Government
Crowded Lives By Owei Lakemfa
THE basic criterion for working in Nigeria is to either be a miracle worker or magician. The monthly Minimum Wage is N18,000; that is $45 or $1.5 daily. From this monthly salary – the equivalent […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Issues/Policy
Budget Padding Scandal: Jibrin Defies APC’s Gag Order, Says Two Governors Working To Rescue Dogara | PremiumTimes
A defiant former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Sunday said he had identified two governors working to shield Speaker Yakubu Dogara from prosecution over the budget padding scandal rocking the […]
Economy
Economy: The Blind Leading The Blind By Henry Boyo
A seemingly responsible fiscal plan will become unimplementable, in the modern era, if the underlying monetary indices are out of sync with budget projections. Conversely, the stubborn sustenance of appropriate monetary benchmarks for inflation, cost […]
Government
NAHCON Denies Buhari Gave Foreign Exchange Waiver To Hajj Pilgrims | PremiumTimes
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday said the Federal Government has not given foreign exchange waiver to Nigerian pilgrims performing hajj this year. The commission’s Head of Media, Uba Mana, said this […]
Government
Oshiomhole Should Refund Council Funds, Says PDP | TheNation
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Governor Adams Oshiomhole to refund the illegal deductions made from statutory allocations to the local government councils in the state. The PDP Chairman, […]
Business
Hyundai’s First Electric Car On Sale
Hyundai’s first electric vehicle, the Ioniq, will hit showrooms soon. The car can travel 206 km in the city on a single charge and up to 173 km on highways. Hyundai delivered the first Ionic […]
Government
Budget ‘Padding’: An Opportunity For Change? By Ochereome Nnanna
QUARRELS in the legislative chamber are neither new nor strange. They are universal phenomena. They range from hot exchanges of words to fisticuffs. Maces are often broken, chairs thrown, clothes torn and blood drawn. It […]
Politics
Ekiti APC Flays Fayose Over Aisha Buhari’s US Trip By Rotimi Ojomoyela
Ado-Ekiti—The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State yesterday said the trip by the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari to the United States of America, US, has exposed Governor Ayodele Fayose as a […]
Issues/Policy
Militants Set Up 7 Camps Along Lagos, Ogun Creeks | Vanguard
LAGOS — The unmasking of the criminal gang that abducted the traditional ruler of Iba in Lagos State, Oba Goriola Oseni, three weeks ago, has also exposed how the gangs have cordoned off riverine areas […]
Issues/Policy
We ‘ll Make Yorubaland A No Go Area For Militants – Gani Adams
They won’t live to tell the story – Fasehun In his reaction, Founder of Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Dr. Fedrick Fasheun said he believes no militant will dare the security of Lagos State. He also […]
Issues/Policy
Jonathan Responsible For Hunger, Hardship – Mbaka
• PDP rule disastrous, cancerous •Denies attacking Buhari Controversial Enugu Catholic priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, hit out afresh yesterday at former President Goodluck Jonathan and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for running the […]
CRIME
Death Penalty For Pipeline Vandals? | TheNation
THE Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 2, Abdulmajeed Ali, on Monday indicated to the media that the federal government could prescribe capital punishment for pipeline vandals if things continued to look scary in […]
Issues/Policy
PDP Is Gasping For Breath — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday dismissed his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as divided, factionalised and gasping for breath. Obasanjo, seemingly annoyed by media reports that he was sighted at a PDP event […]
Life Style
The Prouding Woman Syndrome By Onuora Onianwa
I want us to discuss the prouding woman syndrome. If you are a Nigerian, then you must have heard that women are people who should never have money, education and power or they will become […]
Economy
Grow Your Team By Seni Adetu
To say these are challenging economic times for most Nigerians would be an understatement. Officially, we are in a recession. I do not believe that anyone would have fully anticipated the current economic clime, two […]
Religion
Fallacy of The Divine Rights of Kings By Femi Aribisala
Dogmatic Christian support for Paul is just a lot of hot air. It is sound and fury signifying nothing. Paul says: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God.” (2 Timothy 3:16). This might well […]
Sport
Rio 2016: Shame As Team Nigeria March In Tracksuits By Tana Aiyejina
It was another show of shame for Team Nigeria on Friday in Rio — after the late arrival of the U-23 football team on Thursday — as the country’s contingent, led by table tennis star […]
Religion
Prepare For A Supernatural Turn Around By Funmi Komolafe
Congratulations you are in the month of August . What is our goal? How do you want to attain this goal? As human beings we are limited . To achieve our goals we need Divine […]
Entertainment
“Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense” By Denrele Animasaun
“With my music, I create change…I am using my music as a weapon.” – Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The week marks the 19th year of Fela’s passing. His influence to music, the black movement and the champion […]
Government
Rochas Okorocha’s Endgame In Imo State By Obi Nwakanma
First, let us start by where Rochas Okorocha began: he was swept into government on the wings of the APGA, following a populist revolt at the polls in Imo state that threw out the PDP […]