QUOTES OF THE WEEK

[caption id="attachment_789" align="alignright" width="80" caption="Soyinka."][/caption] It is not enough to sit here and insist that there should be and there must be a new voters’ register. You must decide what to ...

The Dance Queen

Her dream was to become an aeronautic engineer, but Kafayat Shafau, aka Kaffy has ended up a dancerian immensely successful one [caption id="attachment_752" align="alignright" width="232" caption="Kafayat Shafau."][/caption] Kafayat Shafau, better known as ...

Traffic Shocker For NDDC Boss

PORT HARCOURT: No one is above the law is a phrase popular with holders of public office in Nigeria, especially when they are new in office. But most are unable ...

Knocks, Kudos For N/Assembly On Amended Constitution

ILORIN: Different strokes for different folks. This aptly describes the scene at the interactive session on the amendment of the 1999 Constitution organised by Kwara State House of Assembly recently ...

PDP Rejects Its Own Medicine

ABUJA: People often wondered how the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which warmly welcomes, or even encourages, elected defectors from other parties, would react if legislators elected on its platform defect ...

Greedy Federal Lawmakers – How They Milk The Nation

The on-going World Cup has further exposed the level of corruption and greed of Nigerian lawmakers. What have lawmakers gone to do in South Africa? How many countries sent their ...

A Purposeless Life —Akunna Ejim

This fellow I know has money to burn. As far as I know, he’s never had to hold down a job in his entire life; never needed to, actually. His ...

A Country Abandoned To Goodluck —Kole Omotoso

[caption id="attachment_726" align="alignleft" width="262" caption="Kole Omotosho."][/caption] We deserve better than mere good luck. After 50 years of existence as a country we should not be dependent on the luck of the ...

Radiance Of The Awujale

Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, celebrates his 50th year on the throne Half a century in any position, particularly one as important as that of a king, would ...

Conned By Ticket Syndicates

Fans at the World Cup walk into traps set by ticket fraudsters Fans at the 2010 World Cup may have been thrilled at seeing their idols perform in flesh, but many ...
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