Markets Shut In Ijebu-Ode Over Assassinated Iyaloja-General
Markets in the entire Ijebu-Ode remained shut on Thursday following the assassination of the Iyaloja-General of Ijebuland, Alhaja Sadia Elewuju. The 82-year-old market leader was said to have been attacked…
Ex-Gov Ohakim Gets N270M Bail For Alleged N270M Fraud
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday admitted former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, to bail. Ohakim, earlier arraigned on Wednesday over alleged…
Editorial: The Bailout of States and Matters Arising
The groundswell of criticisms trailing the bailout package approved by the federal government for itself and cash-strapped states constitutes a diversion to the actual goal of governance and advertises in…
Delta Guber: Tribunal Turns Down Ogboru’s Ex-Party Motion
… Wants PDP, others Put on Notice … To Consider Emerhor’s Application Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal chairman, Mr. Nasiru Gunmi has turned down an ex-party motion brought by…
“Save Our Souls “- Osun State Government Workers
For eight months, we have been denied our legitimate monthly wages by the current government of Osun State. Several pensioners have died due to the failure of government to fulfil…
Rivers: Court dissolves 22 elected local councils
…Explosion occurs near court before ruling The Federal High court in Rivers State has on Thursday, dismissed the 22 local government council chairmen in the state. The local government chairmen…
Buhari, Sustainable Partnerships and the Attainment of Justice and Peace in Nigeria
Let me have cause to quote again from Francis Fukuyama’s book entitled, Political Order and Political Decay. He says: “Nigeria’s real institutional deficit lies in the…: lack of strong modern…
Senate Mandates CBN To Recover Rice Import Waivers
On Wednesday, the Senate ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to urgently go after some companies to recover the over N30 billion of waivers given by the Federal Government…
100 Years Post -Humous Birthday of Chief Adegoke Adelabu
Chief Adegoke Adelabu whose birthday we are celebrating today Thursday, 9th July 2015 years after his death in a ghastly motor accident, at the age of only 43 years, at…
The Battles Within APC
Nigerians are keenly aware of the fact that 2015 is a critical year for our politics. The usual muted complaints have turned into bitter criticisms of All Progressives Congress’ missteps…