As the running scandal that is now sure to go down in the annals of sleaze as asuikigate seeps drip by tawdry drip into the fount of public discourse, one cannot but marvel at the […]
The mind is a funny thing. In politics as in love, the mind tends to remember only the good things, the good times. You see plenty of old geezers hanging around talking about the good […]
Dear Sir, I hope this letter meets you in good health. This is important considering what I guess may have been your ordeal as a guest of the Department of Security Services. Going by the […]
“I am for everybody, I am not for anybody”, so rang out what became the defining words of Muhammadu Buhari at his inauguration as President on May 29, 2015. It was a quotable quote, an […]
‘People of the Year’ being those people who have, in my estimation, most affected the lives of the people of Nigeria, or have been at the heart of the most momentous happenings in the country, […]
Let me begin by paraphrasing former President Goodluck Jonathan’s strange syllogism: “Stealing is not corruption. My officials only stole money. Therefore, they are not corrupt”. There is a sense in which Jonathan might be correct, […]
At least nine people have been killed and dozens injured after female suicide bombers detonated explosives in the northeastern Nigerian district of Benisheikh, according to the Nigerian military. In a statement released late on Sunday, […]
Nigerian Muslims wounded in military raids earlier this month are dying in detention because they are being denied medical care, the Shia Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) said Monday. Ibrahim Musa, the movement’s spokesman, said […]
Eleven people were killed when three female suicide bombers attacked Benisheik town, in Borno State on Monday, a vigilante source told SaharaReporters. Also, the police in Gombe State said three policemen and two civilians were […]
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, has described Nigeria as a country conducive for direct foreign investments, pledging that the US will continue to encourage American companies to invest in Nigeria. Entwistle […]
The new electricity tariff regime approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has removed fixed charges for all classes of electricity consumers. This is contained in a statement on the company’s website, signed by […]
Nigeria’s central bank has ordered commercial banks to stop customers from using their debit and credit cards abroad, a source has told the BBC. One bank has emailed customers to this effect, stressing it is […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday, launched a contributory scheme for Hajj and Jerusalem pilgrimage for prospective pilgrims in the state. The governor explained that the scheme was part of his administration policy to […]
ABUJA — The Federal Government declared, yesterday, that it was more interested in recovering to the last kobo, all public funds stolen and stashed away by top politicians and their cronies under the guise of […]
PRESIDENT Buhari recently charged the Nigerian judiciary to “go the extra mile to sanitise itself and improve its capacity to act independently, courageously and tirelessly” while stressing “the financial independence of the judiciary.” Nigeria’s judiciary […]
A simple but profound Igbo adage has a queer manner of relating the saying: “Enough is Enough.” It says it to the effect that when a matter or an occurrence gets too overwhelming or sinister, […]
“Let me tell you the truth by the spirit of God, neither (President Olusegun Obasanjo), OBJ, Atiku (Abubakar), IBB and this tall one, (Muhammadu) Buhari are part of the new. They are part of the […]
Junaid Mohammed, self acclaimed convener of the coalition of northern politicians, academics, professionals and businessmen is fast acquiring notoriety for reckless and incendiary statements against the Igbo race. Because his provocative rant has somehow, been […]
While the controversy festers over Sambo Dasuki and our so-called security money, I ponder the lives of Boko Haram victims. Those who lost limbs. Those who lost sons and daughters. Families hived and harried. The […]
In July 2014, the Federal Government allocated N630.32bn to all the three tiers of government – Federal, States and Local Governments. In August 2014, N601.65bn was allocated to the states. For September 2015 the figures […]
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