The Nigerian Army has rejected the claims that the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai was the Director of Procurement at the Defence Headquarters from 2012 to 2015. A group known as the “Save the Nation Movement” (STNM) had called for the investigation of Buratai as the federal government probes the procurement...
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A group has called for the inclusion of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, in the ongoing investigation into the procurement of arms and ammunition by the last administration. The Save The Nation Movement (STNM) premised its call on the fact that Buratai was the Director of Public Procurement at the Defence...
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The Artistes Village, which is annexed to the Nigerian National Theatre, witnessed a demolition in the early hours of Saturday, 23rd January 2016. This news came at a time when we were rejoicing with Jelili Atiku, on his release from Kirikiri prison, a world renowned performance artist who was arrested on the order of the...
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The reason why many nations including Nigeria are poor is the thrust of a new book titled Why Nations are Poor authored by Prof. Pat Utomi, renowned political-economist and Founder/CEO of CVL [Centre for Values in Leadership]. The incisive book and two other publications associated with Prof. Utomi will be launched in Lagos on Thursday,...
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This dismissal of 3,000 workers by Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha has been strongly criticised by the former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, who described the action as ‘most reckless, insensitive and completely lacking in economic sense’. Ihedioha, through his media aide, Chibuike Onyeukwu, also condemned the scrapping of 19 government...
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From the time of King Pharaoh of Egypt to Queen Sheeba of Ethiopia; from Anwar Sadat to Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana; from King Chaka (c 1788-1828) founder of the Zulu Empire to Uthman Shehu Danfodio, from El-Kanemi Sheikh Muhammad El-Amin (c 1779 – 1835) of Borno to the founder of the Swazis kingdom King Sobhuza...
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Ijaw Youths beg President Buhari not to scrap Maritime University. Leadership FG urges Ijaw communities to hand over suspects in pipeline bombing. Vanguard Rivers’ Police deny arraigning Biafra protesters half-naked. Vanguard Past contracts on power privatisation would continue – Fashola. Leadership APC will not be destabilized by defectors – Tinubu. Nation Tompolo slammed with 22...
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Ridding a corrupt country like Nigeria of corruption will take a little while, but it has to start from somewhere and by someone. Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. It undermines democratic institutions, slows down economic development and contributes to governmental instability. Corruption attacks the foundations of democratic...
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by Emeka Nwankwo The Nigerian government is relishing in the recent endorsement of its anti-corruption war by the U.S government. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammad, harped on the endorsement while speaking with media executives on Sunday in Lagos. The U.S secretary of state, John Kerry, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed fresh 22 charges and lined up 25 witnesses to testify against former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo. The charges against Tompolo and 12 others- bordered on stealing, advanced fee fraud and money laundering to the tune of N22,765,900,000- were filed on Friday...
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Kehinde Olatubosun describes himself as a ‘corporate beggar’ after being arrested by the Lagos State Command of the Rapid Response Squad. Olaubosun, who was rounded up alongside 18 drug users, revealed that he makes a n income of N300,000 monthly from begging in Ikeja axis of Lagos. Speaking after being arrested, he stated that he...
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The passports being issued by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, are not recognised by the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Sunny Okereafor, the National Director of Information of MASSOB had a few weeks ago, boasted that the passport was valid and accepted worldwide...
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The price of Household Kerosene (HHK) has been increased from N50 per litre from N83 per litre, as the federal government prepares to officially end subsidy payment on the product. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, released its product pricing template released over the weekend- where it was stated that N83 per litre price will...
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Back home, the pressure mounts on former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, to explain his role in the diversion of arms funds during his administration- but in the abroad- he is being honoured, and expected to hold a world press conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday, January 27. While the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki,...
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Acting National Chairman of the major opposition party- Peoples Democratic Party- Uche Secondus, says many of the 55 Nigerians alleged to have looted N1.34 trillion are serving in the federal government as ministers of President Muhammadu Buhari. While criticising the handcuffing of National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, he also accused the government...
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The controversy many thought was over may not exactly be. Indigenous rapper, Olamide has deleted everything that has to do with Mavin Records from his Instagram including the famous picture of himself and Don Jazzy- all smiles- a day after reconciling, following the Headies’ spat. Two weeks ago after the supposed reconciliation between both parties,...
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Few years ago, rumours emerged that Super Eagles star, John Mikel Obi snubbed Nigerian music icon, Innocent ‘2Baba’ Idibia at a London nightclub. Many believed and went ahead to opine that this incident was what prompted the singer to record the hit track Only Me . Several years down the line, 2Baba, in a recent...
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Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria was reportedly taken out of the country for medical attention after sustaining gunshot wounds during the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of his sect. According to Vanguard Newspaper, multiple sources revealed this information in Abuja on Saturday, Janauary 23. In the clash between...
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Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun has explained why a chunk of the people being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The APC Chairman said that since the PDP was in power for the duration when the alleged crimes bordering on diversion...
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by Emeka Nwankwo According to Premium Times, members of the House and 7th Senate committee on Public Accounts fell afoul of the Money Laundering Act during their tenure in the National Assembly – a law which was enacted by them. The Public Account Committee is saddled with the task of ensuring accountability in the country’s...
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Ten groups, under the aegis of the United Idoma Citizens, have urged former Senate President, Senator David Mark to withdraw from the February 13 Benue South senatorial rern election. Mark, who recently suffered a setback ahead of the rerun election, is squaring up with Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress. In a statement released...
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According to an article by Yvonne Ndege of Al Jazeera, the militant group Boko Haram has killed an estimated 3600 people and numbers keep rising. While EFCC continues to investigate #DasukiGate with approximately $2.1b of security funds required to combat the militant group not properly accounted for. The Nigeria education fact-sheet compiled by the United...
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by Emeka Nwankwo Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has written to the International Criminal Court requesting the court to “investigate allegation of crimes against humanity committed against the Nigerian people by some former and serving military officials as well as public officials and private persons who engaged in the criminal diversion of $8 billion...
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by Emeka Nwankwo The Ad-Hoc committee set up by the House of Representative to investigate allegations of fraud in the management of non-oil revenue remittance by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) has threatened to issue an arrest warrant for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Ibrahim Magu, if he fails to appear before...
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Chief Olu Falae, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was linked to the alleged diversion of $2.1 billion meant for the procurement of arms by ex-NSA Sambo Dasuki when Chief Tony Anenih confirmed that he made a payment of N100 million to him. Since then, Falae, who also confirmed receiving the money but stated...
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In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu revealed that without strict adherence to the rule of law no democracy in the world can thrive. Ekweremadu stated this at a dinner organised by the International Law Institute (ILI), Washington DC, for its alumni...
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Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Olu Falae has stated that the present administration’s anti-corruption war is going out of hand as it increasingly appears selective. Falae, who disclosed this in an interview on Saturday, emphasized that he never collected any money from Dasuki but rather Anenih. “I want to say with all emphasis...
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Something sad has happened and is happening, and is getting worse in our society: the decline of public intellectualism. And so I ask, where are the public intellectuals? Once upon a time in this country, the public arena was dominated by a ferment of ideas, ideas that pushed boundaries, destroyed illusions, questioned orthodoxies and enabled...
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Bishop Chris Kwakpovwe says Nigeria’s messiah is yet to come, and it’s definitely not President Muhammadu Buhari. The cleric, who is the publisher of Our Daily Manna, said on Saturday, that Buhari is the harbinger of the messiah, while adding that the incumbent president will bring some changes, provided his integrity remains intact. “President Buhari...
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Former Senate President, David Mark, has suffered a setback in his bid to win re-election as the Senator representing the Benue South Senatorial District. David Mark, who’s election was nullified and rescheduled for February 20, is due to square up with Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress. Mark’s bid for a successful election was...
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