FEATURE

Making agriculture a central part of international development

By Odimegwu Onwumere

Being good is a huge investment in any individual’s life; it does not fail. It is very important especially in the present times that majority of the people can no longer differentiate between what they want and what they need. Dr. Kanayo Francis Nwanze has earlier defined his. His feat at the UN's Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) continues to tell the light-featherweight individuals that there is no obstacle anywhere, except that which a person has refused to surmount.

FEATURE

How to beat ‘please-send-me-money’ scams

By Temitayo Famutimi

To many people, it is no more news that Internet scammers have devised a trick to make unsuspecting victims part with their hard earned money. It comes in the form of an email from a supposed close friend claiming to be stranded somewhere and requesting for some money to help him get out of the tight corner he found himself.

SOCIETY FEATURE

Buguma city: Celebrating king Princewill’s 11-year reign

By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze

March 23 2013 will remain evergreen in the minds of the Kalabari people as they rolled out the drums to celebrate the 11^th year Anniversary of the reign of their King, the Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom, HRM King (Prof) T.J.T Princewill, JP, CFR, (Amachree XI). The celebration of this man of excellence started with a thanksgiving service at Our Saviour’s Church Cathedral, Buguma City and ended with a grand ceremony at the famous King Amachree Memorial Hall, Buguma City.

NEWS FEATURE

Fola Odidiomo’s palace attack: arrest & interrogation follow

By Feyi Afisunlu  

Oba Afolabi Odidiomo

No fewer than 10 hoodlums, armed with guns, machetes and other dangerous weapons, invaded the Palace of Olu of Igbokoda, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State and brought down the palace on Saturday.

BREAKING NEWS

MEND leader sentenced to 24 Years imprisonment in South Africa

 Nigerian leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah has been jailed for 24 years by the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday for his role in October 1, 2010 Abuja bombings. 

OPINION

Amaechi ‘shun’ PDP Governors’ Forum?

By Odimegwu Onwumere

It is sad that in politics, when a politician shows uprightness to favour those he or she is with, many of them will show him or her outright unfaithfulness to favour somebody else. This behaviour has portrayed politicians, but most especially, those in our climes like lovers in January, who feign love, just for Valentine in February. The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDPGF) is just like this ‘January Lovers’ doing everything, but anyhow, just for attention.

NEWS FEATURE

South African women married to Nigerians in protest

Johannesburg – Some South African women married to Nigerians staged a peaceful protest on Friday on the streets of Johannesburg. The women, under the aegis of the United Nigerian Wives in South Africa, said they were protesting against alleged intimidation and discrimination by the officials of the Home Affairs department..