Economy
Tame Fuel Subsidy or it Will Tame Nigeria By Ben Murray-Bruce
If the whole idea of fuel subsidy is to pass on benefits to the poor, then we must all agree that it is not working. The benefits are going to importers of fuel, oil […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Issues/Policy
Tompolo, MEND leaders regroup Saturday in Bayelsa By Emeka Amaize
LEADER of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND and High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, yesterday, summoned commanders and leaders of the various wings of the militant group to an emergency meeting, tomorrow(Saturday) in […]
Politics
Buhari In America .. DAILY INDEPENDENT
The just-concluded four-day official visit of President Mohammadu Buhari to the United States has not only secured America’s endorsement of the President’s administration but also opened a myriad of social, economic and political prospects for […]
Education
Nigeria rejects online degrees, warns students against virtual schools By Amina Mohammed
The National Universities Commission, NUC, on Thursday called on Nigerians to stop patronising online universities and other degree awarding institutions operating online. Speaking at a press conference, the NUC’s Public Relations officer, Ibrahim Yakasai, […]
Issues/Policy
Tompolo, MEND leaders regroup Saturday in Bayelsa By Emeka Amaize
LEADER of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND and High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, yesterday, summoned commanders and leaders of the various wings of the militant group to an emergency meeting, tomorrow(Saturday) in […]
Issues/Policy
Inside The Oil Deals That Cost Nigeria Billions
Despite elaborate efforts to sweep it under the carpet, facts have shown that a strategic alliance agreement between the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited Limited (AEDCNL) has helped […]
Politics
Time Out in Washington By Chidi Amuta
On the scale of official grandeur and hospitality, President Muhammadu Buhari’s official visit to Washington this week ranks second on the scale of Washington’s hospitality to Nigerian leaders. The first was the official visit of […]
Politics
A peek into Muhammadu Buhari’s mind By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
THIS week President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), has finally undertaken the much-anticipated state visit to the United States of America. There is no gainsaying the fact that the state visit is one of the most important […]
Politics
Wike’s tricky visits By Lawal Ogienagbon
By virtue of their office, governors do not move anyhow. Their schedule is planned in detail and everything is done according to protocol. Without the protocol say so, a governor would not move out of […]
Economy
Price Of Petrol And The Fallacy Of Subsidy … LEADERSHIP
Data recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) detailing petrol prices across the country between June 2014 and June 2015 revealed that premium motor spirit (petrol) was sold across the country at prices […]
CRIME
Joshua: Same old story …. NATION
Repetition is a powerful weapon in the hands of a spin doctor, and a body known as the Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC) is using it for the purpose of laundering the image of the […]
Candid Camera
Rivers gov poll: Wike knows fate Monday, as tribunal rules on jurisdiction
ABUJA-The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has slated Monday to decide whether it has the jurisdiction to hear and determine petitions challenging Governor Nyesom Wike’s election, outside Rivers state. The Justice […]
Politics
Broke states, broken Federation: Will Buhari restructure Nigeria? By Ogaga Ifowodo
JUSTICE Oloyede Folahanmi must be relishing his starring role in Osun’s unpaid salaries saga even though his call for Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s impeachment is unlikely to result in a special assizes to celebrate the victory […]
CRIME
EFCC, big man syndrome and anti-corruption fight By Rotimi Fasan
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission appears reinvigorated and rejuvenated for its traditional role of fighting economic and financial crimes. It seems to be experiencing a new lease of life in the manner it has […]
Economy
The BVN Deadline Stampede …. VANGUARD
MANY Nigerians once again demonstrated their usual disdain for deadline in respect of the ongoing Bank Verification Number,(BVN), registration. During its launch on February 14, 2014 by the then Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, […]
Politics
Osun: Gov Aregbesola not guilty of indebtedness — House Speaker,Salaam By Gbenga Olarinoye
Says our state is not bankrupt SPEAKER of Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salaam, in this interview speaks on unpaid salaries in the state, Justice Oloyede’s petition against Governor Rauf Aregbesola and the […]
Economy
Crying contractors … NATION
So, three controversial contractors held a meeting to consider how to get the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay the money it allegedly owed them in respect of a three-month oil pipeline security deal […]
Issues/Policy
Jiti Ogunye On National Assembly Crises OlalekanWaheed ADIGUN
The Ife University management, then led by Professor Michael Faborode, had rusticated some Students’ Union leaders: Akinola Saburi (Malcom X), OgunmaSegunAdrew (Karl Marx), Taiwo Hassan (Soweto),TundeDairo(Barry Blacky) and others for politically-motivated reasons and had the […]
Government
No Ministers for Nigeria till September – Buhari By Ibanga Isine
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday confirmed that he will not appoint ministers until September. Mr. Buhari, who made this known in an opinion article published in the Washington Post, also expressed strong commitment to tackling […]
Issues/Policy
The War On Street Trading In Lagos …. DAILY INDEPENDENT
Last week the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, revisited the 2010 environmental law that prohibits street trading and begging when he directed the State’s Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and other Special Offences, to carry […]