2015: Tinubu has no plans to impose any candidate, says Lagos APC
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described insinuations making the rounds that the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu plans to impose a governorship candidate on the party ahead of the 2015 governorship election in the state as false, unfounded, baseless and mere rumours.
Deadlock: NFF holds back Keshi’s list
Ahead of the nation’s pre-parations for the World Cup in Brazil, a meeting between the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Technical Committee and Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi ended in a deadlock yesterday.
Nigerian telecom sector needs competition in fresh ideas — Etisalat CEO
The new acting Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Nigeria, Mr Mathew Wilsher has been in Nigeria for the past nine months. In all of this time, Wilsher says he is studying the environment and the entire Nigerian telecom landscape. As a result he has not made much of a public outing.
P-Square: Paul seeks God’s intervention
The last may not have been heard of the widely reported crisis rocking the duo of Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as P-Square, as the telecommunications giant, Globalcom Nigeria Limited may be forced to review its four-year contract with the pop twins.
Alleged plot to hijack Bayelsa APC state congress tears supporters apart
An alleged plot by some politicians to hijack the conduct of the Bayelsa State congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and install a substantive executive loyal to the former governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, is now threatening to tear supporters of the party apart .
Our leaders are insensitive!
‘HOW could these people feel comfortable going about their normal businesses with this fire raging on the mountain? It’s like a man whose house is on fire but he is busy chasing rats. I mean it’s not done!
2015: PDP govs’ push for Jonathan
BARRING unforeseen events, President Goodluck Jonathan will tell Nigerians whether or not he will seek re-election next month, exactly nine months to the February 14, 2015 presidential polls, Vanguard has gathered. He would have broken the ice this month but has to tarry awhile, according to what a source described as ‘inclement political climate’ in the country.
C’ttee sessions begin at confab, summon Okonjo-Iweala, CBN gov, others
DELEGATES at the ongoing National Conference, yesterday, broke into committee sessions with the Public Finance and Revenue Committee summoning the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, top management staff of the ministry and the Acting Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Sarah Alade, and her team to appear before it today and Friday.
I want to be Africa’s leading IT service provider —Nkem Uwaje-Begho, MD, Future Software Resources
A savvy information technology entrepreneur, Mrs.Nkem Uwaje-Begho wears a very humble, unassuming disposition that anyone would never presume her achievements and astonishing contributions towards advancing technology in Nigeria.
Intensive care: We can save Nigerians
Survival chances for many recent deaths in Nigeria would have been greatly improved had we been blessed with top notch intensive care services.
Where is the Nigerian leader?
IN line with the spirit of the times, this column has of late taken an interrogative tone. The title of today’s piece bears this out. There are too many things going on in Nigeria today that demand answers nobody seems ready to provide. Those best placed to provide the answers, those whom history assigns this duty don’t seem conscious of, much less realise, the responsibility thrust on them by their position. Which is where we are today with President Goodluck Jonathan.
