1,200 days in office: Fashola renders account of stewardship
Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Friday, rendered account of his stewardship in the last 1, 200 days, saying his administration is committed to redefining governance in the state.
Why we swooped on four states, EFCC
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that the total amount allegedly looted by government officials in the four states of Jigawa, Rivers, Imo and Kwara States where it made some arrests is N50b.
What happens to N100 billion bond proposal of Ogun State?
Let us forget for a moment that somebody offered N1 billion bribe. Or that another had an offer of N12 million. But let the government people answer the fact whether the projects projected under the N100 billion bond have been financed by the Federal Allocation and the Internally Generated Revenue in 2010 budget.
One thoughtful evening with Kola (2)
The conversation between Kola and I had been on for about half an hour when his son, Afolabi, entered to announce that he was ready to travel to Lagos, enroute a West African country to resume his summer school.
URBSIAL advises govs on high unemployment in N/delta
The United Rivers & Bayelsa States Indigenes Association, Lagos (URBSIAL) yesterday drew the attention of their governors to the worrisome unemployment situation of their young graduates.
2011: Enemies of Jonathan presidency will fail, says E.K. Clark
Jonathan was going to emerge as candidate, he disclosed that he had to move to Abuja since 23 December last year when it was discovered that some South-South Governors were opposed to Jonathan, then acting presidency, maintaining that those opposed to him will fail again.
Group organizes 5 million-man match for Jonathan
A ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan’s imminent formal declaration of his ambition for the 2011 presidential race, a group, Nigerian Youth Initiative for Goodluck has said it was mobilizing youths across the country for a 5 million_man match on Abuja, the nation’s capital to make his declaration thick.
Ndi Okereke-Onuike to know fate Monday as SEC sets to publish stock exchange audit
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission chief says she ex pects to publish a KPMG stock exchange audit in just over six weeks, citing public demand after a 2008 crash and the firing of the bourse chief.
‘Deregulation is an economic evil’
Chief Martin Onovo, a petroleum engineer and national leader of the Strategic Union of Professionals for the Advancement of Nigeria, SUPA, argues, in this interview, that planned deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil industry would cause more hardship to Nigerians.
JONATHAN’S DECLARATION:He cannot declare on PDP platform — David West
As at now, in the interest of the PDP, a Northerner has to be the candidate; Jonathan should go and declare on another platform
If you must borrow, NEVER use the same criteria as the bank or lender
A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.
