ABUJA— Indications emerged last night that the Federal Government would extend its dragnet towards apprehending and prosecuting more individuals and groups which allegedly helped themselves with huge funds meant for the acquisition of arms for […]
The former administration of Goodluck Jonathan spent billions of naira and millions of dollars on efforts to equip the Nigerian military against Boko Haram, but there was rampant “abuse of trust”, President Muhammadu Buhari has […]
The immediate past Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, illegally approved the transfer of at least N61.4 billion ($300 million and £5.5 million) from funds recovered from late dictator, Sani Abacha, to the Office of the […]
Some prominent Nigerians on Wednesday called for restraint and dialogue in tackling the ongoing secessionist agitation for a breakaway Biafra republic from Nigeria. The elders said dialogue, rather than violence, remained the best way to […]
The day was last week Wednesday, December 2, 2015. And the scene was at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. On that day, Medview Airline’s Flight No 2108, which was heading […]
When the current agitations for Biafra by Igbo youth started under the platform of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, most people did not take them serious. This was probably because of the tepid, non-violent […]
LAST week, a very controversial bill passed second reading in the Nigerian Senate. The bill titled: “Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions”, is sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, a member of the ruling All Progressives […]
DOES anybody remember it is Christmas? I almost did not – for good reasons. The Boko Haram insurgency remains a bad sore, partly a self-inflicted injury, as we are beginning to find out – courtesy […]
I was about 14 years old when then Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and his ilk launched a coup in December 1983 against the government of President Shehu Shagari; so, I have a good idea of […]
Because of the controversy surrounding the subject of genetically modified organisms in Nigeria and the world, I feel constrained to state my stand before I start this treatise. My position is reflected in my previous […]
When a three-month suspension lasts just a day or two before its curious cancellation, it should prompt questions about Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose and his governance style. Fayose announced the suspension of the Secretary […]
Six months into the current administration is enough time to look at the direction the country is heading under the Buhari/Osinbajo regime. As citizens we are joint stakeholders in the nation’s destiny. As voters who […]
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has declared that it no longer has money to complete its multi-billion naira new national secretariat. The new secretariat is located at the Central Business District, Abuja. […]
The Nigerian government proposed increasing spending next year without overstepping borrowing targets even as it budgets for a “conservative” benchmark oil price. Under a three-year economic plan approved by the cabinet, government expenditure will rise […]
The Lagos State Government has shut down no fewer than 53 churches, mosques and hotels across the state over noise pollution and other environmental offences. Some of the sealed worship centres were accused of converting […]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said the party will not hesitate to find a replacement for the Kogi State Deputy Governor-elect, James Faleke, if the need arises. Odigie-Oyegun […]
•N2tr collected from MDAs, says Emefiele Bureaucracy and professionalism clashed yesterday in Abuja. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris were locked in arguements over […]
President Muhammadu Buhari last night described the misapplication of the arms purchase cash as “an abuse of trust.” He spoke at a dinner for the members of the House of Representatives at the old Banquet […]
•Arms scam is breach of trust, says Buhari •Oshiomhole insists on ex-minister’s trial Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday confirmed that she approved the transfer of $322 million Abacha loot to former National Security […]
Abuja—Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that the former ministry of works owed 206 contractors over N2 trillion, of which only N13 billion was released to the ministry out of […]
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