News (272420)

I learn a lot from mad men —Nollywood diva Stephanie Linus-Okereke

RIGHTSView: DEMOCRACY minus PROTEST = POLICE STATE (Musings on the proposed anti-social media law)

Mandela’s funeral begins Monday, programme leaked

Northern Muslims under fire •Prof. Adesanmi queries Ribadu, Sanusi, El-Rufai, etc

Succession crisis hits Fiscal Responsibility Commission

Breaking News: Brazil 2014 World Cup: NIGERIA DRAWS AREGENTINA, IRAN, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA

New York to name school after Mandela

What Mandela’s death means to me —Tony Elumelu

Akpabio, Okorocha, Akunyili mourn Mandela, celebrate his legacy

Again, Okonio-Iweala clears the air over subsidy payments

Update: Mandela’s body moved, funeral to break world record

Obiano mourns Mandela, says his life an inspiration

IMF hails CBN over Nigeria’s strong 2013 economic performance

WHY WE LOVE MANDELA •Archbishop Tutu captures the feelings of millions as the world mourns

Lagos agog for THE EXPERIENCE 2013

Anambra guber: OBIANO MEETS NGIGE IN COURT (Ngige 1, Obiano 1)

When commeth another Mandela? And who’s Nigeria’s Mandela? Great questions as Nigerians mourn

Nelson Mandela’s last minutes •How he died

Why Nigeria’s refineries are not working, and how best to privatize them

Newsweek Magazine set to bounce back with Print Edition

Yero promises rapid transformation of Kaduna, charges new commissioners (Plus: Full list of commissioners and their portfolios)

Intellectuals must overthrow political traders in Igboland for Igbo to make progress

Iheanacho, 2 other Eaglets break into Super Eagles

ABUJA AIRPORT SHUT, passengers stranded

Breaking News: BOMB SHAKES ABUJA? •Panic as fire rages

Energy: Schneider Electric invites African students to take part in the Go Green in the City global business case challenge

Sanusi takes cash-less campaign to Kano Trade Fair

TuFace, D’ Banj, Inyanya, others banned: Their music no longer to be played on radio & TV

APC alleges plot to sack 5 defecting PDP Governors, warns of mayhem

Zamfara widows and divorcees rise against Sharia police, reject dissolution of association

U.S. seeks better treatment for persons with disabilities in Nigeria, other developing countries

Court bus driving against traffic kills lawyer; family demands N.5 Billion

Uduaghan signs 3 bills into law, decries Nigerians’ poor attitude to environment and laws

Olusegun Adeniyi: No to ‘Supplementary Mandate’!

Joe Igbokwe, Uche Ezechukwu trade tackles over Ngige’s failed governorship bid