Show Good Leadership in 2013, SERAP Urges Jonathan
Rooting out high-level official corruption, ending impunity of perpetrators, and turning around the country as a whole will require more than mere promises and preaching of decency but strong leadership…
Goodluck Jonathan`s Handlers Must Help
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan seems to be a man in a hurry. When he took office, he was viewed as a man of uncommon loyalty, impeccable integrity with an immense…
Sylva Doesn’t Have 48 Houses, Legal Team Insists
Embattled erstwhile governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva does not have up to 48 houses, his legal representative said on Saturday, and in addition debunked claims by the Economic and…
Inauspicious Politics: Jonathan and the 2015 Agenda
Although the 2015 election is nearly two-and-a-half years away, the campaign for President Goodluck Jonathan to seek another mandate is vicious if subtle; worse even, the President is yet to…
Road Accidents Claimed 280 Nigerians in Two Weeks — FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday confirmed that 280 Nigerians died in 480 road accidents in the last two weeks of 2012. Making the disclosure, FRSC Corps Marshal,…
Nigeria Police Force promote 1,944 policemen
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed D. Abubakar has approved the promotion of 1,944 junior police officers to various ranks. The beneficiaries were mainly junior police officers within the ranks…
20 Prisoners Escape from Sagamu Prison
Twenty prisoners escaped from the prison located in Sagamu, Ogun State on Wednesday, Comptroller General of Nigeria Prisons Services, Zakari Ibrahim has said. According to Ibrahim, who disclosed this on…
Introducing Young Voices – Ayobami Oyalowo
Our young voice for this Friday is not that young – Ayo Oyalowo (@Ayourb on Twitter) is in his late 30s, so part of the demographic group that accounts for…
The Zero Development Budget Ritual of the Nigerian Government
In 2013, the sum of N 4.987 trillion shall be spent by the federal government of Nigeria. The capital expenditure is a paltry N 1.6 trillion, which is 32 per…
FCTA Restates Commitment to Improving Hajj Operations
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday reiterated its commitment to improving on the Hajj operations in 2013 in order to address the shortcomings recorded in the last exercise…