Special Reports

Gov Ayo Fayose recently marked his 100 days in office. In this interview, he answers questions on the several controversies trailing his return to power, the court cases and allegations of beating up the Ekiti Chief Judge; his face-off with the APC-dominated House of Assembly, the controversial death advert on Buhari and other issues. Here are excerpts: Your return to …

Katsina worst hit; Edo, least By Emmanuel Edukugho About 16 million girls, aged 15 to 19, and some one million girls, under 15 years, give birth yearly in developing countries with Nigeria inclusive. Complications during child-birth and pregnancy are the second causes of death for 15-19 years old girls worldwide. For some adolescents, pregnancy and child bearing are planned and …

By Akin Osuntokun. Politics is inherently conflict-ridden with a dual and contradictory potential to either serve as a conflict resolution mechanism or generate a momentum for the escalation of conflict to crisis and ultimately to catastrophe. The election of Barack Obama, the first African-American, to the office of the President of the United States of America (USA) is unique and …

By Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Ehrenfeld NATO ROLE 3 Multinational Medical Unit KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Feb. 2, 2015 – Whether on their first deployment or their fifth, service members can feel the impact of deployment-related stressors. The primary responsibility of the Behavioral Health Department at the NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit here is to mitigate and treat the stressors …

Makurdi, the Benue State capital will literarily come to a halt on Friday as Idoma ethnic group plans to stage a 10,000 man match against the refusal of the Tiv to allow them govern the state after 38 years. The protest which is being facilitated by the Idoma Governors Support Group, IGSG, and Idoma People of Nigeria, IPN, would take …

Maiduguri, the Borno state capital practically stood still on Sunday, when you arrived the town. This has also questioned an initial rumour that you have left PDP . Now that you have proved your critics wrong again, may we know your mission on why you are back in Maiduguri? Thank you very much. I am indeed happy that each time …

By AZU AKANWA Tony Nnadi is the Secretary of Lower Niger Congress (LNC), a group working to have Nigeria restructured. He holds the view that Nigeria has been run into a cul-de-sac by the insincerity of its leaders from certain sections of country. In this interview, he says holding elections in Nigeria at the moment, without resolving the issue of …

By Ewemade Okuns. It was an event carefully packaged to give true meaning or essence to the work of God, to assemble men and women of all shades to share wealth of evangelical and spiritual experiences. At the heart of this mission was the commitment to teach people how to identify vision, rediscover themselves, maintain personal relationship with God and …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho . Aggrieved workers of troubled Edo State government-owned Bendel Brewery located on Benin-Agbor road in Benin City marched to the State house on December 4, 2014, protesting the lack of funding of the facility and continued non-payment of their salary arrears. According to Alltimepost.com source they were not received by Governor Adams Oshiomhole to …

Boston, Massachusetts – By Emman Okuns. An evangelical Mission, known as  Fire of Life, with headquarters in Boston Massachusetts in an attempt to help people discover themselves through close relationship with God, harness their potentials, identify and realize their visions will host “where is your vision?” conference in Boston  December 6, 2014. The conference will take place at Crown Plaza …