BOOK FEATURE: Decades after, Mobolaji Johnson renders stewardship account
Political office holders in Nigeria are fond of travelling abroad. When it gets to the extreme with some of them, the media say they are junketing around the world. What provokes the majority of the people is not the amount of money usually expended on the trips. They are particularly angry that the leaders do not care to replicate some of the good things they see and enjoy abroad when they return home.
Aki survives surgery
This is definitely cheering news for Nollywood and the teeming fans of star actor, Chinedu Ikedieze, popularly known as ‘Aki’ who recently underwent a successful operation for acute appendicitis.
Northern Consensus ticket: How the losers will react
After more than two months of consultations political sensitivities are again high as the 17 Man committee of Northern elders get set to announce its choice candidate to confront President Goodluck Jonathan for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket.
King of kidnappers confesses
THE origin of this piece will certainly read like a fairy tale. A young man walked into the Vanguard Office, Owerri, to discuss placement of 15 full pages of colour advertisement. After discussing with our Correspondent, the potential client left but promised that he would call to confirm the next line of action.
Power: Why private operators cannot compete with PHCN – BPE boss
The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Ms. Bolanle Onagoruwa, has explained that due to the structure of the electricity industry, it is not possible for private operators to build their distribution facilities to compete with the extant distribution network of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. She made the remarks at an in-house workshop on power sector reforms held last week at BPE’s headquarters in Abuja .
I inherited N30bn debt – Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has insisted that he would still invite the ousted governor, Engr Segun Oni, to account for his stewardship in the 42 months he piloted the affairs of the state, just as he declared that he inherited N30 billion debt from Oni-led administration in the state.
Strike: Preparation thickens as LASCO meets
AS labour prepares for a three-day warning strike beginning on Wednesday to force the government to implement the N18,000 Minimum Wage, leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, have warned the Federal Government that any attempt to repudiate the payment of the N18,000 new Minimum Wage pact is an open invitation to anarchy.
Ekiti: Fayemi gives conditions for reversal of councils dissolution
GOVERNOR Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, weekend, gave one condition for the reversal of the dissolution of local government councils in the State saying the recent action was taken to stop the spate of looting of government property.
North even wants good government, they want Goodluck – Kayode
DEFENCE Minister, Adetokunbo Kayode, said weekend that the alleged gang-up by the North against the aspiration of President Goodluck Jonathan was an imagination of some Nigerians.
10 per cent oil bill still valid – Maeba
CHAIRMAN of the Senate Committee on Upstream Petroleum Resources, Senator Lee Maeba, weekend, clarified that the 10 per cent equity for oil granted to oil producing communities remained a valid section of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, and can not be converted to cash.
Anti-democratic antics in Edo(2)
HOWEVER, while he is spending money, luring PDP members to join the ACN more ACN members, tired of Oshiomhole’s dictatorial tendencies, are joining the PDP on daily basis because they have realised that there is a greater measure of internal democracy in the PDP.
