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We’ve been watching with passive amusement as some of the top government officials fall over themselves to inform us of their phone conversations with President Buhari, all so we can quit the idle talk about his death and health. Since this is already looking an unfolding drama, we won’t hesitate to help write the rest... Read More
Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) owe power distribution companies N88.6bn, Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors has said. Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Sunday Oduntan said the distribution companies will embark on nationwide disconnection. He said the military was the highest debtor, owing N38.7bn. The debts profile also shows that the Abuja Disco is owed... Read More
The Federal Government on Thursday announced the taking over of Arik Airlines. The government also appointed a new management for the airline. Spokeperson of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Jude Nwauzor said the government will give a lifeline to support the airline which has been struggling financially. He said the government interfered to... Read More
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More persons are speaking about the environmental disaster consuming Port Harcourt. We are yet to hear from the state governor about this. Every cloud has a silver lining, they say. Perhaps this happening in Port Harcourt will get everyone talking about environmental issues. Not just talking, but also setting safeguards in place. Recall that it... Read More
by Tony Ogunlowo Our youth are always importing fashions and habits from abroad, copying trends and adopting them as their own. The end result is that sometimes they often look ridiculous and out of place. The latest fashion craze some men have copied from abroad is cross-dressing. Call me old-fashion or old but where I... Read More
Former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema has raised alarm that there is a threat to his life. Shema who is facing trial for alleged N11 billion fraud broke down in tears after a one-hour standoff with security operatives in the court. In a statement by his media aide, Oluwabusola Olawale, the former governor said his successor,... Read More
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President Muhammadu Buhari took off from Nigeria to the United Kingdom on a 10-day holiday during which he was to make a very routine trip to the doctors for his check-up. The holiday itself started on the 23rd putting his date of resumption as the 6th of February. If we go by how he travelled, then... Read More
The Federal Government said it has adopted some models to reduce the price of food items. Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh said this on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC. A task force had been set up last week to find solutions to... Read More
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to stop lying. The Christian body was reacting to a statement made by Mohammed were he debunked as fallacious reports that Christians were being killed by Muslims in the country. “Such fallacies like the Islamisation of Nigeria,... Read More
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by Reuben Abati Tuface’s decision to lead a protest to register the dissatisfaction of Nigerians with the performance of the incumbent administration and to reiterate the value of government’s responsibility to the people was his finest moment as a citizen and artiste. But it is also now, with his Jammeh-like volte-face, his worst moment. His... Read More
Dear celebrities of the world, There was actually a time that people followed you lot. A 10-year old in 2002 would have done anything that Beyonce or Puff Daddy endorsed. Same as a 24-year old in the same year but a lot has happened in the past few years and across continents to throw you off your throne... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his vacation indefinitely. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. The statement said, “President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly today, February 5, 2017, informing of his desire to extend his leave... Read More
Despite the Minister of Information denying reports about the President’s return being hampered this morning, President Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina has just released a statement informing us of the President’s extended vacation. See below: STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE: https://t.co/bMSmglkiBC pic.twitter.com/K9sff8E18U — Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) February 5, 2017 Who’s surprised though?
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Our attention has been called to the biggest gaffe of the weekend. The Twitter handle for Nigeria’s Central Bank sent out tweets campaigning for CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele’s office. The tweets are not a mistake, they only came out through the wrong channel. But this is good because we know now that Godwin Emefiele is... Read More
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Former member of Plantashun Boiz, Faze has said he is tired of mediating between 2face and Blackface who have been at loggerheads since the split of the group. Blackface had accused 2face of stealing the hit track “African queen” from him. He also attacked the pop icon recently after he announced his upcoming nationwide protest.... Read More
There’s hardly anyone who does not remember Babatunde Raji Fashola, the superhero governor of Lagos State. And we are not even trying to be sarcastic, Governor Tunde Fashola’s achievements in Lagos in his 8-year tenure cannot be exaggerated (well, they can but you get the gist). In his time as governor, he had to contend... Read More
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