Obama Snubs Jonathan over Africa’s Democracy Summit
President Goodluck Jonathan, who is still smarting from scathing global criticisms of the presidential pardon he recently granted embattled former Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, is facing…
Pope Francis leads Inaugural Mass at Vatican
Pope Francis officially began his ministry as the 266th pope on Tuesday in an inauguration Mass simplified to suit his style, but still grand enough to draw princes, presidents, rabbis,…
Alams’ pardon: the privilege of indignation
Editor: President Goodluck Jonathan’s pardon for Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is expectedly eliciting quite a lot of surprise, indignation and condemnation. Public commentators and individual citizens have used the media to…
Mistakes of the President, Faults of the Advisers
It is a universal norm of governance that no leader leads without advisers, and time has ascertained that a leader who acts solely on his own judgment surely falls. Consultations…
There Is Blood In The Land
Permit me to begin this contribution by quoting the insightful and powerful words of Hon. Dino Melaye who is undoubtedly one of the rising stars and stronger voices of the…
Opposition takes APC Battle to INEC Boss Jega
The opposition coalition comprising the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and the All Nigerian People’s Party (ANPP) minus the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) who…
Court halts impeachment of Imo Deputy Governor
Efforts by the Imo State House of Assembly to remove the deputy governor, Jude Agbaso, suffered a setback after an Owerri High Court presided over by Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe ruled…
Eagles begin training in Calabar ahead of 2014 WC Qualifier against Kenya
Reigning African champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria held its first training session in the Canaan City of Calabar on Monday as the team began its final preparation for the…
TATA named Consultant for Dangote’s $1.9bn Edo fertiliser Plant
The Pan-African conglomerate, TATA Consulting Engineering Ltd has been appointed by the DANGOTE Group as its management consultants for its $1.9 billion fertiliser plant in Edo State. The appointment came…
Tambuwal to swear in Nwoye, former NANS president today
Emerging indices presage a denouement to the long-running controversy over who is the authentic representative of the Anambra East/West federal constituency, as House Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal is set to swear…