Jonathan Signs 2014 Budget, Hands it over to Okonjo-Iweala
President Goodluck Jonathan has on Friday morning, handed the document containing the 2014 budget to the Minister of Finance and co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the…
Editorial: The “Cancelled” Presidential visit to Chibok
The loud but needless controversy over the aborted visit by President Goodluck Jonathan to Chibok in Borno State to meet with some of the parents of the over 200 abducted…
2015: PDP to Restore Commercial Motorcycles in Edo
In a move to woo residents, especially the poor in Edo State, the chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Chief Dan Orbih, has promised that the party…
Northern Governors: Jonathan’s Soul Mates?
It has been universally agreed that northern Nigeria has become a basket case. The region is now a perfect template for failure in all its ramifications. Our educational system has…
Who needs a Christian governor in Lagos State?
In reaction to a statement made at the weekend by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) which clamoured explicitly for a Christian governor as his successor in 2015, the Governor…
I Never Called Patience Jonathan an Illiterate ― Soyinka
Over a year ago, when MuhdLawal published online, the following statement attributed to Professor Wole Soyinka — “When you marry an illiterate woman as a wife, you make stupid decisions…
DHQ Denies Troops Involvement in Allege Borno Killing
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said on Thursday that the latest allegation of genocide in Borno State, levelled against the Nigerian Military by a Kaduna based cleric is unfounded, diversionary…
Senate Rejects Strange Budget Proposal, Queries its Source
The Senate has refused to approve a budget proposal covering 52 federal agencies and parastatals, saying it will amount to double counting since the agencies have already been captured in…
FBN Declares N35.89bn Dividend
First Bank Nigeria (FBN) Holdings Plc has said at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), in Lagos that shareholders can expect better returns on their investments in the nearest future due…
Re-#Bring Back Our Girls Campaigners
1.Good afternoon, my dear brothers and sisters. As the Minister of State of this great City, Abuja and as a mother like some of you, I, on behalf of Mr.…