The Achebes without their patriarch in US Providence Station, Rhode Island. I am sitting in the arrival hall of this very busy train station on this warm October afternoon amidst the clutter of my baggage of clothes, books and a roll up banner of ARIK AIR, the sponsor of the second leg of my ‘US COAST TO COAST READING TOUR’ -

The Achebes without their patriarch in US - Vanguard…

PDP remains the party to beat, says Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) notwithstanding, puts the party as one to beat in the country come 2015.

PDP remains the party to beat, says Jonathan - Vanguard News

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`We want those governors to come back to PDP, but in an event where…

Brazil 2014: Eagles can face any country – Onigbinde Former Super Eagles chief coach and CAF/FIFA Instructor, Adegboye Onigbinde has stated that a prepared Super Eagles have all it takes to slug it out with their 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F rivals Argentina, Iran and Bosnia Herzegovina and qualify for the next round.

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Kwara gets 4 new laws Gov. AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara has signed four Bills into law, with a pledge to further improve wellbeing of residents of the state in the years ahead. - See more at:

Jonathan tips Super Eagles for victory in Brazil 2014 President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Super Eagles will have a victorious outing in the 2014 FIFA world cup to be staged in Brazil. We have won the Olympic gold in soccer before, we have won under-17 thrice and we have been doing quite well in the U-22. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/jonathan-tips-super-eagles-victory-brazil-2014/#sthash.TkIg4JjL.dpuf…

Jonathan to attend Mandela’s memorial service

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President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja this evening to join other world leaders in South Africa at events leading up to the burial of former President Nelson Mandela.

PDP remains the party to beat, says Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) notwithstanding, puts the party as one to beat in the country come 2015. The President made this disclosure on Saturday in Paris in an interview he granted to selected pressmen at the close of a two-day summit on peace and security in Africa, hosted by President Francois Hollande of France. - See more at:…

Budget 2014 Series: A hostage of an overheated polity The battle ground will be the NASS itself, especially, if chairmanship of key committees change hands from “loyalists” to “rebels” – for lack of better terms. Here again, it is pertinent to remember that the final battle in the old West occurred in the Western House of Assembly, when a member threw a chair in anger and the WILD WILD WEST got underway. My fear is that the opposing political forces are…

ICPC prosecutes 11 Visa Scam Suspects The suspects are facing charges for allegedly submitting the following forged documents: Letter of introduction, WAEC statement of result, bank statement of account, sponsorship letter, company registration certificate and medical reports to enable them obtain visas. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/icpc-prosecutes-11-visa-scam-suspects/#sthash.PlLzmDvT.dpuf…

Olunloyo and the `Wild, Wild West’, by Fani-Kayode Ojukwu betrayal The truth is that it was Ojukwu that betrayed Awolowo and the Yoruba and not the other way around. I say this because they fired the first shot and tried to overwhelm, capture and enslave us by attacking our territory with their forces. They overwhelmed the people of the Niger Delta and the Midwest very easily but when they got to the gates of the Western Region at a place called Ore they were stopped in…

Catholic Priest in trouble over illegal arms Police authorities in Imo State are investigating a Roman Catholic priest (names withheld ) for unlawful possession of firearms. The priest, said to be in-charge of one of the prominent Parishes in Dikenafai, Ideato South Local Government area, Imo State, was arrested for allegedly being in possession of three unlicensed guns with which he threatened the lives of his…

In death, Mandela pulls a joke on world leaders President Assad of Syria, who is currently fighting a revolt against his rule, said Nelson Mandela’s life was an inspiration to freedom fighters and a lesson to tyrants. If there was any joke regarding the barrage of condolence messages, it is the one sent by Assad of Syria. For a ruler who has virtually destroyed his own country because he is waging a war against those he termed terrorists, the joke is on him. Inspiration and…