Bayelsa Begins Work after Frightening 2013 NIMET Weather Forecast
The Bayelsa State Government has expressed concerns over the 2013 Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) weather forecast and has emphasised the need for the people of the state to take precautionary…
Uproar in Ogun Assembly over Plot to Impeach Speaker
Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday threw caution to the wind and engaged in a free-for-all over agitations for the impeachment of Speaker of the Assembly,…
Encomiums, Controversy trail Obasanjo’s 76th Birthday
It was an occasion that was billed to have all the hallmarks of high drama and the event did not disappoint. The cross-section of the nation’s glitterati who gathered in…
Aliko Dangote remains Africa’s richest man
Nigerian business mogul, Alhadji Aliko Dangote, with a net worth of $16.1 billion as at last month, retained his position as Africa’s richest man for the third consecutive year while…
Lagos State Lawmakers Angry Over Sale of Egbin Power Plant
Angry recriminations and counter-recriminations by members of the Lagos State Assembly trailed the announced sale of the Egbin power plant as lawmakers disagreed over plans to challenge the federal government…
Kwara Governor Laments Killing of Police Commissioner
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has described the murder of Mr. Chinwe Asadu, the state Commissioner of Police, as shocking and unfortunate. Asadu reportedly visited his home-town, Nsukka, at…
Advertorial: Dr. Akingbola…When will this persecution end?
Our attention has been drawn to the recent National Judicial Council’s decision suspending two Judges. We would not have been joining is- sues on this were it not for sponsored…
“Daddy, Nigeria Is A Lie”
The leper said two things, one of them being a lie; he said after he had struck his child with his palm, he also pinched him severely with his fingernails…
Sam Nda-Isaiah and Journalism of Blackmail
Most people in the northern Nigerian newspaper reading public know Mr. Sam Nda Isaiah as the impetuous, acerbic, hard-hitting crusader of social justice whose piercingly censorious punditry on the state…
Economy & Reserves:Between The Truth & Government Clarification
In apparent response to the Action Congress’ (ACN) admonition that the nation’s economy was “gradually grinding to a halt”, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, unexpectedly painted…