Senate Summons Aviation Minister to Explain Plane Crash
The Senate has summoned Aviation Minister, Mrs. Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi to appear before it to explain the state of the country’s aviation industry and brief members about the resurgence of air…
Be Careful With That Conference – By Bashir Tofa
President G. E. Jonathan’s acceptance of the National Conference/Dialog on the 53rd Independence Day, may be a Greek Gift. He was adamantly against it just a few months ago; and…
CAN Accuses Aregbesola of Plotting to Islamise Osun State
The national executive of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has criticised the recent decision of the Osun State government to mix Muslim with Christian pupils in missionary schools, describing…
FG May Create Special Fund for State-of-the-Art Medical Facilities
The Federal Government will fully explore the option of creating a special intervention fund that will facilitate the rapid establishment of more centres of medical excellence across the country, according…
Plane Crash: Death Toll Increases… Airline Bribed to Skip Maintenance
One of the survivors of the crash of Embraer 120 twin prop aircraft belonging to Associated Airlines on 3rd October 2013 has died. The survivor’s death during the weekend brings…
Dangote to chair World Economic Forum Meeting
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has been appointed to co-chair 2014 World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos-Kloster, Switzerland. The Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Prof. Klaus…
Akpabio Fires Three Commissioners, One Special Adviser
Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio took his cabinet by surprise on Monday when he sacked three commissioners and one special adviser. This is the second time this year that…
Strike of Resident Doctors Illegal, Says FG
The ongoing industrial action of the National Association of Resident Doctors is illegal and unwarranted, the Federal Government has said. According to Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu — who…
Passengers Besiege DANA Airlines… Demand Ticket Refunds
The departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos was a rowdy sight to behold on Monday morning, when hundreds of Dana Airline passengers trooped to the airline’s counters…
2015, PDP and the impotence of Amaechi’s NGF
The impression, which has been created in some quarters, is that the position of the chair of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), a non-constitutional body, was at the root of…