2015 and the Political Drama in Akwa Ibom
When former deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Nsima Ekere resigned some weeks ago, a colleague conversant with the situation called to tell me that one of the tyres…
Presidency may probe Obasanjo — Sources
Against the backdrop of his public criticism of the Jonathan Presidency vis-a-viz his refusal to back Jonathan second term bid, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been earmarked for deliberate attacks…
Will the Nigerian woman ever stand up?
Four times in the past 10 years, I have challenged the Nigerian woman to rise and shine. In: “Whatever Happened to the Nigerian Woman? (New Age, April 2003), I said:…
Jaji Bomb Blasts: Defense HQ Redeploys Senior Officers
Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral Ola Ibrahim has ordered the redeployment of two principal officials from the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, in a move considered to be…
What About Us?
I am not going to bore you with statistics about how the Nigerian public officers and civil servants take more than 70 per cent of Nigeria’s revenues every year; probably,…
AMCON opposes opening of capital oil tank farm
Fuel scarcity occasioned by the closure of the tank farm of Capital oil and Gas Industries, which accounts for 35 per cent of local petroleum consumption, may persist till next…
Ojukwu’s Will reveal lovechild… As Bianca gets lion share
Majority of the properties of late Biafran warlord and Ikemba of Nnewi, Chief Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu will go to his widow, Bianca, as contained in his will, read on…
FG Frustrates Fashola’s Plan For $600m Loan
The plan of the Lagos State government to secure a $600 million facility from the World Bank is allegedly being impeded by the Federal Government, much to the frustration of…
Sanusi’s sack call: Labour leaders’ hypocrisy!
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has noted the recent call for the sack of the Central Bank Governor (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, by the Labour leaders over his…
Money Laundering: Babalakin’s Absence Stalls Arraignment
The arraignment of Dr. Wale Babalakin and four others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on money laundering could not hold today as the court…