Prof.Chinua Achebe Passes @ 82
Globally famous Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe, has died. Achebe, most known for his 1958 novel, Things Fall Apart ― an effort that has been translated into more than 50 languages…
Unemployment will explode Nigeria; Obasanjo warns Jonathan
In a subtle, yet cynical doomsday prediction, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned President Goodluck Jonathan that the inability of his administration to elaborate a comprehensive policy to address the…
Reps threaten Budget Stalemate over sack of SEC boss, Oteh
A major showdown might be underway between the House of Representatives and President Goodluck Jonathan after lawmakers yesterday, insisted that the President should sack the Director-General of the Security and…
Blind Prophet, Evangelist Obadare Dies at 86
Timothy Oluwole Obadare, the blind prophet; renowned evangelist and founder of the World Soul Winning Evangelical Mission (WOSEM), whom thousands revered because of his reported healing powers died yesterday at…
Alhaji Goni Aji appointed new Head of Service
The Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji has been appointed as the new Head of the…
Reps Axe Lawan as House Education Committee Chairman
A day after an Abuja High Court judge postponed the N250bn legal action instituted against the House Speaker Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and Hon. Farouk Lawan; former Chairman of the…
Zenith Bank raises international profile; now listed on London Stock Exchange
ZENITH Bank Plc has been listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), making it the third financial institution to join the elite league in the market. Other banks from the…
Nigeria’s Budget and the Dance of the Masquerade
Traditional masquerades have one enduring commonality: they run backwards and forwards; jump up and down and generality create an atmosphere of chaos. At the end of their exertions, though, not…
IBB’s two party solution
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, also known as IBB, must be a deeply-troubled man; a retired general haunted by his past. There is no other way to explain his constant attempt to…
Pray, Where Is Imo PDP’s N26 Billion?
Imo PDP, that rustic club of free loaders is angry. The members are weeping and gnashing their teeth. They are swearing and cursing. Chei, they want the good old days…