Adams Oshiomhole

Adams Oshiomhole, trade unionist and former governor of Edo State, 66, April 4. Born in Etsako West, Edo State …

Adams Oshiomhole

Adams Oshiomhole, trade unionist and former governor of Edo State, 65, April 4. Born in Etsako West, Edo State, he studied at Ruskin …

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Yakubu Mohammed, journalist, administrator and former deputy chief executive officer, Newswatch Communications Limited, 65, April 4. Born in Ologba, Dekina local government area, Kogi State, he was educated at St. Joseph Primary School, Anyigba, 1964; Government Secondary School, Okene, …

PDP, APC in Battle of Wits

Members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and those of the opposition All Progressives Congress are doing everything possible to discredit each other in their desperate political manoeuvring to win the general elections …

The Case for a New Direction in Delta State

THE 2015 election cycle in Nigeria takes place within the context of reduced oil revenues, due to the drop in global oil prices. Since the middle of 2010, crude oil has sold for an average of over $100 a barrel, leading to a boom in revenues for countries dependent on oil for much of their spending. But by …