6,000 Nigerians Displaced by Terrorism — UN
More than 6,000 Nigerians have been displaced by activities of the Boko Haram Islamist sect in the North, United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. In a report…
Jonathan inaugurates National Space Council
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday inaugurated the National Space Council with a promise to launch a Nigerian satellite manufactured in the country from a launch site in the country on…
Democracy, tears and transformation
Fourteen years back, Nigeria had a chequered history of governance. About 13 rulers rather than leaders have at different periods remote-controlled and swaggered the compass of the nation from the…
Oshiomhole And PDP: The Ogbemudia Expose
I was fascinated by one opinion article headlined “Amaechi, Wammakko: Who’s next?” which appeared in a national daily on Friday June 7, 2013. The reason is that the article was…
Terrorism Funding: PDP, ACN Trade Words
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has responded to its portrayal as sponsors of terrorism by the Presidency, saying that not only is it innocent of the allegation, the real…
Ribadu, Address Issues Instead of Throwing Mud
Reading through Ribadu’s statement in response to the presidency’s statement giving a historical account if his hypocrisy it is amusing that the irony of his political instability does not stare…
Dangote Group subsidiaries pay N59bn dividend in 2012
Shareholders of three Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) listed subsidiaries of the Dangote Group, have made bumper returns on their investments. As at end of December 2012 financial year, Dangote Cement…
Re: ‘Jega Under Pressure Not To Register APC’
Editor: Neither the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nor its Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, is under pressure from any quarters in the discharge of their constitutional duties – including registration…
Fashola Signs Controversial Lagos Cremation Bill, Others
Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola has signed three new bills recently passed by the State House of Assembly into law. One of them is the controversial bill providing for…
Nigeria’s Sinking Ship And The Way Forward
I confess to feeling inspired with every visit to this institution that shaped my perception of life and grounded my entire intellectual development. This intellectual development is not only a…