The A-Z of married life. O is for... I saw a short Pixar film as part of the feature before Toy Story 3 and it got me thinking. It was about two 2-D characters, Day and Night, who met and were uneasy about each other until the things they saw in each other they saw in themselves, as Day beca...

Government opens trial of Halliburton bribery suspects The federal government at the weekend filed two different sets of charges in two courts in Abuja, against some men alleged to have been implicated in the Halliburton bribery scandal. This may well put an end to speculations that the federal government may...

Dementieva moves into final 16 at US Open Number 11 seed Elena Dementieva recovered from a first-set slump to continue her strong record against Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova with 7-5 6-2 win on Friday. It was the 16th career meeting in a decade between the two and the Russian took her tally of w...

Former Imo commissioner kidnapped Vincent Udokwu, the immediate past Commissioner for Health in Imo, has been kidnapped, the police said in Owerri on Friday. Mr. Udokwu was abducted by gunmen around 7.30 p.m. on Thursday in his hospital, Udokwu Memorial Hospital, Amaifeke in Orlu Local ...

Soyinka says Nigeria is turning into a jungle Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, yesterday expressed disappointment with the way successive governments have failed to apprehend those behind series of political killings in our country in recent times. Specifically, the professor said for the government not...

Much more than vanity In July some African First Ladies met at a summit called ‘Forum of African First Ladies against breast and cervical cancer’ in Accra, Ghana. According to them, the reason for the summit is to draw the attention of leaders in the region to what they descri...

Evasion, truancy persist in NYSC, says DG Some officials of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have conspired with members across the country to encourage truancy, Maharazu Ismail Tsiga, director general of the NYSC, said yesterday. Mr. Tsiga spoke during a course programme on zonal inspecto...