12/23/2006
column AS he walked back to the warm embrace of his family, friends and associates, he battled all manners of emotions. For Otunba Gani Adams, leader of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), it was with mixed feelings that he walked out a free man at last, courtesy of a court ruling.12/23/2006
LOLO Ngozi Uwazuruike is the wife of Chief Raph Uwazuruike, the detained MASSOB leader who was arrested on October 25, 2005 in Okwe, Imo state. When told that Otunba Gani Adams had been released, the wife of the MASSOB leader screamed: "Ah, I'm happy for him and his family but I don't want to spend another Christmas without my husband." Hear her:12/21/2006
Abuja - Temper rose again in the Senate yesterday as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Sunday Ehindero admitted that he ordered the recent invasion of Amechi, the country home of the Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani by a combined team of policemen and soldiers.12/20/2006
Abuja - The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero, yesterday explained the circumstances that led to his deployment of policemen to the country home of the Senate President, Ken Nnamani, Amechi in Akwuano Local Government Area of Enugu State, on December 9.12/17/2006
opinion Lagos - The recent political history of Anambra State has been notoriously turbulent. It has not only become proverbial but also an object of ridicule. For those of us who live in Lagos and other parts of the country, the chequered circumstances have attracted condemnation and stigma. With the highly educated and sophisticated manpower domiciled in Anambra State, the popular expectation is that Anambra State should be a model in public administration. Such lofty expectation is predictable arising from the impressive image of the great Zik of Africa, one of the greatest patriots celebrated all over Africa and even beyond.12/10/2006
Lagos - THE late Owelle of Onitsha and first President of Nigeria, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe has been described as one of the most important leaders of the 20th century. Prof. Babatunde Fafunwa former Education Minister who was the guest lecuterer at the 10t year memorial lecture in honour of Dr. Azikiwe, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos described the late sage as a man who strode across the Nigerian landscape and dominated the Nigerian horizon for over 60 years.12/07/2006
Aba - A gubernatorial aspirant in Anambra State, Dr Andy Uba, who was honoured with the Chieftaincy title of Udo I of Anambra by the state's indigenes living in Aba, Abia ,Saturday, said he will provide an enable environment for manufacturers in the state.
