What does the “North” want? (Part 2)
This piece is not a response to the “North’s” position on the National Conference. I believe every individual or group has the right to respond to the conference as they…
Anambra, Emerges the Overall best in 2013 WASSCE
Anambra state has again proved that it has regained its pride of place as among the leading States in education in Nigeria by moving from a State where Schools were…
Jonathan Names New DG for NITA
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Peter Jack as Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) for the next four years. The appointment was announced on…
INEC to Begin Voter Registration in May
Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that the commission has concluded arrangement to begin voter registration exercise from May this year. Speaking on…
Nigerians Repudiate Fani-Kayode over Support for Jonathan
Friends of former Minister of Aviation and current chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode are yet to overcome the shock the suffered by his visit to President…
‘Largest Economy by GDP’ Claim is Inconsequential ― Abiru
Rotimi Abiru, deputy whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has mocked the Federal Government’s assertion that Nigeria has the best economy in Africa. According to Abiru, this is…
North-East Governors to INEC: Don’t Cancel 2015 Elections in Our States
Executive Governors Murtala Nyako, Kashim Shettima and Ibrahim Gaidam of terror-ravaged Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States have appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to postpone the 2015…
Ekiti Will Not Accept Inconclusive Election, Fayemi Insists
Beneficiaries of the monthly stipends for the aged in Ekiti State have commended Governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for rescuing them from old-age poverty. During the visit of…
Diezani Alison-Madueke: Goodluck Jonathan Vs the Nigerian people
Understandably, glasses are clicking in Abuja in celebration of the latest rating of Nigeria as the largest economy in Africa. Whilst the euphoria and jubilation concerning this self-inflicted ego booster…
Big Country, Big Economy, Big Cynics
“How does this affect the price of fish?”, was the cynical rider to anewspaper report early in the week that Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s leading economy. This…