Anambra House Approves Obiano’s list of New Commissioners, Special Advisers
The Anambra State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved a list of 19 new commissioners and 10 special advisers sent to them by the state governor, Willie Obiano. According to…
Fear Grips APC over Fani-Kayode’s Visit to Jonathan
The visit of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode to President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday has rattled the All Progressive Congress (APC), the party which Fani-Kayode belongs. Many of the…
Lagos Shuts 72 Companies for Evading Tax
Seventy-two companies have been sealed off by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) for evading the sum of N552.6m in tax in the first quarter of the year. The…
Jonathan Restates Commitment to Ending Terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan has restated his administration’s commitment to rid the country of terrorism. He gave the assurance on Tuesday while making remarks at the commissioning of the new Nigeria…
Fayose & The PDP: Pounding The Wrong Yam?
I first encountered Ayo Fayose quite a few years ago through a mutual restaurateur friend in South London. I think the man was known as Oluwayose back then, and I…
Delta State to MEND: We Did Not Pay Any Ransom for Clarke’s Release
The Delta State Government has denied paying any N500 million as ransom for the release of Mr. Ebikeme Clarke, son of Chief Edwin Clarke, who was kidnapped last Wednesday and…
Delegates Seek Solution to Religious Crisis
Deliberations on the speech by President Goodluck Jonathan as a road-map for the on-going National Conference continued on Monday with delegates dwelling on hair-raising issues that were either controversial or…
The Problem with Diezani’s Traducers
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan seems to have proven beyond reasonable doubt the truth captured by the familiar adage that whatever a man can do, a woman can do, even better.…
Collegiate Presidency & National Harmony
There can be no end in the foreseeable future to a do-or-die fight for the presidency of our nation. The unbridled struggle for the position of top dog has generally…
But who is Afraid of the Janjanweed Muslim-Muslim Buhari/Tinubu for 2015?
With the 2011 presidential election result as shown below, Party Candidate Votes Percentage Of Total 1 PDP Jonathan 22,495,187 58.89% 2 CPC Buhari 12,214,853 31.98% 3 ACN Ribadu 2,079,151 5.41%…