The consequences of alcoholism are as old as the habit itself. They take on more disastrous dimensions when a larger portion of a society is obsessed with it. The move by the Benue State Government to tackle the scourge, therefore, could be seen as timely and redemptive.
The 2009 Hajj or holy pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has come and gone for pilgrims from other parts of the world except pilgrims from Nigeria. This year, about 90,000 Nigerians participated in the annual act of spiritual cleansing and rejuvenation for muslims in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The federal budget of 4.079 trillion naira placed before both chambers of the National Assembly recently by President Umaru Musa Yar'adua is currently under -going scrutiny in the legislature. Budget, though an annual ritual, marks the official takeoff of the strategic plan of stimulating economic activity across all sectors of the economy.
FOR some businesses the effect of the downturn is so bad that they really have no alternative but to retrench. For others, it is possible to find alternatives, as long as management and labour are willing to work together on these.
THE situation at the Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg, where as many as 3000 mainly Zimbabwean immigrants are living in appalling conditions, is untenable.
Recent media reports have it that Italian oil firm Eni is bidding to buy oil explorer Heritage Oil's interest in Uganda.
The annual National dialogue that kicked off yesterday is a perfect example of how Rwandans are beginning to enjoy dividends of good governance.
Controversy is raging over revelations that the Permanent Secretary, Mr Francis Xavier Lubanga, works with his wife, son and sister in the Education ministry.
Victor Iferotimi Oyebode is the third person to play the role of Alinco on the popular TV series, Papa Ajasco and Company.
Cashino like JJC, May7ven are Nigerian acts based in the United Kingdom but still very much in touch with the local music scene.
It's been a wonderful year for singer-songwriter Darey Art Alade.
A sacrifice to skip university admission to take care of his siblings and parents a decade ago did not prevent him from becoming the best.
Busta Rhymes and Ludacris, the two international artistes featuring in this year's edition of the popular Star Mega Jam holding in Lagos and Abuja next week on arrival in Lagos mid week week,promised music fans undiluted entertainment.
In his 2010 National Budget presentation on December 2 2009, the Finance Minister urged the banking sector to increase their lending to the productive sectors of the economy.
Those in the coalition government have been running the affairs of the government as if it is their private business. That is why they see it fit to keep fighting in the public domain instead of delivering their promises to those who elected them.
Why do hopes of real change in Kenya always get sacrificed on the altar of political expediency? Ten days ago, we were offered a real chance to confront the twin demons of impunity and poverty. The opportunity presented itself in the form of the Mau Forest.
Some Kenyans are simply losing focus on the really issues, says Mohammed Hersi, disappointed about the dragging of the Muslim call for prayer into the debate on the new noise law. He adds: "This has needlessly been made a bone of contention, instead of dealing with traders on, say, River Road, Nairobi, who play deafening music or 'keshas' (night prayers) that give residents sleepless nights or ...
A week ago, a city hospital was admitting patients in various states of laceration and trauma.
Politicians in Uganda want to impose the death penalty for some homosexual acts, and are threatening the public with imprisonment if they do not turn gay people over to authorities.
Postponed for a sixth time and more to come, that is the most likely scenario with regard to Ivorian elections.
Every citizen now has the right to access any information "held by another person" if he requires it to protect any right or fundamental freedom.
As one of the 30 official Government of Kenya delegates to the climate change conference, the experience here in Copenhagen, Denmark, is out of this world.
ZANU PF's selective use of the rule of law is evident in Zimbabwe again as two women teachers, Moreblessing Hliziyo and Isee Makhuyana, have been found guilty of inciting violence against ZANU PF war veterans.
A lobby group, Zimbabwe Democracy Now (ZDN), has called for a full multi-party enquiry into the circumstances that led to death of one of the country's most revered freedom fighters, the late General Josiah Tongogara.
Former Coach of defunct ACB Football Club of Lagos, Chief Gideon Njoku has said that Argentina cannot scuttle Nigeria's World Cup dream in South Africa.
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