FG Constitutes Governing Council, Boards for Federal Agencies
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday announced his approval for the appointments of chairmen and members of the Governing Councils and Boards of a number of federal parastatals. According to Secretary…
Baga Massacre: Military Blockade Inhibits Rescue Operations
The Nigeria Red Cross Society on Tuesday expressed its frustration at the limitations to its rescue efforts in Baga, saying the Military has been restricting access to the site and…
N458m Scam: Court Orders Police to Produce J-PROS Boss
The Nigeria Police Force has been ordered to produce Managing Director of J-PROS International Limited, Mr. Joseph Dina to answer to criminal charges of fraud and obtaining money from the…
Rejoinder: I was offered N3bn to impeach Okorocha
I noted with dismay the recent media publication credited to the Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly Rt. Hon Benjamin Uwajumogu wherein the Speaker claimed that the Presidency…
Rivers State Assembly Sacks Council Chairman
Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Hon. Timothy Onwubueliri Nsirim, the vice chairman and all 17 councilors representing the 17 electoral Wards in the council have been…
Jonathan Clueless, Administration Rudderless, Tinubu Insists
Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Chief Bola Tinubu on Monday described the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan as lacking clarity to lead the country or solve its…
Rights Groups Adamant on Resisting Fuel Price Hike
Civil society groups in Lagos have vowed to remain resolute in their objection to the removal of fuel subsidy by President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The groups warned the government not…
Nigerian Activists and Politics: How Serious?
Sometimes in 2004, at an interactive session with Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, then visiting Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), a member of President Obasanjo’s economic team who was…
Dangote upbeats on Nigeria Economic potential
The present challenges facing the country notwithstanding, the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has reassured of more investments in the country just as he stressed his unwavering faith in…
Jonathan Orders Investigation of Baga Killings … DHQ Confirms Killing of 25 Boko Haram Members
Having received preliminary briefings from the Military High Command on the incident, President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday ordered full-scale investigations into reports of high civilian casualties in the confrontation between…