Members of the Association of Resident Doctors of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, COOUTH, Awka,  began an indefinite strike over alleged inability of Anambra State government to honour the agreement it signed with the association on January 17. Although the resident doctors were at their duty posts in the …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of 14 permanent secretaries into the state public service to strengthen the state’s ongoing reforms and deepen sustainable development. In a statement signed by the Edo State Head of Service, Isaac Ehiozuwa, the state government said “the swearing in of …

The President Muhammadu Buhari  administration, last week, announced plans to begin direct allocation to local governments from June 1 to stop state governors from hijacking those funds through their Joint Account Allocation Committees. In this interview, elder statesman and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah described the …

AS the jostle for principal officers in National Assembly hots up, a group; South-South Concerned APC Caucus has alleged that a purported endorsement of a Senator was done by people it described as factional chairmen of the APC in some South-South states. A statement by the chairman and secretary of …

Talk show host, Wendy Williams has a piece of advice for women who think it is appropriate to have affairs with married men, being a recently divorced woman herself. She used the opportunity presented by Ayesha Curry’s comment about being married to a famous athlete. Curry, had during Jada Pinkett …

High Performance Director for U.S. Paralympics Track and Field Program, Cathy Sellers, and American Paralympic athletes, Deja Young and Dennis Ogbe visited Nigeria from May 5-10, as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Sports Envoy Program. In collaboration with the Nigerian Paralympic Committee, the sports envoys conducted capacity development …

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool’s astonishing European fightback proves his side will not give up hope of winning the Premier League until Manchester City have the trophy in their hands on Sunday. Klopp’s team staged arguably the greatest comeback in Champions League history on Tuesday when they thrashed Barcelona 4-0 to …

Team Not Playing Against Atlas Lions, Says NFF The Super Eagles will set up a camp in Asaba, Delta State on Saturday, June 2, to commence their preparations for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Egypt. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, said yesterday …

By Leo Sobechi The gubernatorial elections in Adamawa, Bauchi and Imo States must have thrown up a poignant question in the country’s polity: Why do politicians who enjoy massive goodwill from the electorate fritter it away after their astonishing electoral triumphs? Recent developments in Kogi point to the likelihood that …

By Leo Sobechi He has always found himself at cross-purposes with the establishment. His elevation to the traditional governance institution was enhanced by his romance with the progressives, whose causes are antithetical to the dictates of the feudal system. And so, in the clash of the contrasting ideals that failed …