Fuel subsidy: Don’t burn down this house
THE Labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain”. The ongoing exchanges (not yet a debate) about removal of subsidy in petrol can be likened to a dialogue of the deaf and the dumb. The two opposing sides are so intransigently pitched and do not understand themselves.
Gubernatorial Election Petition Tribunals: Different strokes
Except in two instances where the Supreme Court intervened, the deadline for the arbitration of petitions from the recent governorship elections ended this week. But the pursuit for justice for many defeated candidates progresses
ICPC probes Shekarau over alleged N420m fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, is investigating the immediate past governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, over alleged fraud and misappropriation of public funds running to N420 million.
Only 2 died in Ogun NURTW clash – Ogun govt
Ogun State government has denied a report in Thursday’s edition of Vanguard that 20 persons died in last Wednesday’s clash between members of rival factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Sango-Ota.
N50bn tax waivers: Reps to probe Vaswani brothers
THE Vaswani brothers are again in the news over alleged N50 billion tax waivers granted by the Federal Government to Stallion Group owned by them, as the House of Representatives is set to investigate the manner the waiver was granted.
The basics of happy marriage in Islam
The basic and most essential attribute of a Muslim marriage is faith which nurtures love and breeds persevearance. Since Islam is a way of life and not just a religion confined to daily worship, faith about the omniscient God, about how He direct our affairs becomes an integral part of a Muslim’s life.
Mark tasks Arewa on insecurity
SENATE President, Senator David Mark, Thursday, raised the alarm that the level of insecurity in the North had become worrisome to Nigerians.
Soured Amala: Oyo PDP laments
Having tasted the juice in political power, major stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Oyo State seem to be ruing the internal squabbles that led them to lose control of the state to the Action Congress of Nigeria. Could they have lost out for the foreseeable future?
Ejide canvases more friendly for Eagles
Eagles second choice goalkeeper, Austin Ejide has said that the Super Eagles can be better again with more friendly matches even as he urged Nigerians to forget the Nations Cup ouster.
Democracy without opposition
DEMOCRACY, as a concept would be described as a government of the people, for the people and for the people. It was invented by the Greeks to find a way for people to be governed by their own people for the common good. Thus, democracy could be accepted as one of the best ways to govern a community.
Ebonyi shuts down 328 illegal, substandard schools
EBONYI State Government, yesterday, announced the closure of 328 illegal and substandard schools operating across the 13 local government areas of the state.
