THOUSANDS of mourners have gathered for the funeral of three Muslim students killed in North Carolina. The father of two of the victims told the crowd they were victims of a hate
THE flamboyant Steve Strange, lead singer of 1980s British pop band Visage, has died aged 55, his record label said on Thursday. Known as a pioneer of the New Romantic movement, Strange
Presentation by the INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru M. Jega, to the National Council of State on preparations for the 2015 general elections. Introduction THE Commission, which I am privileged to chair, was
CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY Militarisation of elections I AM one of those who believe that there is no need for the massive deployment of security apparatus that we get at elections, which practically
SIR: Most dictionaries define ‘valentine’ as someone you love or think is attractive or the card itself sent to her or him on St Valentine’s Day! A significant number of people worldwide,
THEY manifest in various forms: monarchs, aristocrats, autocrats, democrats, plutocrats, technocrats and other types of governance and leadership styles. Nevertheless, the central focus of this cut-in-the-wood pack is the consuming zeal to
ASI slips to 27,000bpts on sell-off THE domestic equities market closed yesterday on a negative note, as investor-interest remains low in line with analysts’ expectation. Nigerian Stock Exchange [NSE] All Share Index
DR. Joseph Ikem Odumodu kicks off his second term of Director-Generalship and Chief Executive, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), with a national call to Nigerians in all spheres of life to lift
WHEN the All Progressives Congress (APC) raised the alarm about the plot to shift the 2015 polls, many people waved it, while others termed it APC propaganda. Even the Presidency denied involvement in
IN December 2009, the Vision 20:2020 Economic Transformation Blueprint for Nigeria was published. According to the document, the visioning process involved active participation of a broad spectrum of Nigerians and stakeholders, with
