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or the past two weeks, I have stayed glued to the television watching with fascination tinged with envy, the American Senate confirmation hearings for cabinet nominees. The quality of what I have seen and listened to has reinforced my belief that our politicians are not ready for the challenge of nation building and more depressingly, […]

Ayodele Fayose, the governor of Ekiti State, has emerged the new chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. The governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson announced this to journalists in Abuja in the night of Thursday, January 19, 2017 after a meeting between PDP governors and leadership of the party in Abuja. Addressing Newsmen shortly after the Forum’s […]Read More

Donald Trump has taken oath of office to serve as the 45th president of the United States a few minutes ago, on the steps of Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The inauguration began earlier in the day on January 20, 2017 with a visit to a Washington DC church. The chief justice of the United […]

Leonard Dilcon, a former member of the House of Representatives, has accused his divorce-seeking wife, Joy, of sleeping with her pastor, and blamed him for the crisis in his marriage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dilcon made the accusation while defending himself in a divorce suit filed by his wife at a […]

President Barack Obama tweeted the American people in his final hours  in the White House promising to continue his work with them, and unveiling a new website, on Friday, January 20, 2017. “It’s been the honor of my life to serve you. You made me a better leader and a better man,” he said. It’s […]Read More

hief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the world, thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine the course of America and […]

Egypt has added ex-football star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the banned Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer says. Mr Aboutrika is accused of financially supporting the Brotherhood, which Egypt considers a terrorist organisation. In 2012, he endorsed the successful presidential bid by Mohamed Morsi, a Brotherhood member. The move by […]

Gambia’s National Assembly has passed a resolution early Wednesday, January 18, 2017 to allow President Yahya Jammeh to stay in office for three months from Wednesday, state television said. Jammeh lost an election in December to opposition leader Adama Barrow and is due to hand over power on Thursday, but the veteran leader has declared […]

A pro-democracy coalition says only an immediate and independent investigation of the bombed Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in Rann, Borno State could assure the international community of Nigeria’s sincere commitment to humanitarian causes. Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution, CDNDC, also, tasks President Muhammadu Buhari to demonstrate statesmanship by visiting the affected […]

Daily Grace Inspiration is a devotional that brings you the message of grace from Joseph Prince, the world celebrated TV preacher and pastor. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. – Hebrews 4:15 Imagine meeting the […]

Unconfirmed reports said the wife and children of outgoing President Yahya Jammeh have left Banjul, the capital city of Gambia on the eve of the deadline given him by the ECOWAS and the African Union to quit power. Gambians and tourists were also leaving in droves. Bus parks were scenes of chaos as people boarded […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, January 19, 2017 has been flown out to the United Kingdom for medical reasons. The official statement from the Nigerian presidency says that the ailing president is heading to the UK for “routine medical check-ups” and had taken a 10-day leave which is “part of his annual leave”. A […]Read More