Government
Open Letter To GEJ
SIR: I never thought I was going to write to you again since your eviction from the “Rock”. But seeing how ardently you are trying to invade our memories with “Ebele-Trojan Virus”, in a bid […]
Issues/Policy
Issues/Policy
IPOB Lauds Buhari’s Comments On Secession | Vanguard
ONITSHA—The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, said it welcomed, with open arms, the recent declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari that anybody who wants to, is free to leave Nigeria. The group said it is, […]
Issues/Policy
Checking Sexual Harassment In Schools
The Senate arm of the National Assembly took an important step towards checking the long-standing menace of sexual harassment, especially in higher institutions recently, when it passed the Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions Bill into […]
Government
Hours After Peace Talk With FG, Militants Blow Up NPDC Flow Station In Delta
Hours after peace talks between President Muhammadu Buhari and Niger Delta leaders, suspected militants have blown up a flow station belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in Delta. Reports indicated that troops securing […]
Government
Court Convicts Firms of Laundering Patience Jonathan’s $15.5m | Punch
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday convicted four companies of laundering $15.5m kept in their accounts with Skye Bank. The companies – Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development & Investment […]
Issues/Policy
Alleged N3.97 Billion Fraud: GTBank Staff Testifies Against Nigeria’s Former Defence Chief
Eso Faleke, a prosecution witness in the on-going trial of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, said on Wednesday that the former air force chief operated Iyalikam Nigerian Ltd account. Mr. Badeh […]
Government
Why U.S. Is ‘Slow’ In Helping Nigeria Recover Stolen Assets – Envoy
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for West Africa and Economic & Regional Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, Peter Barlerin, was in Nigeria recently. He was interviewed at the U.S. Embassy by a select group […]
Government
Obanikoro Returns N100 Million To EFCC | PremiumTimes
A former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has returned N100 million to the Nigerian government following his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. Sources close to […]
Issues/Policy
When Judges Danced To Politicians’ Beats | Punch
Politicians continue to reap from the diminishing esteem of the judiciary as allegations of corruption and the self-inflicted culture of issuing conflicting orders continue to erode the integrity of the third arm of government, ADE […]
Issues/Policy
Alleged Sexual Abuse of IDPs By Soldiers: Nigerians React | Punch
Festus Keyamo (A lawyer and human rights activist) The same abuse of women by Nigerian soldiers happened in Liberia many years ago during the Liberian Civil War. When it happened, the Nigerian authorities did not […]
Issues/Policy
Pope Francis says Catholic Church Will Ban Women Priests Forever | Indepedent
Pope Francis has said the Catholic Church will keep its ban on women becoming priests forever. The Pontiff made the remarks on Tuesday after a reporter asked if he thought women would ever be ordained […]
Issues/Policy
With Construction of A New Mosque, Greek Muslims Look To Come Out of The Shadows
ATHENS, Greece (RNS) Shah Malik ducks to enter a space that, from the street, looks like any other storefront in the central Omonia district. The neighborhood — with blocks of shops offering imported spices, halal […]
Government
Buhari’s $30 Billion Loan: A Looming Trap, By Ken Tadaferua
We must not borrow and throw the country into the hock for a bleeding $30 billion on the basis of whimsical emotions or political bias. We cannot sit idly and watch in languor while our […]
Issues/Policy
Coming Generation Scares Me Real Hard
COMING GENERATION SCARES ME REAL HARD! While we have been busy talking about Nigeria of today, I wonder if we have spared a thought about how this country will be in the next TWENTY-FIVE years. […]
Government
South Africa’s Public Protector finds wrongdoing at the heart of government | Economist
ON THE day that Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s president, was due to meet his Zimbabwean counterpart in Harare, an anti-corruption ombudsman back home released a report that may make his continued rule every bit as […]
Government
Sagay Committee Unfolds Strategies To Fight Corruption ~ TheNation
After presenting its one-year scorecard for public appraisal and staging a conference on legislators’ role in the war against corruption in partnership with the National Assembly, the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) is introducing […]
Government
Show Me the Money: the Nigeria Electricity Supply Conundrum, By Belije Madu
The government of President Muhammadu Buhari is similar to a sprinter required to run the last leg of a relay race, for a Reform process which stared in 2005, with the passing of the ESPR […]
Issues/Policy
Waiting for a Third Force (2), By Dele Agekameh
Whether young or old, Nigerians expect those who harbour the intention to preside over the affairs of this great country to set corporate development agenda by enunciating sustainable policies that will benefit all, not just […]
Government
CCB/CCT: The Senate On a Slippery Slope, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
If the unseen hands of previous presidents could be spotted in previous amendments and therefore rejected, one wonders how far the Senate president and his co-travellers can go in arm-twisting Nigerians to accept amendments done […]
Health
New Direction On Cancer War By Oladapo Ashiru
October is usually devoted to cancer issues. Therefore, I like to share some recent knowledge on the war on cancer. The global war on the disease has raged for over 80 years. The weapons of […]