By the time he is sworn into office January 2016, Yahaya Bello, at 42, would be the youngest governor in Nigeria. He says his emergence as governor is an opportunity for the youth to prove […]
Banks are desperately searching for how to invest the over N1 trillion of excess cash in their vaults. This desperation was reflected in trading for treasury bills (government securities) where banks and other investors demanded for […]
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika yesterday directed an immediate investigation into the use of ladder by Aero Contractors Airlines to disembark passengers on its chartered flight at the Bauchi Airport on […]
ABUJA — The United Nations, UN, has pledged to support Nigeria in its effort to conquer the twin menace of corruption and terrorism. Consequently, the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, last Friday, sent […]
One of Nigeria’s most prominent anti-corruption coalitions, the Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has urged the chairman,Code of Conduct Bureau to immediately prosecute the immediate past Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for “abuse of […]
Septuagenarian legal luminary and a former Commissioner in Kwara State, Chief Peter Olorunishola, (SAN), started his law practice in 1969. When asked why he was reading a book on Cuban Revolution before this interview with […]
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and leading pro- democracy activist, Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, in this interview x-rays the Nigerian federal structure, the new government of president Muhammadu Buhari, the Biafran Independence […]
Confucius, the ancient Chinese philosopher, once gave a remarkable admonishment: ‘Study the past if you would define the future.’ And for Edmund Burke, once we take historical knowledge for granted, then we are doomed to […]
But talking of Nigerian courts is another kettle of fish entirely where it concerns the north which, incidentally, controls the judiciary a full hundred percent – the CJN, the President of the Court of Appeal, […]
One week after the deadly carnage in Zaria, Kaduna State, involving the Nigerian Army and members of the Shi’ite Community, President Muhammadu Buhari remains silent. For a President whose preferred method of public communication has […]
The worry about the avalanche of calls for forgiveness by departing political office holders is that none of them has been able to put a finger on what wrong decisions they must have made. “If […]
With the judiciary already handling allegations by the present Federal Government that a huge portion of the funds for fighting insurgency was diverted by its predecessor, the subject is hardly ripe for comments by columnists […]
Five days from now, it would be Christmas once again, an indication of the cyclic nature of time. As usual with the weeks and days leading up to it, preparations for the celebrations are gathering […]
“He [Dasuki] should be made to say all he knows on the matter. …It is surprising that an adviser to the President could be awarding contracts and making payments.” Balarabe Musa, former Governor of Kaduna […]
Unidentified gunmen yesterday abducted Nancy Keme Dickson, the younger sister to Bayelsa State’s governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson. Nancy, 26, who was said to be the last child of the Dicksons was kidnapped at her shop […]
Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba joined new interim boss Guus Hiddink in Roman Abramovich’s Stamford Bridge box yesterday. Drogba, who now plays for MLS side Montreal Impact, is currently enjoying his off-season break and sat […]
Nigeria’s military has announced a reprieve for 66 soldiers who had been sentenced to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram. The soldiers, who were to be killed by a firing squad, will each serve […]
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian exports plunged in the third quarter from a year ago and imports also fell, the national bureau of statistics (NBS) said, as currency controls introduced by the central bank this year […]
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian state oil firm NNPC will award new crude for oil products swap agreements to Total, Varo Energy, Cepsa and ENI, the head of its crude marketing unit said on Friday. Despite […]
A mild drama unfolded yesterday at the Bauchi Airport when passengers used ladder to disembark from a chartered aircraft belonging to Nigeria’s oldest carrier: Aero Airlines. It was learnt that the aircraft had problems with […]
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