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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry)
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Nollywood and the entire showbiz industry are about to witness the most memorable wedding in history as stunning actress Mercy Johnson joins the exclusive list of celebrities to walk down the aisle with her longtime boy friends. She is set to marry city millionaire, Prince Odianose Okojie. The proposed wedding is a four-day event that […]
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Africa & World Politics
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Yamoussoukro -After five months of bloodbath and tears, Ivorians, Friday thronged Yamoussoukro, the inner political capital of Cote d’Ivoire, to celebrate the impending inauguration of President Alassane Ouattara. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the ceremony, to be held today, is to be witnessed by no fewer than 25 presidents from Africa, Europe […]
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Headlines
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Veterinary doctor turned musician, Segun Akinlolu, better known as Beautiful Nubia, recently hosted a musical event in Ile-Ife which attracted big names in the media. He spoke after the show. Excerpt How did you come about the name, Beautiful Nubia? Nubia Nubia was a kingdom in Africa whose leaders were so powerful that they were […]
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Africa & World Politics, Latest Politics
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
The Pan African Parliament (PAP) will be represented at the May 29 inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan, its President, Dr Idriss Ndele, said in Johannesburg on Friday. Ndele said Nigeria was playing a very important role in the continent and occupied a vital position in the AU. “We are going to represent PAP just like […]
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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
By Ugo chukwu Ejinkeonye, Lagos, Nigeria – May 21, 2011 – Last Wednesday (May 11, 2011), Newt Gingrich, the 58th Speaker of the United States Congress (1995-1999), but who is better known for championing a historic opposition against President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, and, perhaps, also, for leading a team of conservatives to win […]
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Headlines
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Book Review By Tony Abolo The Book “Nigeria’s Journalistic Militantism” written by Frisky Larr In all my years of active journalism, this is one highly impressive work that I have had the privilege of editing from the scratch. I have edited a countless number of books in my professional capacity. At the time I was […]
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Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Paul I. Adujie
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
By Paul I. Adujie, New York, NY – May 21, 2011 – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled, or expected, to meet with President Obama in the White House this week, in fact, in a matter of days. Even before the expected meeting, Mr. Netanyahu has already arrogated to himself and set out broad outlines […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Articles, Columnists, Governors, NNP Columnists
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
By Anthony A. Kila, London, UK – May 21, 2011 – In democracy, government is not just about nominating people into power, providing services and representing people; it is also about building and defending institutions, setting standards, being accountable and transparent. In dealing with their universities, which is part of my own most immediate constituency, […]
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EFCC Politics
Friday, May 20th, 2011
The incoming and returning state governors got a warning from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC: to steer clear of money laundering and similar crimes. Chairman of the Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri at a symposium for “New and Returning Governors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria” in Abuja charged the governors to shun safe […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Ministries, Presidency
Friday, May 20th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan is to announce his new cabinet immediately after the May 29 inauguration, his spokesman, Mr. Ima Niboro said yesterday. He told correspondents in Abuja, that the President was mindful of how short his new four-year term is and wants to start work with his new team immediately after the inauguration. His words, […]
