In this interview with the President-General of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Peter Esele, he speaks about the nationwide strike action in January against the sudden increase in the price of petrol, the allegation that organized labour sold out to government and plans to ensure that government acts on the findings of the House of Representatives which investigated the management of subsidy funds. Esele says that workers and union members voted for the executives of the NLC and
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state received the Champion Man of the Year Award at Sheraton Hotels and Towers Lagos in Lagos, last Tuesday May 16, 2012. Incidentally, the award came barely 24 hours after the Governor led a protest to the Edo state secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin City, where ACN members protested what they described as the alleged illegal registration of voters ahead the July 14 governorship election in the state.
Senator Ben Obi, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Inter-Party Affairs, is one of the leading South-Easterners noted for his political brilliance.
The immediate past acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, recently handed over to a new National Working Committee. He shared his experience in office after performing his last duty.
People of this country are sick of talking about corruption. They have little or no interest in finding out why this cankerworm has continued to eat deep into the fabric of our nation, because corruption has virtually overwhelmed everyone, defying all efforts to halt its rampage. It has become a national way of life.
Yesterday, the Akran of Badagry Kingdom and permanent Vice Chairman of Lagos State Council of Obas, His Royal Majesty, De Whenu Aholu Menu Toyi 1, marked exactly 35 years on the throne of his forefathers. Badagry, his Kingdom, is a coastal town and Local Government Area in Lagos State of Nigeria. It is situated between metropolitan Lagos and the border with Benin Republic at Seme.
The Otaru of Auchi, Ikelebe 111, Alhaji Aliru Momoh, is not like many other traditional rulers in the country. His activism and bluntness on issues have distinguished him from many other first class traditional rulers. Not too long ago, the Otaru led a protest in the streets of Auchi against kidnapping and the menace of erosion in his domain.
By Ishola Balogun
Senator Mahmud Kanti Bello represented Katsina North from 2003 to 2011. He lost his bid to return to the parliament in the April 2011 elections. In this interview, he speaks on why President Jonathan might contest the 2015 election. He also touches on the need for a tougher president of northern extraction [...]
Crescent University,Abeokuta, is the first Islamic University in Southern Nigeria. Its establishment was the vision of Judge Bola Abdul Jabbar Ajibola, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, also one-time Judge at the World Court in Hague, Switzerland.
In this interview, Governor Adams Oshiomhole describes the challenge of governance in the last four years, and looks forward to the electioneering season which will come up in July 2012. He granted the interview in the Government House, Benin City.
Major-General Tajudeen Olanrewaju, former Minister of Communications and member of defunct Provisional Ruling Council (PRC), is a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). At his Lagos home on Tuesday, the former General Officer Commanding (GOC), Three Division of the Nigerian Army, told Saturday Vanguard that consensus in party politics as done by the PDP at the last weekend national convention was the best alternative to crisis resolution at elections. Excerpts:
Colonel Olu Craig is a name that calls to mind story of the 1995 alleged coup involving the then former Head of State General Olusegun Obasanjo; former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Major General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua; former Military Governor of Niger State, Colonel Musa Gwadabe and several others.
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Because of the issues involved in this first part of the TINUBU REVELATIONS, we decided to run the interview along with other materials in this segment of the paper, NATIONAL CONFERENCE PALAVA. Fiery as ever, Bola Ahmed Tinubu spoke with passion about the failure of leadership in the [...]
The Nigeria Airforce will host its Airforce counterparts from different parts of the world in April in the NAF AIR EXPO scheduled for May this year.
