Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has constituted an interim presidential campaign committee ahead of his expected participation in the PDP primaries.

Ever since she lost her husband, Gen. Sani Abacha in 1998, Hajia Mariam Abacha has led a quiet life, unfazed by the avalanche of public criticisms of the tenure of the former military head of state, who presided over one of the most turbulent times in Nigeria’s political history.

Delta State commissioner for special duties (Government House), Mr. Ochor Christopher Ochor, has concluded the first round of ward consultations in his quest to represent Ukwuani constituency in the state House of Assembly.

Nigerians blow your trumpets. Line the roads and sing. If you cannot sing, shout as we all await the safe arrival of the Super Falconets from Germany. The golden girls of Nigeria who, against all odds, have made a bold attempt at restoring some measure of respect, honour and glory to our fatherland through their sublime skills, hardwork and patriotism.

Encomium Magazine recently held its annual Black & White Ball at the Darlington Hall in Ilupeju, Lagos.

It was a Nollywood studded event, as actresses, actors and other celebs turned up in varying black and white designs. while some wore outrightly ridiculous outfits, others came looking radiant. Below, are some celebs at the event.

A three-man team from the Rivers State Micro Credit Agency has visited Delta State to understudy the Delta Micro Credit Programme, DMCP.

Ini had planned a wonderful wedding anniversary with her husband. It wasn’t a landmark anniversary; they just wanted an excuse to sample an exotic hotel that just sprang up in their neighbourhood. Since Ini is the money-bag of the family, she decided to make it her treat. “I went to the hotel and had a look -round”, she told me excitedly.

I was regarded as a disappointment to many of my media colleagues when I was Minister of Information because of what they thought was a betrayal on my part. I had championed the promulgation of the Nigerian Media Council Decree of 1989 which was one of the bodies, along with the National Broadcasting Commission, recommended in the Mass Communication Policy that I midwifed.

First civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, CON, who turned 81 penultimate Friday, bares his mind on the nation’s achievements in the last 50 years, how to ensure credible polls in 2011 and why he is backing Governor Babatunde Fashola for a second term among others

In the year 1987, after an exhaustive study, personally funded, I sent a detailed report to Babangida’s Minister of Transport (name withheld for personal reasons) pointing out that in a few years, motorcycles (okada or achaba) would become the major means of urban transport on account of SAP.