Law
Force of size …….. NATION
Imagine a defence team made up of 99 lawyers, including 32 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). This curiously large team of defenders was announced at a Lagos High Court in Igbosere on February 16. The […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Politics
Corruption: Questions for President Buhari By Gbogun Gboro
When President Buhari started the war against corruption, he started a worthy struggle, a direction that our country desperately needs. His prosecution of that war is still commendable as far as it goes. But there […]
Politics
There’s a Lot More to Learn From ‘IBB’s SAP’ Than Meets The Eye, By Eloho Omame
The task of economic diversification will be long and probably painful, but ironically, the early wins of ‘IBB’s SAP’ prove that it is imminently achievable, if wealth creation could be spread faster and more evenly […]
Economy
West Africa oil projects face yet longer delays than rivals as prices languish By Edward McAllister
Oil firms have put major projects in West Africa on hold because of low prices – as they have across the globe – but when the market finally picks up, development is likely to recover […]
Government
Buhari appoints physically challenged Ankeli as special assistant on disability……SUN
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a visually impaired man, Dr. Samuel Inalegwu Ode Ankeli as his senior special assistant on persons living with disability.
Society
Intrigues as Onwenu resists handover …….. GUARDIAN
Intrigues, power play and ethnic and religious sentiments have trailed the sacking of heads of about 26 agencies. Some directors in some of the affected bodies have been bickering over seniority. In one of such […]
Economy
Nigeria, four oil exporters hit by falling currency value, says OPEC ……… NATION
Five oil exporting countries, including Nigeria, Angola, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, and Russia are mostly affected by falling currency value, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said. OPEC, in a paper detailing the impacts of recession […]
Law
Nigerian judge hits out at man’s 90-lawyer defence team ……… BBC
A Nigerian judge has criticised a lawyer facing criminal charges after he turned up to court in Lagos with a defence team of more than 90 people. Justice Aishat Opesanwo described the approach as tantamount […]
Education
UTME’s portal opens today …….. NATION
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised candidates who registered for the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to print their examination notification slips. Its Head of Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said candidates […]
Politics
Drama in Aso Villa as FG justifies Buhari’s foreign trips ………. VANGUARD
It was nothing short of a melodrama at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, between State House correspondents and the Federal Government over the many foreign trips of President Muhammadu Buhari during a press briefing. Lai […]
Issues/Policy
EFCC grills Diezani’s husband, moves ex-CDS Badeh to Lagos ……. PUNCH
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday grilled Rear Admiral Alison Madueke (retd.), for several hours at its head office in Abuja. Madueke, who is the husband of the immediate past Minister of Petroleum […]
Politics
Republican presidential race erupts into four-way battle ……. Reuters
The Republican race for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination erupted into a four-candidate crossfire on Wednesday over who has the proper experience and is the most conservative, days before South Carolina voters put their stamp […]
CRIME
CRIME
BREAKING: EFCC grills Diezani’s husband, Alison Madueke for laundering $600,000 …. TheNiche
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday confirmed to The Niche Online that its operatives were grilling Rear Admiral Alison Amaechina Madueke, husband of immediate-past minister for Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke, for laundering $600,000 […]
Economy
Why Buhari lacks solution to Nigeria’s dwindling economy – Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has raised the alarm over the imminent collapse of the county’s economy, saying the President Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) government was yet to show any sign […]
Issues/Policy
Nigeria became a pariah state under ex-president Jonathan – Lai Mohammed
By Levinus Nwabughiogu …justifies Buhari’s foreign trips ABUJA – It was nothing short of a melodrama at the presidential villa, Abuja Wednesday between the State House Correspondents and the Federal Government over the many foreign […]
Front Page News
Politics
Buhari and his vanishing miracles By Levi Obijiofor
Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the governing party at the federal level, has cast himself as the chief defender of President Muhammadu Buhari. In his capacity as the national […]
Security
Tackling Boko Haram’s new threats …… PUNCH
It is high time we re-strategised on how to win the war on terror that has raged for seven blood-soaked years. This is because the Islamist terror group has stepped up its deadly campaign through […]
Tribute
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former UN head, dies at 93 …….. BBC
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the former UN secretary general , has died aged 93, the UN Security Council has said. He died at a Cairo hospital on Tuesday, Egypt’s state news agency said, after being admitted with […]