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Posted by: Our Reporter on May 20, 2013

Jonathan should ignore IMF’s call to remove fuel subsidy and instead focus on local refining of crude

IT was all so predictable – the International Monetary Fund, IMF’s call for President Goodluck Jonathan to fully remove fuel subsidy, to ensure a so-called fiscal adjustment. On May 9, Williams Scott Rogers, IMF’s senior resident representative/mission chief in Nigeria, told the media Nigeria…

Before now, I have had some challenges making public comments on the disruptive activities of some Mbaise priests, religious and laity –and surprisingly backed by their traditional leader - over the appointment of Monsignor Peter Ebere Okpaleke, as the bishop-elect of Ahiara Diocese in Imo State, for the obvious reason that “I am involved”.

In the first place, Monsignor Okpaleke comes from the same community as I do and I have known him since he was a child. In fact, his…

Published on May 15, 2013 by pmnews

By Emmanuel Arodovwe

The scriptures describe the Armageddon as the site of a battle during the end times. It is the mother of all battles between the Messiah and Satan the devil, characterised by collective destruction and annihilation preceding the end of the present world. The term has been borrowed in this piece to describe the now almost certain collective destruction to which we seem all to be headed in Nigeria given the present…

By Philip Amiola

The volume of responses generated by my last article entitled, “Gays and Lesbians, We Will Not Keep Quiet!” has put me under responsibility to write a sequel to address genuine concerns raised by some of my readers. First of all, I want to state that my position on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) matters is not based on dogmatic religion, popular culture or subjective morality. Rather, my stance is founded on the universal principles of conscience,…

Wife of Benue State governor and founder of the SEV-AV Foundation, Mrs. Yemisi Suswam has been named the face of Akata fishing and Cultural Festival.

The festival, a celebration of the rich culture of the Tiv people in Benue State, will begin on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.

A statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by the principal consultant, Gren Business Dimensions, Mrs. Rosemary Duamlong named the first lady of the state as the ambassador and face of Akata 2013 because of her…

• We need to take another look at our law on vehicles with tinted glasses

For the third time since his appointment, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has shown unalloyed resolve to abolish or control the use of partial/shaded or fully tinted glass on vehicles in the country. His decision is ostensibly hinged on the need to checkmate the…

Last week, rumours were rife that President Goodluck Jonathan would declare a state of emergency in either a part or the whole of the Northeast. But presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, responded that no decision had been reached on the matter, even though media reports strongly suggested the decision had all but been reached and was only awaiting the president’s proclamation. Dr Abati was careful not to dismiss the speculations in their entirety. Finally, yesterday, the president…

•The United Nations should be allowed to probe the killings and provide the right statistics

There has been a vociferous argument about the actual number of people massacred in Baga, Borno State, when Boko Haram insurgents and Nigerian military clashed on April 16 and 17. The figures in the media range from 185-210, but the Federal Government said it was between 26 and…

One of the fastest growing mobile phone brand in Africa, TECNO has partnered with Qualcomm Incorporated, a global leader in next-generation…

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Federal Government and states government are working on how to reduce the current high cost of property transactions by lowering fees charged for consent and registration.

Also to be reduced are stamp duties and other charges by…

For several weeks now, there has been an orchestrated media campaign against the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by groups and individuals who claim that they are fighting for their ethnic groups but who are actually fighting for their own very selfish interest.

The main part of the campaign is the claim that the minister is pursuing an Igbo agenda because she has appointed many Igbos as heads of agencies under her…

Posted by: Editorial on April 17, 2013

•MEND’s threat will put the govt in a tight corner as it has to battle many enemies simultaneously

A chilling countdown has begun, with all eyes glued on May 31, the date fixed by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to launch Operation Barbarossa. “The bombings of mosques, hajj camps, Islamic institutions, large congregations in Islamic events and…

Posted by: Editorial on April 16, 2013

•The Rivers governor’s statement that Nigerians were too docile to be revolutionary is a battle cry for positive change

Should a governor openly say Nigerians are too docile for a revolution to take place in this country? To the extent that it could easily be misconstrued as people-baiting, it is clearly impolitic. But that is about the only negative thing about the…

THE BEGINNING: Sir Daniel Ezeuzoh (Oba) was born eighty three years ago in Uruolioke village, Etiti Nimo, to Onyeamaneke Ezeuzoh and Mgbafor Ezeuzoh, both of blessed memory. He grew up in Uruolioke and loved the simplicity of the village life during his childhood. At the age of six, he left Nimo town to Warri in the present Delta state of Nigeria to live with his maternal uncle, Lawrence Ibeh, of Enugwu Ukwu. He remained in Warri for twelve years before returning…

Chinua Achebe has been described as "the grandfather of African fiction" who "lit up a path for many others." I met this extraordinary Nigerian novelist, poet, and professor when I read his debut novel, Things Fall Apart. The book was a compulsory literary text in secondary school and has been translated into more than 50 languages. It has sold over 8 million copies worldwide. According to Wikipedia, the book is the most widely read book in modern African…

A prominent national daily newspaper, (Daily Champion) in Nigeria reported that the publisher of Our Daily Manna, Rev. Dr Chris Kwakpowe, was assassinated at his home by unknown gun men. His full name was printed in the controversial publication!

Even the CORRECTIONAL VERSION…

The leadership of organised labour are at it again. After successfully pulling the wool over the faces of Nigerians, who sacrificed their convenience early last year to join the march to resist the federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy, only for them to go behind us and betray the collective trust of the Nigerian people by hobnobbing government officials and then unceremoniously calling off the nationwide strike, leaving us wondering what was going on, they are again calling for…