The dodgy figures did not insert themselves in the budget. Civil servants, who have mined the budget as their “oil block” for years, did it in cahoots with politicians who are desperate to recoup their […]
Of course, this piece might make me one of the “insane” critics of Oliseh, but then he would have to prove his own sanity first. If he takes my humble advice to heart, and works […]
I was seated in my office when the telephone rang. The call was from Lagos, Nigeria. “Hello, Pastor. This is John,” (not his real name) the voice at the other end said.
When would they have their date in court? That is the beneficiaries of the whopping sum of four billion naira allegedly spent on prayers, out of the diverted money which should have been spent on […]
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has said the organisation remains available for Nigeria whenever the country needs financial assistance from it. The IMF boss noted that the persistent devaluation of […]
South Africa will probably return to being a net importer of peanuts as the worst drought in living memory cuts the country’s crop to the smallest on record. The nation may need to bring in […]
Business is slow at Hamisi Haruna’s cafe in Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, because the civil servants who used to while away the hours there now stay at their desks for fear of angering […]
So Daar Communications, the owners of African Independent Television (AIT), can eat the humble pie. On February 5, the company made the headlines with the news that it had apologised to the national leader of […]
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Thursday demanded reforms of the criminal justice system and vowed to alleviate the plight of African-American communities. Sanders went so far as to say that race relations would “absolutely” […]
NIGERIAN Breweries Plc has announced 10.3 per cent increase in revenue from N266 billion recorded in 2014 to N293 billion in 2015. In its 2015 audited results filed with the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the company’s shareholders would […]
The Nigerian Army has interrogated Col. Ojogbane Adegbe, the Aide-de-Camp to former President Goodluck Jonathan, in connection with the ongoing probe into the alleged arms procurement scandal. The PUNCH reliably gathered on Thursday that Adegbe, […]
United States (U.S.) Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Ms Linda Thomas-Greenfield, was at The Capitol Visitor Center, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington DC on February 9 to speak on Boko Haram and its impact […]
Piles of rubble are all that remain of the residence of Nigeria’s most prominent Shi’ite Muslim leader after it was demolished by bulldozers in the northern city of Zaria. Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky’s compound was leveled […]
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed yesterday openly disowned the N398 million being part of the budget estimates by his ministry meant for the purchase of computers. Speaking at a budget defence session […]
Health workers under the aegis of Joint Heath Workers Union, Ogun State chapter at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, on Thursday began an indefinite strike, accusing the management of turning the centre “from centre […]
The Elegushi Royal Family has revealed plan for the establishment of a $300 million new Imperial International Business City (IIBC). The new 200 hectare city will be built on reclaimed Lagoon extension of the kingdom […]
Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), wants members of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to support the anti-corruption war effort of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that some lawyers are […]
A 36-years-old man, Felix Omokhoa is facing murder charge at Ekpoma Magistrate Court, Ekpoma-Edo State, for allegedly stoning to death his neighbour, one Richard Ikekhua over electricity bill. The accused who allegedly committed the crime […]
All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives clashed with their Peoples Democratic Party colleagues today over the Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi appeared before the joint Committee on Marine/Land Transport to […]
Kenya has missed a deadline to prove to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) it is tackling cheating in athletics. It comes after a spate of positive drugs tests among the country’s athletes and fresh allegations […]
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