancient Mapo Hall
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An Energised Resolve
Nigeria's Federal Executive Council (FEC), adopts the Oil and Gas Industry Committee (OGIC) reports, in a determined bid to totally overhaul the energy sector
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“Crazy” Identities
The bizarre disposition and dress sense of several Nigerian musicians combine to give them “crazy” identities
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A Murdered Dream!
Police authorities in Lagos are at crossroads as to why some of its men murdered a printer, George Asagwara, in cold blood
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The Edo Property Scam
Governor Oserheimen Osunbor of Edo State probes the sale of government land and properties valued at over N30 billion by his predecessor in office, Lucky Igbinedion
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Before the Reform
The Electoral Reform Panel (ERP) recently inaugurated by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua raises salient questions about its timing
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The Gowon, Shagari Draft
In confirmation of The Source’s story last week which centred on regional solidarity for President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Northern Elders resolve to prevail on the president’s opponents, majorly Mohammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Action Congress (AC)
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Kalu's Magic
President Umaru Yar’Adua’s hands appears tied, as he battles the moral challenge posed by corruption charges against former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia State
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So Long a Trial
Freedom remains a distant dream for Ishaya Bamaiyi, Hamza Al-Mustapha and others standing trial over their role in the atrocious Abacha years, eight years after they were hauled into detention
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Walking a Tight Rope
Despite attempts by various interested parties to make light, Speaker, Patricia Etteh’s contract scam, the leadership of the House of Representatives continues to sink deeper into a cesspool
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Crowns of Thorns
The battle to unseat House of Representatives Speaker, Patricia Olubunmi Etteh, is indeed a pointer that heading any arm of the National Assembly is a herculean task
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‘We Must Review the Nigerian Constitution’
–Senator Joseph Akaagerger, representing Benue North-east senatorial zone
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An Intercontinental Trouble
Huge overdrafts and unsecured credits combine to pose danger to the smooth running of Intercontinental Bank Plc
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CBN’s New Challenge
As banks operating in the country grow bigger and begin to establish off-shore branches, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), introduces a new supervision method which will properly oversee their operations <More>
'Our Projects, Our Plan'
-Beniah Elemchukwu Ojum, Executive Director (Projects), NDDC
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“Copyright, not limited to music alone”
– Mayo Ayilanran, General Manager, Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN
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Before We Crucify Etteh
By Funke Egbemode
It started like a little fire that a cup of water could put out, but 30 days down the road, it is still raging. For politicians, especially federal lawmakers, it is not a strange fire but to Nigerians, <More>
As Ali Quits
Ahmadu Ali, national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is formally requested to resign from office, reawakening memories regarding how his predecessor, Audu Ogbeh, was also forced to resign<More>
‘Give Us Our State’
Renewed agitations for the creation of new states raise hope that the present administration may break the jinx, which has seen no civilian administration creating states since 1966 when the military first struck
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Business Unusual
Benue politicians cry out over Governor Gabriel Suswam’s austere approach to governance
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‘Niger Delta Elders Have Failed’
–Senator Lee Maeba representing Rivers South east Senatorial District
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A Gully Threat
The menace of gully erosion becomes a recurring nightmare for more than 60 communities across the three senatorial zones of Imo State, as well as some Anambra communities
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‘We will not probe Nnamani’
–Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Iheanacho Chime, at his first interactive session with journalists in the state
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