Sport
Oliseh to Face House Sports Committee this Week …….. THISDAY
Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh is to face the sports committee of the House of Representatives to state his side of his shock resignation, officials have disclosed.
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Politics
DSS usurping Police, EFCC powers — Fayose …… PUNCH
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused the Department of State Services of usurping the powers of the police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission by arresting officials of his government over alleged financial […]
Sport
Sharapova fights back over ‘distorted’ reporting of doping case ……. CNN
Maria Sharapova denies she had been warned five times about the impending ban on meldonium and says she will “fight back” after criticizing elements of the media who “distort, exaggerate and fail to accurately report […]
Politics
Trump Pins Rally Chaos on Sanders’s Supporters, Defends Own ……… Bloomberg
A day after violent protests prompted Donald Trump to cancel a rally, the Republican presidential front-runner blamed the activist group MoveOn.Org and supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders for the chaos, while defending his own “harassed” […]
Politics
Obama to visit London in bid to keep UK in the EU: report ……. Reuters
U.S. President Barack Obama will come to London in April and urge British voters to back continued membership of the European Union, The Independent on Sunday newspaper reported. Britons vote in June on whether to […]
Issues/Policy
FGN AND MTN: A TIME FOR TRUCE | ThisDay
With the expected visit this week of South Africa’s President, Mr. Jacob Zuma, there is hope that the lingering dispute between the Nigerian authorities and the MTN Group will be resolved. Minister of Communications Technology, […]
Issues/Policy
All Of A Sudden Nothing Is Working By Tunde Fagbenle
Sad times. All of a sudden nothing is working. The high hopes, the lofty expectations, with which we welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) to power less than a year ago, have turned into a mirage, […]
Issues/Policy
Emefiele Suspends CBN Deputy Governor, 4 Others By Anayo Okolie
In a hard-line decision, a deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and four deputy directors have been suspended by the apex bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, for failing to follow financial regulations and due […]
Politics
Arase withdraws orderlies from politicians | TheCable
Solomon Arase, inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered the withdrawal of policemen from politicians, in response to the shortage of officers to provide security across the country. Arase said only top politicians should be allowed […]
Issues/Policy
Nigeria oil workers insist on all-inclusive conference to discuss industry problems | PremiumTimes
Despite suspending their strike, Nigerian oil workers insist on the convocation of an all-inclusive conference to discuss the problems facing the oil and gas industry in the country. The nationwide strike suspended on Thursday was […]
Issues/Policy
Why Buhari should stop wasting his/our time By Dele Sobowale
“The culprits will not go unpunished. I have been Military Governor, Petroleum Minister, Military Head of State and headed the Petroleum Trust Fund. Never have I heard the words “Budget padding”.” President Buhari, February 23, […]
Business
How KongaPay is tackling pay on delivery issues to drive e-commerce in Nigeria By Emeka Aginam
E-commerce appears the way to go, particularly with the younger generation seeming eager to embrace new ways, but issues of trust and safety threaten growth. At the just concluded, Nigeria Summit in Lagos, the Ag […]
Issues/Policy
60 YEARS AFTER NIGERIA’S FIRST CRUDE: Oloibiri oil dries up, natives wallow in abject poverty | Vanguard
Like the gold rush of California in 19th century America, the small settlement of Oloibiri, a district headquarters in Ogbia in the defunct Eastern Region, came into limelight in second half of the 20th century […]
Issues/Policy
Fuel crisis to end in 2 days, Kachikwu assures Nigerians By Michael Eboh
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu , yesterday, assured Nigerians that the fuel crisis that appears to be crippling the nation’;s economy would end within the next two days, while he […]
Economy
Those blaming FG for naira depreciation are ill-informed’ By Akoma Chinweoke
Worried by the prevailing hash economic situation in the country, the Managing Director of Kuka Consumer Healthcare Limited, an indigenous pharmaceutical company, Chris Ukah, has appealed to Nigerians to support efforts of the President Muhammadu […]
Issues/Policy
FG’s N3.1 trillion revenue loss traced to an individual By Jide Ajani
Apparently believing that he had heard and seen the worst of how corrupt practices have brought Nigeria to her knees, President Muhammadu Buhari, last week, almost lost his cool when it was brought to his […]
Issues/Policy
Killing Biafra By Obi Nwakanma
I confess: the title of my essay today is not original. It was first penned by the now late Agwu Okpanku, Classicist and journalist trained at Ibadan and Cambridge, in his column, “The Third Eye,” […]
Tribute
Ex-Delta gov, Felix Ibru, dies at 80 | Vanguard
The first civilian governor of Delta State, Olorogun Felix Ovuodoroye Ibru, is dead. He died in Lagos, yesterday, at the age of 80. The cause of the death was hazy at press time, but family […]
Economy
Buhari’s Exchange Rate Policy: The Fragility of Goodness By Nimi Wariboko
President Buhari has refused to give an inch in his rock-solid determination not to devalue the naira. Unsurprisingly, this has earned him critical opprobrium among professional neoclassical economists and others knowledgeable in the links between […]
Issues/Policy
What defines you? By Muyiwa Adetiba
I spent two hours with Dr Christopher Kolade, the elder statesman at his home last week. So rich is my experience, so varied is my take-away after such a meeting that I always wish there […]