Politics
Our new electoral umpire By Muyiwa Adetiba
Our electoral commission was in the news most of last week for all kinds of reasons. It was the week the name of the new electoral umpire was presented to the Council of States and […]
Politics
Rotimi Amaechi: It’s Time for the Senators to Get Over It!, By Charles Anyiam
I know that some skeptics will be quick to dismiss the foregoing as unattainable and utopian. Not so. It can be done. It’s been done in a number of other countries. All it takes is […]
Politics
Despite walkout, we’re loyal to Saraki –PDP senators …… PUNCH
Some Peoples Democratic Party senators on Friday restated their continued support for the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. They said despite the fact that they staged a walkout of the Senate on Thursday to protest […]
Issues/Policy
Customs orders officers to declare assets ……. NATION
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has ordered all its serving officers to declare their assets, The Nation has learnt. The directive came just as the service retired 29 senior officers in addition to five others […]
Politics
Buhari departs New Delhi, arrives in Nigeria …… VANGUARD
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed New Delhi India for Nigeria after a 4 day official visit to New Delhi India to attend the 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit.
Business
National Lottery Commission generates N5bn in 10 years …… VANGUARD
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) says it has remitted over N5 billion to the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) in the past 10 years of its operation for execution of people oriented projects. The […]
Security
LAGOS ON RED ALERT ….. NATION
VI, Ikoyi residents fret over reports of aborted bomb attack Govt, police allay Boko Haram fears, say no cause for alarm Things are no longer at ease for most residents of Lagos, particularly those who […]
Politics
We can’t afford to pay 42 ministers – Buhari ….. VANGUARD
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government cannot afford to pay forty-two ministers and that not all ministerial nominees screened by the Senate will have portfolios. The President also said that Nigeria has been […]
Society
Bizarre: Village where periwinkles are gods …… VANGUARD
Most people of the coastal areas of the Niger Delta Region hardly prepare a meal without periwinkles, the delicious species of small edible sea snails. Periwinkles are harvested from the seabed and are such a […]
Video
Ex-Minister, Godsday Orubebe, who almost derailed 2015 election, to face trial for corruption ….. PREMIUM TIMES
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has fixed November 9 for the arraignment of a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsdey Orubebe, on a four-count charge bordering on breach of the Code of Conduct Bureau […]
Economy
CBN refuses to devalue Naira, plans PAVE …… VANGUARD
ABUJA – Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Goodwin Emefiele has restated that the CBN will not devalue the Naira anytime soon to revive the falling economy. He said that the Bank has had […]
Issues/Policy
How Reuben Abati sabotaged Jonathan — Edwin Clark….PremiumTimes
A former Federal Commissioner for Information, Edwin Clark, has alleged that Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, sabotaged the former president by failing to promote his image […]
Issues/Policy
How APC ignored EFCC’s advice not to field Audu as Kogi guber candidate….PremiumTimes
Documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES have shown how the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, wrote to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, seeking the disqualification of […]
Politics
Not All Nominees Will Be Ministers….TheCable
President Muhammadu Buhari says some of the ministerial nominees will end up “sitting” in federal executive council sessions rather emerging substantive ministers. In an interactive session with journalists in New Delhi, capital of India, on Friday, […]
Issues/Policy
Saraki loses to CCT at appeal court….TheCable
The appeal court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the appeal of Senate President Bukola Saraki against his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The court on Friday dismissed the argument of Saraki that […]
Issues/Policy
Why We Retired 34 Senior Officers ….TheCable
The Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) has announced the retirement of 34 senior officers. Wale Adeniyi, spokesman of the service, confirmed this in a statement issued on Friday, saying the development is part of the reorganisation […]
Aviation
Arik Air Launches Customized Air Travel Insurance
Arik Air, West Africa’s largest carrier has launched a customized air travel insurance aimed at taking passengers flying experience to a new level. The new air travel insurance enables a passenger to enjoy a customized […]
Issues/Policy
How Reuben Abati sabotaged Jonathan — Edwin Clark
A former Federal Commissioner for Information, Edwin Clark, has alleged that Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, sabotaged the former president by failing to promote his image […]
Front Page News
Government
Ambode and the Megacity Burden by Lekan Fatodu
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown is an age-old saying no one dares question. But when the crown is that of the governor of such a state as Lagos, uneasy becomes grossly inadequate […]