by ‘Jola Sotubo The Presidency has dropped money laundering charges against Mohammed Abacha, son of late dictator, Sani Abacha after a deal was made to recover a sum of $227m (About N35.2bn) from Liechtenstein. Mohammed was charged with laundering N446.3 billion and reports have it that he was given the all-clear so that he could... Read More
by Isi Esene The United States of America has expressed its opposition to threats of violence originating from highly placed political figures in the country as the Ekiti and Osun States elections draws nearer. In a statement made public by Jeff Hawkins, the US Consul General, titled ‘Countering the crisis of credibility’, the US government... Read More
by Akan Ido The crisis following the selection of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano is yet to abate as the newly crowned royal is yet to relocate to the palace. Sanusi is said to be holding court at the Government House, Kano due to the precarious security situation in the state. Protests had... Read More
by Akan Ido Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has called on the new Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to support the government in its fight against terrorism. Sanusi who was announced as the new Emir of Kano yesterday has been officially turbaned by Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in a short ceremony. In... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa Nigerians must understand that whether now or later, Nigeria will happen to most of us. One must thank God for the kind souls that gather in Abuja everyday or so for the Chibok Girls. But for them, Nigerians and indeed the Nigerian government would have forgotten about the Chibok Girls altogether. Asked... Read More
by Akan Ido – Before this speech at the Conference, Prof. Dora Akunyili was asked to sit due to her health condition, but she refused to sit and delivered her speech standing. Nigerians have for long clamoured for an opportunity such as this to discuss our problems and come up with solutions that will strengthen... Read More
by Japheth Omojuwa Oby Ezekwesili said that one needs character, competence and capacity to deliver value in today’s world. Have you got the right character to build your life on? The foundation we need to set that future aright is you, the individual. We can say all we want about the future but the most... Read More
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Professor Rufa’i Alkali as his new Special Adviser on Political Affairs. This appointment was made public today by Reuben Abati, the president’s adviser on media and publicity. Professor Alkali, a Political Scientist, once served as National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and was appointed... Read More
by Isi Esene Joseph Mbu, the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory has announced a ban on all protests against the delayed rescue of over 230 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, Borno on April 14. Mbu announced the ban today at a press conference explaining that the protests are progressively posing a security threat... Read More
by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan has today signed the 2014 Budget. The Appropriation Act was passed by the National Assembly several weeks ago with the President delaying its to assent until today. Jonathan has, however, signed the law “after going through the statutory legislative processes.” The Information Minister, Labaran Maku, had last week told... Read More
by Isi Esene After a month of waiting for news of the rescue of over 230 schoolgirls kidnapped from their dormitories in Chibok, Borno state, Nigerians are struggling to keep the hope of finding the missing girls alive. In this documentary, Maverick Films bring to focus the diverse opinions of Nigerians on terrorism and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign... Read More
by Bola Tinubu Boko Haram is the greatest security challenge to Nigerian since the civil war some forty years ago. We stridently oppose Boko Haram because the Nigeria it craves is not the place of democratic good governance and economic opportunity we seek. Nigeria’s current security situation jars the mind and troubles all those who... Read More
by Olusegun Adeniyi However, the bigger tragedy is that at a time the body bags were still being counted on Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decided to play politics with the carnage. There is this story of a cowboy who had a serious accident with his vehicle in which he was carrying a... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze Sadly, it appears that for all of his service, Ciaxon has been missing from social media for just over a week now, and yesterday night… a known rabble-rouser alleged that Ciaxon was in fact singing hymns at DSS Central. On the morning of Sunday, March 30, a fire-fight took place within a few feet of... Read More
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