The Nigerian Air Force has effected a major shake up in its hierarchy with the postings and appointments of new Air Officers Commanding and Air Officers in charge to reflect its four-field command structure.

Niger State Police Command has stopped former Head of State and presidential candidate for Congress for Progressive Change, General Muhammadu Buhari, from holding his presidential campaign in Minna the state capital today.

Supporters of the presidential candidate of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(rtd), yesterday, beat up people and vandalised cars as they recklessly drove on motor bikes and commuters buses, which led to the death of five persons in northern Kaduna metropolis.

The spate of political lawlessness and violence across Benue State in the last few months has again raised its ugly head, with the shooting of the Chief Press Secretary to Benue State Deputy Governor, Mr. Ejembi Oguche, by unknown gunmen.

The growing political rivalry between Senator Osita Izunaso and Chief Hope Uzodinma has destroyed the once very effective Orlu Political Consultative Assembly, OPOCA.

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, NNPC, has the poorest transparency record of 44 national and international energy companies evaluated in a report published by International Watchdogs this week. Transparency International, TI, and Revenue Watch Institute, RWI, rated a list of oil and gas companies, which represent 60 per cent of global output, on how they reported […]

Since Court of Appeal President, Justice Ayo Salami, made a damning allegation against Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alo, all certainly was not been well with the judiciary, or so it seems. Justice Salami had brazenly alleged that Justice Katsina-Alo asked him to pervert the course of justice in Sokoto State governorship election petition in favour of Governor Aliyu Wamako.

Super Eagles captain, Yobo Joseph has declared his support for coach Samson Siasia and his desire to inject young players into the squad but would like to see such changes carried out gradually.

Barely three months into his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation, Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia has said that he is yet to receive his salary for the month just gone by. But in a swift counter reaction, the Vice-President of the NFF, Mike Umeh debunked the coach’s claim, insisting that the federation was not owing the former Eagles forward.

Lagos City Polytechnic,(LCP), the first private polytechnic in Nigeria, held its 5th Convocation Ceremony recently, attended by eminent persons from all walks of life

IN 2007, when Chinedu Uzoma, moved into his new apartment in a remote part of Kirikiri Town Lagos, he had no reasons to regret, given the existing security and the cozy nature of the area.

Nigerians are optimistic that the April 2011 elections will be qualitatively different from the 2007 elections. This is evident from their reaction to the appointment of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, the speed at which the National Assembly approved the budget for the operations of the Commission and the enthusiasm they displayed during the registration of voters.

“When the Executive Governor of Rivers State stepped out on the stage last year in Abuja to announce that his government will host the next edition of the awards in Port Harcourt, many took it as one of those political pronouncements made to curry the advantage of public opinion”

The maiden quarterly summit involving the management of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the Executive Chairmen of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) from all over the country, which recently held in Port Harcourt, turned out to be an eye-opener for most state governments in the country.

IN local parlance, they say, “Monkey no fine, him mama like am”. I get along with my Director of Transportation; the one other people call their driver. This is a man who refused to go beyond Primary Three of his days. He is full of wisdom, though. When we are alone, particularly on a long journey, I ignore his grammar and accept his perfect sense. We discuss everything, from politics to religion; and, indeed, from agriculture to zoning.