THE governorship candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the April 14, 2007 governorship election in Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun yesterday in his final address asked the Tribunal to declare him the winner of the said election.

The drama and war of words over the sack of five banks’ boards and managing directors; and the subsequent publication of a list of debtors by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, continued yesterday, with the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs Farida Waziri, vowing that the arrested executives would not be released until all the debts have been recovered, even as the apex bank said it would soon release list of more debtors.

NIGERIA is replete with experts in post mortem. We operate mostly with hindsight. There are no lessons to be learnt, there are no changes to be made. The 2011 elections could finally confirm the country’s inability to change – the elections are only 20 months away, though we carry on as if those 20 months […]

By Inalegwu Shaibu Abuja -  SENATOR Uche Chukwumerije (PPA) Abia North yesterday lamented that Nigeria’s democracy is slowing being destroyed by the high rate of cross-carpeting amongst political office holders. Chukwumerije while briefing newsmen in Abuja, yesterday, lamented that Nigeria was fast becoming a one-party state with the attributes of an autocratic and dictatorship government […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia – Abia  state government has formally abolished all levies and other sundry fees in its primary and secondary schools, but approved the payment of development fees. The government also announced that  it is now compulsory for contractors doing business with it to present a three year tax payment certificate. Also, henceforth, […]

By Fredrick Okopie IT  was a journey that was estimated to last 30 minutes, all things being equal. But as far as travelling from the ancient town of Badagry to the bus terminal at Mile 2 is concerned things can never be equal in that context. That is why no one raises an eyebrow these […]

By Henry Umoru Abuja – INDICATIONS are rife that members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are out for a show down following some irreconcilable differences from the fallout of the lingering crisis in the Anambra State chapter of the party. It was gathered that at the meeting of […]

By Chris Ochayi Abuja – The Director, United Nations Education Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Mrs. Ann Theresa Ndong Jatta yesterday appealed to President Umaru Yar’Adua and Heads of Governments in ECOWAS countries to create a Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education with a view to co-ordinating the uneducated and poorly skilled population into a […]

THE Lagos State Government has set up an enforcement team to flush out and arrest touts parading as tax agents in the state especially at the local government level.

Usain Bolt repeated his Olympic sprint double at the World Athletics Championships here on Thursday, blitzing to a staggering new world record of 19.19 seconds in the 200m.