Issues/Policy
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Government
Escaped Chibok Girl: I Miss My Boko Haram Husband | CNN
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN)Escaped Chibok girl Amina Ali Nkeki says she misses her Boko Haram fighter husband and is still thinking about him three months after escaping the militants’ camp. Amina Ali, who was held hostage […]
Issues/Policy
Agbaje And George: Intrigues Behind Son And Father By Emmanuel Aziken
The election of a new national chairman of the party has been laced with many intrigues with Mr. Fred Agbaje and Dr. Raymond Dokpesi as the frontline candidates. The line up has inevitably bemused the […]
Issues/Policy
‘Abayomi Should Apologise To Tinubu’ | TheNation
Indigenes of Ikeja community in Lagos State have kicked against utterances by Ondo State governorship aspirant, Dr. Tunji Abayomi, asking him to apologise to the leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. […]
Education
I Am Leaving A Better JAMB, says Ojerinde
A former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, yesterday said he was leaving the board better than he met it after nine years. Prof. Ojerinde told reporters at a […]
Issues/Policy
Can This Convention Cure Ailing PDP?
Backed by the key organs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee will be holding the party’s national convention in Port Harcourt today. Through a separate court ruling, Makarfi has bypassed […]
Life Style
IBB At 75 | TheNation
Five years ago today, I wrote a birthday tribute on these pages to Nigeria’s one and only self-styled Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. At 75 today, he is the youngest living former military head […]
Government
Customs Shuts Export Unit At Lagos Airport
Exporters of perishable goods /vegetables have condemned the shutting down of the Export Unit at the Lagos international airport by officials of the Federal Operations Unit of the Nigerian Customs Service. They said the shutting […]
Government
Zaria Massacre: After Months Of Silence, Buhari Promises “Appropriate Response”
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured international and local human rights groups of “appropriate response” to a report of the judicial inquiry into the clashes between soldiers and Shiites last December, his office said Tuesday. A […]
AT The Discourse (Past Editions)
Economy
Our Economic Policies Are In Right Direction, CBN Replies el-Rufai By Caleb Ayansina
ABUJA—CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has reiterated that its current economic policies were in the right direction to rescue the dwindling economic situation in the country. Governor of CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, who faulted critics […]
Government
1976 Coup: Why I Declined Taking Over After Murtala’s Death – Obasanjo By Daud Olatunji
ABEOKUTA—Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said, yesterday, that he was persuaded to take over as Head of State, shortly after General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was killed in the 1976 coup. The then Head of State, Gen […]
Issues/Policy
Court Directs Police IG To Stop PDP Convention, Asks INEC To Stay Away By Daud Olatunji
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has issued an interlocutory injunction restraining the Peoples Democratic Party from electing officials into its national offices until a substantive application before it is determined. The court also […]
Government
Nigeria “Most Fractured” Now Than Any Time Since Civil War — Obasanjo | PremiumTimes
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday lamented the continued threats of disintegration resulting from the activities of armed groups in the different regions of the country. Mr. Obasanjo said Nigeria has never been as divided […]
CRIME
N23bn Diezani Bribe: EFCC Declares Billionaire Businessman Wanted | Punch
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared billionaire businessman and Managing Director of Aiteo Group, Mr. Benedict Peters, wanted for his alleged role in the $115m (N23bn) bribe given to officials of the Independent […]
CRIME
After Wasting N1.4bn, Conduct Bureau Abandons Own N3.5bn Headquarters Project, Seeks N4.4bn To Buy Another
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has abandoned its multi-billion naira headquarters building after committing N1.4 billion to the project, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report today. Established in 1989 under the Fifth Schedule to the […]
Government
Buhari Should Know He’s No Longer A Military Man – Oba Akiolu
The Oba of Lagos on Monday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to be civil in his approach to governance, saying he should realise that he is no longer a military man. Even as the monarch said […]
Education
Ending Educational Entitlement | TheNation
Federal Government Colleges must ensure equal access to all Nigerians The ongoing dispute over the purported increase of tuition fees in Nigeria’s Federal Government Colleges is a stark reminder of the inequalities and unsettled issues […]
Government
Lagos Charges Council On Cashless Revenue Collection
Lagos State Government has advised the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Area in the state to embrace the use of cashless revenue collection. State Commissioner for Local Government and community Affairs, Mr. […]
CRIME
Court Refuses To Stop EFCC From Probing Oil Firm Linked To Diezani | TheNation
The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday refused to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating an alleged suspicious payment to an oil firm, Zone 4 Energy Ltd. The company’s lawyer, Mr […]