In a bid to retool its forces, the Federal Government may have ordered the return of all defence contracts to the Ministry of Defence.

PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo is a relation of mine. My late mother, who was from Abeokuta, was Obasanjo’s aunt. I think that makes Obasanjo my uncle.

The United States plans to use three channels to attack the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko haram.

WARRI: TO institute environmental justice in Nigeria, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, has called for the establishment of an “Independent National Environmental Tribunal” for speedy resolution of environmental disputes in the country.

Lagos State Government yesterday directed relevant authorities to commence a clamp-down on inter-city service commercial vehicles operators yet to comply with the state passengers’ vehicles accreditation directive.

By BABAJIDE KOMOLAFE Most e-payment frauds are perpetrated by ‘insiders’. Present and former I.T staff of financial institutions are the ones most likely to defraud you through e-payment. Watch Out! Ignorance of e-payment can make you an easy victim. So also is carelessness on your part or on the part of other bank workers. You […]

Failure of the House of Representatives to honour the summons issued against it by the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, stalled hearing on the suit by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Reactions have continued to pour in over the demise on Sunday of great jurist and legend, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, with Governors Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Theodore Orji (Abia), Adams Oshiomhole (Edo) and people of his home town, Oguta, mourning him.

THE immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Segun Oni, an engineer by profession and former Vice Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in the South West, yesterday dumped the party, and defected to All Progressive Congress, APC, thereby supporting Governor Kayode Fayemi ahead of the June 21 governorship election.

AS the Federal Government perfects plans to host the World Economic Forum, WEF Africa, from tomorrow, the coordinating minister for the economy and minister of finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, said that one of the benefits of hosting the economic event was that about $3.5 billion will come to Nigeria to boost agriculture and assist small farm holders in the country.

What was once considered as a progressive rise in women representation in the political arena has lately fizzled out and in some cases been reversed. A talk shop to review developments in Calabar retuned a damming verdict for the country’s political parties with the notable exception being the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. BY CHARLES […]

The fight against malaria continued last week in Lagos with a 2-day philanthropic campaign initiative by 3rafique Communication which offered free testing and treatment for malaria at Silverbird Galleria, Victoris Island.

NATIONAL leadership of the All Progressive Congress, APC, yesterday, stopped the plan by the faction loyal to the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun from inaugurating the factional state executive council of the party.

AS the World Economic Forum, WEF, for Africa kicks off tomorrow in Abuja, the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said yesterday, that Nigeria’s economy constituted 76 per cent of the economy of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS.

Aminu Aku is a member of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Edo State. A former supervisory councilor, student activist at ABU Zaria and a consultant to UNDP on community based Needs Assessment for Niger and Kebbi States. The Kano born, Uneme indigene from Etsako East LGA of Edo State, in this interview bares his mind on the on-going National Conference, alleged marginalization of Uneme, and Etsako politics among others issues.