Holes in the House Report
The House of Representatives’ committees on Justice and Aviation on Thursday submitted a 12-page report on the grounding of Bombardier B700 Global Express (N565RS) said to belong to the Rivers…
Country Reports on Terrorism 2012
This report provides the Department of State’s annual, statutorily mandated assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that transpired in 2012, including country-by-country breakdowns of foreign government counterterrorism cooperation,…
Jonathan’s half-time: The hard facts
We began the assessment of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration by listing a number of the campaign promises he made in 2011 and added that the achievement of those promises was…
Banks to Face Probe over Federation Revenue
The Committee on Non-oil Revenue on Monitoring of Banks’ Compliance of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Thursday revealed its recent discovery of a wide range of…
JTF Arrests Three Lebanese, Uncovers Bomb Warehouse
Three Lebanese suspected to be in charge of the large cache of arms uncovered in Kano State have been arrested by the Joint Security Task Force (JTF). According to Brig.-Gen.…
Editorial: That Jonathan Democracy Day Address
The Democracy Day commemoration speech by President Goodluck Jonathan was disappointing for failing to accurately capture the state of the nation. It was obvious that the President wanted to paint…
Reps Okay 14-Year Imprisonment for Same-Sex Couples
The Federal House of Representatives has endorsed a 14-year prison term for Nigerians who commit same-sex marriage. In addition, anyone who directly or indirectly publicly displays same-sex relationships will be…
Census Tribunal Orders NPC to Conduct Fresh Census in Uvwie, Delta State
The Census Tribunal presided over by Hon. Abraham N. Yisa (Chairman) and also comprising Hon. Mrs. Sylvia Shinaba (SAN) and Prof. Mustapha Duze on Thursday ordered the National Population Commission…
Tony Elumelu advocates for Africapitalism as the solution for Africa’s development
Charity and aid have failed Africa and its leading entrepreneurs are now driving the continent’s development agenda.This was the sentiment of Tony Elumelu’s speech, described by many as “powerful,” which…
A personal letter to Chinua Achebe
Dear Achebe, It was my dream to meet you in person. Even as old age closed up on you, I still did not lose hope of a memorable meeting with…