Government
KILLING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM SOFTLY BY ERIC TENIOLA
In spite of the dwindling revenue, the thirty-six states of the country and Abuja shared 113.5 billion naira in January.
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Government
NFL salary cap set at $155.27 million for 2016…….AP
The NFL’s salary cap for 2016 will be $155.27 million, an increase of nearly $12 million. The NFL Players Association confirmed the figure Sunday, and will release the franchise and transition tag numbers on Monday. […]
Government
Buhari makes U-turn, says he won’t pay N5000 stipend promised to unemployed By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA – In what appears to be a major U-turn from what his campaign promises before the 2015 presidential election, president Mohammadu Buhari has said he would not pay the N5000 stipend he promised to […]
Government
ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR: EFCC is biting more than it can chew By Bartholomew Madukwe
Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, is a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He is also a member of the International Bar Association, and served as a member of its Council between 2002 and […]
Government
‘I’m an abortion travel agent’ and other tales from Texas’ new desert By Jessica Ravitz
Daytime turns to dusk as Natalie St. Clair’s phone lights up with text messages. They come from clients across the vast Lone Star State. One needs a bus from Texarkana to Shreveport, Louisiana. Another traveling […]
Economy
VP Osinbajo, ex-CBN Governor ‘clash’ in Lagos over naira devaluation…….PREMIUM TIMES
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday reaffirmed the position of the Federal Government that the country’s currency would not be devalued in spite of pressures to act otherwise. But the former Central Bank of […]
CRIME
Lai: Nigerians not angry about corruption
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says he is surprised that Nigerians are not angry enough about corruption. Mohammed, who said this when he visited Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos state governor, denied that the President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
Government
Appeal to your colleagues not Buhari, Aregbesola tells NMA…….PREMIUM TIMES
Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the call made by the Nigerian Medical Association to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress to intervene in the stand-off between striking doctors and the […]
CRIME
$2.1bn Arms Scam: Buhari behind my ordeal…, Dasuki tells Court
The Former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Mohamed Dasuki on Friday opened up at Abuja High Court alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari was behind his unlawful arrest and detention without trial since December 29, 2015. […]
Government
Apapa gridlock: Senate tasks SON, FRSC on minimum standards for articulated vehicles…….BUSINESS DAY
Senate on Wednesday called on the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) as well as the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to implement minimum standards for articulated vehicles imported into Nigeria to ensure that they meet […]
Government
Time for Tinubu to talk to Buhari By Charles S Uzoukwu
IDEALLY, experience should always be seen to prevail over inexperience. In that wise, those who know better, ought to showcase their wealth of knowledge and experience to ensure proper appraisal of their actions. Therefore, one […]
CRIME
Buhari Vows to Punish Officials Who Padded Budget…….THISDAY
President Muhammadu Buhari wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia vowed to punish all those involved in the “padding” of the 2016 budget, even as he admitted that alterations in the budget had completely changed the Appropriation […]
Economy
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia commit to raising oil price | PremiumTimes
Leaders of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have expressed commitment to a “stable oil market” and a “rebound of oil price.” At a bilateral meeting between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia in Riyadh hosted […]
Government
Anti-Saraki senator, Marafa, spits fire, says Senate ethics committee members “undistinguished” | PremiumTimes
Kabiru Marafa, an All Progressives Congress Senator and the most vociferous critic of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in the upper legislative chamber, has denied shunning the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions asked […]
Government
Deadly Recruitment Scam: EFCC slams 11-count charge on ex-Minister Abba Moro, others | PremiumTimes
The day of reckoning is here. After walking free for about two years, former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, and four others are now set to face trial for their roles in the shoddy March […]
Government
Darfur refugees look to Europe for salvation……..REUTERS
Haroun Idris wants nothing more than to trade his life in a Darfur refugee camp for one in Europe. Like many young victims of Sudan’s forgotten conflict, he has lost hope of ever returning home. […]
Government
Kogi: INEC makes a U-turn, declares PDP winner……PUNCH
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday reversed its earlier declaration that the Kogi-Central senatorial rerun election was inconclusive. The electoral commission, which on Sunday, declared the election as inconclusive, said on Monday, that the […]
Government
Lawmakers summon Lagos HOMS contractors………PUNCH
The Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Housing has summoned 28 out of 30 contractors handling the Lagos Homs projects in the Ajara, Badagry area of the state. The Chairman of the committee, Olanrewaju […]
Government
Buhari in Saudi, lodges in King Saudi Guest Palace……..VANGUARD
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday arrived Riyadh to commence a week-long visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The President’s plane landed at the Royal Terminal of King Abdel International Airport, Riyadh at about 8 p.m. […]
Government
You weren’t sacked because you’re Igbo, Freeze tells Onwenu ……THE CABLE
Ifedayo Olarinde, Cool fm OAP popularly known as Freeze, has accused Onyeka Onwenu of creating unnecessary tension with the statement on her disengagement from the National Centre for Women Development. Onwenu, former director-general of the […]