Tenure elongation resurrects ...courtesy of PDP?
It is an irony of sorts that the issue of tenure elongation keeps popping up around Nigeria’s democratic project. The most contentious one was the aborted third term idea of the Obasanjo regime that sought to gra... Read more...
7-year tenure’ll address electoral fraud - PDP
President Umaru Musa Yar’adua and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have been accused of pursu...
…Demonstrates PDP’s arrogance to power - Balarabe Musa
Weekly Trust: As Chairman of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), what is your reac...
Emir of Katsina gets staff of office today
The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, will today be presented with a staff of offic...Re: Please leave our Prophet alone
As I mentioned last week, the many responses received on ‘Please Leave Our Prophet Alone’ I and II were in such a number that as not to be fittable in my usual quarterly feedback column. But then last week, B...Multi-talented Muhibbat: Sliding into Islamic poetry
Muhibbat Abdussalam is a famous Hausa film actress, producer and story writer in the popular Hausa film industry otherwise known as Kannywood. The actress is reinventing herself as an Islamic poet. Weekend Magazines take...Sefi Atta’s Swallow takes another pudding
Sefi Atta, the London-based Nigerian writer who has twice won the BBC’s African Performance Competition for plays, has come up with a new novel Swallow, and the paperback edition of the book w...Can a girl ever really have enough handbags and shoes?
A great handbag is a true companion. It not only holds all your essentials while you’re running out and about, it also tells others just how well put together you are. A girl who pays attention to the details of he...Take time out with Timeless
I knew Zinno but, I did not know him. His works are everywhere. In homes, on the internet and any other place that can hold a work of art. A 1988 distinction graduate of Auchi Polytechnic, Zinno Orara is quite a popular ...How to spot a problem neighbour
Before you move into a new neighborhood, you learn about the property values and school districts, but there’s one thing for which you’re largely unprepared: the people already living th...Give your marriage a second chance, stop the divorce
Every individual would like to get married one day and settle down with his or her life partner, and it is the wish of every woman to be happily married to her spouse and be partners for life. No woman wants to be separa...See what fish oil can do to your body (I)
The health benefits of fish oil include its ability to aid in heart diseases, high cholesterol, weight loss, depression, anxiety, immunity, cancer, pregnancy, diabetes, inflammation, arthritis, AIDS, eye disorders, macul...Haske, the greedy dog
There was a dog which was loved by its master for its loyalty. The dog protected its master against dangerous animals whenever they go hunting. Haske was trained by its master in a way that it never stole meat unless it ...‘PDP used and dumped me’
Alhaji Umaru Danfulani Jeme (Margel), is a PDP chieftain in Katsina State. In this interview, he bares his mind on the political developments in the state and why he is angry with the party in the state. Excerpts: ...Remembering Salihijo Ahmad
Two years ago, Zainab Ahmad wrote a tribute to her late father with the title "Bappa, we miss you" in Leadership newspaper. Before then I was lamenting that another anniversary of the late Salihijo’s deat...Community news
Lagos traffic jam defies Fashola
29.06.2008 | Community news
With the arrival of the rainy season, the nagging problem of traffic congestion in Lagos metropolis has become more pronounced. In this report, Abdulhakeem F. Akinola writes about motorists’… Read more
Travel & Leisure
Romance and seclusion in Jamaica
This week, we are on excursion to Jamaica.
Jamaica was inhabited by Arawak Indians prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Although, Columbus was in the habit… Read more
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Killing the Vision 2020 project?
Nigeria’s new Vision 2020 is heading the way of its failed precursors. There is every cause for alarm. And this is a clarion call to its urgent rescue by… Read more
The Arts
888 days in Biafra (15)
Some few days before, a batch of about 200 extremely dirty looking prisoners were brought to Okigwe prison. Later, from our informants, we understood that these prisoners were evacuated… Read more
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Flying Eagles win
Flying Eagles yesterday began the race to Rwanda 2009 on sound with 2-0 spanking of their Senegalese counterparts in Abeokuta. Read more
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A case for the education sector
The Educational sector in this country will be warded a certificate as the most controversial sector of this country. This award will be presented by me, and the date… Read more
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The sacking of speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Titi Oseni, is seen as a step towards getting at Governor Gbenga Daniel, for now, seems to be… Read more