Tag: fuel subsidy
O you bribe money, come out by fire! Otedola’s $620,000 yet to materialise
The $620,000 bribery scandal involving Farouk Lawan, the chairman of the House of Represantatives’ ad hoc committee on fuel ...
Yinka Odumakin: The President Lied!
by Yinka Odumakin I have not set my eyes on Prof.Funso Aiyejina for about 23 years now but every now ...
Opinion: Is fuel scarcity inevitable this year?
by Henry Boyo In the light of the attrition, social stress and economic losses experienced during extended periods of fuel ...
Dele Momodu: How they catch monkeys in Nigeria
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, if you missed last week’s Pendulum you’ve missed something atavistic. Titled ‘How They Catch Monkeys ...
“He is a sinking man” – House of Reps replies Otedola
by Lekan Olanrewaju Take cover folks; it’s one hell of a war of words and you definitely don’t want to ...
#FaroukLawan: The great PDP cover-up of 2012, but for whom?
by Tolu Orekoya Full of accusations, counter accusations, denials and then confessions, the $620,000 (or $3 million) scandal has now ...
Report: I took it – Farouk Lawan admits
by Hauwa Gambo There are new reports that Farouk Lawan, the embattled House of Representatives member accused of extorting and ...
“He collected the money and put in his agbada trousers” – Shocking details on the Farouk Lawan bribery deal
by Hauwa Gambo Premium Times has published the result of an impressive investigation into the sting operation organised by the ...
Nigeria: Farouk Lawan, Is it business as usual?
By Akeremale Temitope and Rosanwo Babatunde The last has not been heard of the aftermath of the #OccupyNigeria protests which created a paradigm ...
Alleged $620,000 bribe: Femi Otedola reveals how he bribed Farouk Lawan
by Stanley AzuakolaMore chilling details have emerged about the $3 million bribery scandal involving members of the House of Representatives ...
#FuelSubsidyReport: It is a caricature of me – Hon Farouk Lawan
In response to news reports recently circulating on an alleged $600,000 bribery of Honourable Farouk Lawan, the chairman of the House ...
Farouk Lawan should face trial over alleged $600,000 bribe, says House
by Tolu Orekoya Farouk Lawan seems to be out in the cold and on his own as his fellow House members ...
Report: President Jonathan orders EFCC to prosecute fuel subsidy ‘scammers’
by Chi Ibe Following the publication, last month, of a report on the probe of the fuel subsidy regime by ...
Can you feel it people? Kolade says subsidy savings are already working
by Stanley Azuakola Pinch yourself if you are not feeling it already. But as far as the Chairman of the ...
Osyman Dias: Something is rotten in the state of Nigeria
The only way anything that is going on in Nigeria makes sense is if it is looked at purely through ...
Diezani-Maduke has to go – #EnoughisEnoughNigeria speaks on fuel subsidy report
by Seyi Lawal Following the release on Wednesday, 18 April 2012, of the Ad-Hoc Committee’s report before the National Assembly to ...
Are you ready for #OccupyNigeria II? Tunde Bakare mobilises for mass protest in Lagos over N1.7trn
by Hauwa Gambo Controversial Lagos pastor and former vice-presidential candidate, Tunde Bakare is ready to go again. This follows the ...
Subsidy Payments: Finance Ministry fires Akintola Williams and others
by Hauwa Gambo See full text of the Ministry of Finance’s’press statement: Concerned about the management of the subsidy regime, ...
Temitope Shittu-Alamu: Broken, battered but brave; ode to the Nigerian people
We are our own government. We generate our own light, hustle for our own water, buy our own dogs for ...
Deji Agbeniyi: In the name of the cabal!
With the uncertain (in) actions of President Good luck Jonathan’s subsidy regime, Nigeria is again awash with the emergence of ...
Back to square one: Are we keeping Nigeria one?
by Adebola Rayo Those calling for a break up ignore the fact that the ethnic lines as they affect ...
“Double wahala for dead body’ – See our Photo of the Day
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Last Sunday, as the crew of Y! TV’s Rubbin Minds made their way to Channels Television studios ...
Part 2 – Amara Nwakpa speaks post-#OccupyNigeria: “We need a social contract and we need it now”
We have lived a lie It was Onyeka Owenu that sang the song “Run, Jonathan, Run”, imploring the man who ...
You need to read this! Amara Nwakpa (@bubusn) speaks post-#OccupyNigeria: “We must not repeat the mistakes of our fathers” (Part 1)
Quo Vadis, Nigeria? Our desire for tribal balance in the corridors of power is at odds with our desire for ...
#BBViral: Fuel Subsidy 1 & 2 – “Grab your copy now!”
The more Nigerians stayed at home during the strikes, the more creative they got with the fuel subsidy issue. Here ...
An open letter to the President: “I am tired of managing this country,” by Aninoritse Odeli
Letter to Mr. President Dear Mr. President, How are you today? I trust you are well? Well why ...
Oronto Douglas speaks on the Kano blasts
by Seyi Lawal Oronto Douglas, the Environmentalist and Special Adviser to the President on Research, documentation and Strategy, has called ...
Save Nigeria Group (SNG) Press Release 17 Jan 2012
NEVER AGAIN! TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE BY SNG AND ALLIES ON THE CITIZENS ACTION AGAINST CORRUPTION AND BAD GOVERNANCE ...
#FuelSubsidyRemoval: It’s Don Jazzy… Again!
While a lot of celebs have been catching heat for endorsing the President’s 2011 candidacy, Don Jazzy was practically getting ...
Save Nigeria Group Responds To FG’s Move To Deter Protests With Military
Following the NLC’s decision to cancel street protests and the sudden deployment of heavy military presence all over Lagos, one ...
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