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Year: 2016
Government
Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays
ABUJA—The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday, September 12 and 13, 2016, as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, […]
Economy
Economic Crisis: Nigerians Need Palliative Measures By Lawson Iyayi
THE Federal Government should, without delay, come up with measures to cushion the effect of the astronomical rise in the prices of commodities and other goods in the market, which are now beyond the reach […]
Issues/Policy
The Ekiti Grazing Law | Tribune
LAST Monday, the Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, signed the “Prohibition of Cattle and Other Ruminants Grazing in Ekiti, 2016” bill recently passed by the state House of Assembly into law. Speaking during the […]
Issues/Policy
Why Nigeria Should Raise A ‘Committee Of Angels’ By Greg Odogwu
This article was conceived after I met a foreign businessman in Abuja, who had just spent only a few weeks in Nigeria. He told me matter-of-factly, “Your government does not protect its local businesses and […]
Government
NGA Confab Holds October 30
The Nigerian Gas Association’s (NGA’s) bi-yearly international gas conference and exhibition has been scheduled for next month. In a statement, the association said stakeholders would look at issues confronting the gas sector, chart a roadmap […]
Education
Should INEC Disenfranchise WASSCE Candidates In Edo?
The disenfranchisement of the candidates who are supposed to take their West African Senior School Certificate Examination mathematics papers on Saturday is painful and embarrassing. If the children of the top officials of the Independent […]
Issues/Policy
Don’t Vilify Bayo Onanuga, Educate Him, By Pius Adesanmi
Mr. Onanuga, when last did you really see your driver, your houseboy, your maiguard, your cook, your cleaner? I mean see them as in see human beings and hear their stories and be part of […]
Issues/Policy
Ondo Primary: Bloody Nose for the Money Bags, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
So while the APC godfather(s) got a bloody nose from the Ondo experiment, the final result was a vindication of the power of the people to decide who governs them; what Senator Alasoadura, himself a […]
Economy
Onanuga: Elite Psychosis on Poverty, By Ken Tadaferua
Onanuga should not forget the biblical injunction: A good name is more desirable than great riches (Proverbs 22:1). He spent decades building a solid reputation. He should not throw it away for nobody, least of […]
Tribute
Gani Fawehinmi: In Memory of a Gadfly, By Chris Ngwodo
Gani was a true Nigerian hero and a patriot of the highest order. Nor was he the only one for he belonged to Nigeria’s league of extraordinary contrarians… Like these lumirnaies, Gani represented the best […]
CRIME
Accused of Diverting N2.3 Billion Public Funds, Orubebe Granted N10 Million Bail
Accused of diverting N2.3 billion of public funds, a former minister, Godsday Orubebe, has been granted bail in the sum of N10 million. The Abuja High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Mr. Orubebe, a […]
Issues/Policy
Nigeria Police, SSS Want Edo Elections Postponed
Two major security agencies have asked that the Edo State governorship election set for Saturday be postponed. The Nigeria Police Force and the State Security Service gave this advice to the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]
Politics
I Didn’t Hand Over A Collapsed Nation To Buhari – Dr. Goodluck Jonathan-
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has replied his critics who accused him of handing over a nation at the verge of collapse to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan recounted the achievements of his government to […]
Front Page News
Motoring
Watch video: Russian President Putin’s car involved in head-on crash in Moscow, one killed
One of the official cars of Russian President Vladimir Putin was involved in a head-on crash which killed the president’s favourite chauffeur. The Russian media in reports revealed that the affected car in the head-on […]
Government
Fashola, Power And Realistic Expectations | Punch
Though appropriate, the word “novel” arguably understates the import of President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to saddle Babatunde Fashola with three highly demanding portfolios in his cabinet, namely Power, Works and Housing. I am making this […]
Economy
Current Economic Challenge’ll Increase Human Trafficking —Onaiyekan
ABUJA —The Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, yesterday, warned the Federal Government that the current economic challenges facing the country could lead to increase in human trafficking in Nigeria. Onaiyekan, who stated this at […]
Government
Nigeria To Start Issuing Visa On Arrrival To Foreign Investors By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that government was seriously considering the option of issuing visa on arrival to foreign investors and other business men from outside the country. This, he said, was […]
Society
Again, 22 Christian Groups Kick, Say Sultan Can’t Declare Public Holiday
A coalition of 22 Christian groups in Nigeria led by National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), yesterday, said the declaration of September 12 as public holiday in commemoration of Eid-El-Kabir celebration by the Sultan of Sokoto, […]