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Government
Nigeria’s National Assembly As Democracy’s Poisoned Chalice, By Godwin Onyeacholem
This is the point where the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) or the police must now come in. Either of them must now take on, without delay, Melaye’s call for probe of the documents. […]
Economy
Facing the Reality of Hunger, the Osun Way, By Adekunle Owolabi
A nation lacking in the capacity to feed its people is indeed a potential disaster waiting to explode in the face of the world… And with the current recession ravaging the country after the petro-dollar […]
Government
Meeting A Man Who Fed Starving Biafrans, By Okey Ndibe
In David Koren I met a veritable hero. No, he is not the kind of hero that Hollywood or Nollywood rushes to immortalise. Yet, he’s the truest, grittiest kind of hero—by the measure of the […]
Economy
Strengthening Economic Cooperation With Sub-Saharan Africa, By Bandar Hajjar
IsDB is committed to deploying its capacity to mobilise resources using Islamic finance instruments like Sukuk (Islamic bonds) and Awqaf (endowments) for the benefit of our member countries. The member countries of Islamic Development Bank […]
Business
OOTC: Why I Am An Entrepreneur In the Business of Nation-building (2), By Chude Jideonwo
…the question is: how can we apply the fundamentals of business strategy, and the underlying demands of creating a national competitive advantage to regenerating our country? Then there is the long-term advantage – and this […]
Law
Nigeria’s Chief Justice Onnoghen Condemns Disobedience of Court Orders | PremiumTimes
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has condemned disregard for court rulings, saying it is an act of impunity that is threatening the independence of the judiciary. Mr. Onnoghen made this point on […]
Issues/Policy
Why We Raided Peace Corps, Arrested Commandant, Others – Nigeria Police
The Nigeria Police on Wednesday provided reasons why it raided the headquarters of the Nigerian Peace Corps and arrested some officials. The explanation comes a day after the police, in a combined operation with the […]
CRIME
Mother, Three Children Murdered In Lagos – Police
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, on Wednesday confirmed the killing of three children and their mother in an uncompleted church building at Agbowa, near Ikorodu. Mr. Owoseni said that the police was […]
Education
QUEENS COLLEGE: ‘Since My Daughter Came Home For Break, She Has Been Stooling, Vomiting’| Vanguard
Lagos—Emotions ran high as parents of Queens College students and sympathisers gathered at the requiem mass on Monday night in honour of Vivian Osuyi, a Junior Secondary School, JSS 2 student of the school who […]
Politics
‘What Does Bola Tinubu want?’ — A Riposte By By Sufuyan Ojeifo
I WAS hesitant to make this intervention for fear of having people question my motive. To situate the issue in a clear context, let me disclose from the outset that I recently had a privileged […]
Economy
Nigeria Experiencing More Division, Economic Down Turn – Soludo
Professor Charles Soludo, former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria has bewailed over the dilapidated state of Nigeria, thus states that Nigeria is drifting to a failed state having been in the “Red Beaming Alert” […]
Government
How Twitter Posts May Have Cost Nigeria’s Former Minister Top Position In International Firm | PremiumTimes
In July 2015, Muhammad Pate, a former Nigerian junior Health Minister, shared an article on Twitter that might have now cost him the top position at Global Fund. Mr. Pate had been among the finalists […]
CRIME
Lagos Criminalises Drilling Boreholes Without Permit | PremiumTimes
A new Lagos State Environmental law is stipulating a prison term or fine for residents who drill boreholes without government authorisation, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The legislation specifically criminalises sale or distribution of water by […]
Politics
Obasanjo’s Statement Selfserving, Discomfiting, Misleading – Fayose
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop making provocative statements that distract and discourage Nigerians from squarely facing up to the onerous task of fixing the economy and […]
Issues/Policy
‘Igbo Leaders Are Political Slaves In Nigeria’
ENUGU—PRO-BIAFRA group, Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday, told Igbo leaders not to be deceived that an Igbo man would become president of Nigeria, claiming it was not possible […]
Politics
I Will Never Contest Against You, Tinubu Assures Buhari | TheCable
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of the All progressives Congress (APC), has said he will never contest any election against President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, said he […]
Government
We Have Lost All We Laboured For –Nigerians Attacked In South Africa By Jesusegun Alagbe
Steve Edward’s voice shook terribly, laden with anger and frustration as he relived how he escaped being killed by a South African mob last Saturday in Pretoria West. “The men came in with machetes and […]
Government
Abortion, Bribery Scandal Rock Lagos Police College … Senior Police Officers, Abortion Syndicate Squeeze Cadets For Cash | Punch
A police syndicate collected money and secretly carried out abortions for female cadets at the Police College, Lagos, to falsify pregnancy tests, OLALEYE ALUKO, who went undercover to the police hospital for two days, reports […]