Enough of rhetorical rules of engagement
THE headlines have all been about news of the attack on innocent students of the Federal Government College, Buni-Yadi, in Yobe State by the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents.
Lagos ex-Chief Architect’s daughter appeals over father’s property
A daughter of the former Chief Architect of Lagos State, Adesoye Simeon Osinuga has appealed to the state governor, Babatunde Fashola over the revocation of right of occupancy of her late father’s property in Omole Estate, Lagos.
Police parade 59 for robbery, rape, others in Edo, Ibadan
HE Police in Edo State, yesterday, paraded 50 suspects arrested in connection with robbery, cultism, rape, illegal possession of firearms and defilement.
Divergent reactions trail Sanusi’s suspension from CBN
The decision by the Presidency to suspend Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for official impropriety has been described as a welcome development, and is good for the country’s financial markets and the economy in general.
Elumelu joins Delta guber race, visits Olu of Warri
THE aspiration of a House of Representatives member, Mr. Ndudi Elumelu of becoming the next governor of Delta State has received a boost. Elumelu with his entourage was at the palace of the Olu of Warri, Atuwatse II, who gave him his fatherly blessings and prayed for him to succeed
Confab: Esan advocates restructuring
THE Esan people in Edo State have called for the restructuring of the country into eight functional, autonomous and competitive regions, noting that the Mid-West region has till date remained the only democratically created region in the country since 1963.
Oil spill in Delta: One feared dead, 49 hospitalised
At least one person has died, and 49 others hospitalised following their intake of polluted water and consumption of meals prepared with the contaminated water, after an oil spill from the facility of Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, ravaged no fewer than 40 communities in Warri North and Warri South West Local Government Areas of Delta State.
Why only few women participate in politics —Olejeme
Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSTIF, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme, has attributed the low participation of women in politics to the prevailing social and economic condition in the country, as well as the existing political structures
PDP is the only platform for disadvantaged Nigerians like me to rise — Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday declared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the only platform for Nigerians born into disadvantaged families like him to rise to eminence.
‘Marginal fields should be awarded on merit’
The Federal Government is set to award 31 marginal fields, the second time since 2003. Engineer Barry Esimone, Chief Executive Officer, Crusteam, an energy and infrastructure group, in this interview with Sebastine Obasi, appraises the last bid round and the expectations of the current one. Excerpts
Why fuel scarcity persists – Marketers
As the fuel scarcity enters the fourth day, with commuters and motorists in Lagos and its environs subjected to severe hardship, marketers, yesterday, denied hoarding the product. They, however, blamed the current scarcity on the delay in the release of the first quarter import allocations.
