Nigerians want change for many reasons. Those of them who travel overseas see life outside Nigeria, but cannot compare what obtains in other economies with theirs at home because there are peculiarities that work against us. Most super successful people have at one stage or the other milked the system and the government directly or indirectly to remain in business, while the traders, importers and industry players have cut corners, cheated the system in order to remain afloat in business, and many still do it.

The dwindling oil income makes it practically impossible for any state to embark on any project, in fact, most of the states are unable to pay their workers’ salaries. When you are unable to pay salaries, nothing will move forward in that state. So, if they say governance in Osun State is on vacation, then, the country is on vacation.

Nigeria repeatedly claims to have severely weakened Boko Haram and is eyeing an end to the conflict by year-end, yet the Islamists still show a capacity to launch deadly attacks. Most of the nearly 1,500 people killed in Nigeria since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in May have died in suicide and bomb attacks […]

They came through the narrow and muddy streets in the rain long before dawn, intent on seeing Pope Francis as he came to their church in the Kenyan slum of Kangemi.

Pope Francis lashed out at wealthy minorities who hoard resources at the expense of the poor as he visited a crowded Nairobi slum on Friday, wrapping up the first-leg of a three nation tour.

Four assault rifles used in the deadly Paris attacks were allegedly purchased from a trafficker in Germany, newspaper Bild reported Friday.

The power barge is being towed at a peed of 5 nautical miles which is slow. It is  therefore expected to get to Winneba by 6pm then it continues from there to Tema.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday sought to ease tensions with Moscow over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border, calling for unity against the Islamic State group.

There is an advantage to the ongoing developments since the Tribunal gave judgment in favour of Senator Alhassan on the Taraba gubernatorial election. It is obviously an unexpected benefit but in addition to deepening our democracy, the discussions bring into focus the people of Taraba – whose welfare and future should be paramount.

National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo, yesterday declared that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to carry the Nigerian youth along.

Before now, taxation was never been an issue in Ekiti but with the dwindling allocation from the federation account, coupled with the heavy debt burden which has reduced the state’s allocation from an average of N2.6bn in recent times, to an all time low of N1.4 billion in the month of October, has made the necessity of tax collection beyond the traditional pedestal of Pay As You Earn) from civil servants a necessity if the state must avoid being declared insolvent.

“You look sleepy” “My brother, let’s just say I slept at a fuel station, looking for fuel.” “For which of the women in your life, because I hear these days, to please a woman in Nigeria, you must be ready to supply the three major things lacking in the land: money, fuel, and happiness.” “Leave […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, warned the South East governors and Ohanaeze Ndigbo, to stop any meeting they were planning to hold with Federal Government in the name of representing and speaking for them as they did not represent IPOB

The 32-member Oyo State House of Assembly has suspended legislative duties until the state government pays the accumulated allowances owed the lawmakers.

THE Council of Obas in Ondo State has said that the title of Eze Ndigbo in the South-West is a calculated attempt to embarrass the Yoruba traditional rulers and desecrate their traditional institution.