The Oyo-Yoruba people, the group from which Chief Akintola hails, are now Oyo and Osun states and one wonders how Chief Akintola would have greeted this news. For in spite of all the efforts made […]
The sickening confession by Dr. Tope Aluko that in effecting what he described as a coup against the people of Ekiti, they “went into the election with 1,040 recognised soldiers and another batch of 400 […]
There is a subject which is very crucial to the well-being of Nigeria, but which we Nigerians never give the seriousness it deserves. I refer to the question whether our country should be governed under […]
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, is in the eye of the storm. But he does not appear to know that. As governor of Lagos State, Fashola was known for his stellar […]
The Nigerian army says it has killed several fighters from militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-eastern state of Borno. Several other fighters escaped with gun wounds following an encounter with the military at […]
At least 56 people have been killed and 67 injured in multiple suicide attacks at a camp for refugees in north-eastern Borno state, an emergency official has told the BBC. The attackers detonated their explosives while the […]
There is currently a disquiet among security operatives attached to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over their unpaid allowances, The PUNCH has learnt. If not addressed quickly, the situation, our correspondent learnt on Wednesday, might degenerate […]
I acted within my powers, says ex-Minister Mohammed The Senate is exploring ways and means of invoking sanctions against former President Goodluck Jonathan and some former ministers for allegedly appropriating reserved plots of land in […]
Dangote Group, Nigeria’s largest company, is struggling with a constricted supply of foreign-exchange in the West African country and is relying on its international cement operations and export-credit agencies to get around the shortage. “The […]
‘NSA’s payment of N400m to PDP’s spokesman legal’ FOR Ifedayo Adedipe, the counsel to Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a press statement issued by the Economic and Financial […]
Nigeria is currently saving N647.2 million daily from the suspension of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. At the current price of N86.50 per litre in petrol stations across the country, the […]
Kenya caused a stir on Tuesday when the head of its Olympics committee said the team might withdraw from the Rio Games because of Zika, but officials said later it was too soon to decide […]
ABUJA, Feb. 8 – The Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation, Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, on Monday began a five-day official visit to Nigeria with an appeal for increased support for African legislatures to […]
In a true Democracy, the Minister of Budget Planning should have resigned.That is one of the reasons why you are musing about the Military Dictatorship. Having said that,please be reminded that in the past, Civil […]
The unbridled quest for money and the attitude of “only money counts” in all Igbo affairs, came under severe attack, yesterday, when the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Most Rev. Professor Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, delivered the […]
South Africa’s highest court will decide whether to rule on a case calling for President Jacob Zuma to pay back $15 million of state funds used to renovate one of his private residences. Two separate […]
With sanctions lifted, Tehran is entering an already-glutted market as it plans to produce 500,000 barrels per day. Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh says the country is ready to negotiate with Saudi Arabia and other […]
US President Barack Obama has signed into law an initiative aimed at bringing electricity to 50 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020. The Electrify Africa Act of 2015 will give legal backing to Mr […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday in Abuja met with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria […]
Today marks the Tenth Anniversary of Dr. Bekololari Ransome-Kuti’s unexpected passing on February 10, 2006. Born in August 1940, Beko was a young-ish 66 in 2006 when the grim reaper came calling. But by then, […]
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