Death is a scorned woman, by Funke Egbemode

Kunle was a rich businessman and had made more than enough money to have a new wife three years after his first wife died, leaving him with three children.   And so he married Seyi. From all intents and purposes, people envied Seyi’s good luck at catching such a rich fish.   She drove a Mercedes Benz, ran a pharmacy, all thanks to Kunle’s generosity.   The only snag was that Seyi had no children in all their years of marriage, and worse still, she did not get along well…

Afenifere and the progressive camp (1) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

When sometime in 2008, the late Yinka Odumakin invited me to his 23, Sylvia Crescent, Anthony Village-office in Lagos, little did I know that a big surprise was waiting for me. A fine gentleman with a consistent commitment to the progressive bent, Odumakin had offered to pay me a visit but since it was unYoruba for leaders and elders to initiate the kind of visit he was envisaging, I opted for the opposite. And there I was, face-to-face, with the inimitable Odumakin and the irresistible Jimi Agbaje, aka JK. One…

NASS ‘ll continue to partner with Executive for national development – Akpabio assures

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has reiterated the commitment of the National Assembly under his leadership, to continue to partner with the President Bola Tinubu-led administration in the provision of infrastructure for the people and the improvement of the economy. Akpabio stated this while commissioning some urban and farm roads in Ikot Ekpene and Essien Udim Local government areas of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District on Friday. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, quoted him as saying, “the commissioning of these roads today, is…