100 days: The expectations, the frustrations
WHEN he was sworn-in as the president after his victory at the March 28 election, many Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief that the apparent slide the country had steadily witnessed, especially in the last few years, was at a point of being halted.
Buhari’s 100 days: Democracy as it suits us
Democracy is good for Nigerians; but are Nigerians good for democracy? Ponder that! In the introduction to ‘THE POLITICS BOOK’, the following observations are made: “If everyone could have everything they wanted whenever they wanted, there would be no such thing as politics. Whatever the precise meaning of the complex activity known as politics might be, it is clear that human experience never provides us with everything we want. Instead, we have to compete, struggle, compromise, and, sometimes fight for things.
100 Days: Official corruption down by 50 percent – Garba Shehu
Mallam Garba Shehu, one-time President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), is Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity. In this interview, Shehu gives reasons Nigerians should eschew sentiments about the administrative style of his principal as, according to him, Buhari will not be judged after four years based on ethnic or religious benchmarks but on performance.
100 Days: So much has changed for Nigerians —Lai Mohammed
ALHAJI Lai Mohammed is the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In this interview, the APC spokesman takes stock of the 100 days in office of President Muhammadu Buhari and boasts that change has come to Nigeria. Excerpts:
Delta APC crises: Committee urged to make appropriate recommendation to party NEC
THE Publicity Secretary of the Chief Joseph Adolor Okotie-Eboh led faction of the Delta State All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr. Alex Eyengho, yesterday, at Oleh, Isoko South local government area of Delta State advised the Mr. O. G. Ngofa led Six-Man Fact-Finding Committee to make appropriate recommendation to the National Working Committee, NEC, of the party.
Nigeria vs Tanzania: Give Oliseh more time to succeed, says Ogunjobi
Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, a former Secretary-General, Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), has pleaded with Nigerians to give Mr Sunday Oliseh, the Super Eagles Head Coach, more time to succeed.
Ogunjobi spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Saturday following the Super Eagles 0-0 draw with Tanzania in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier played in Dar es Salaam.
NBC, stakeholders collaborate on digitalisation
The Electronic Media Content Owners Association of Nigeria (EMCOAN) says it will work with the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to actualise the digitization of the broadcast industry in Nigeria.
Zakari Biu’s exoneration, a major setback to war against B’Haram – Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Following last Friday’s exoneration of dismissed former Commissioner of Police in charge Counter-Terrorism Operations at Zone 7, Abuja, CP Zakari Biu, by the Police Service Commission (PSC), the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed outrage over the new twist to the CP’s dismissal.
Change comes slowly on the Plateau
JOS – Since the advent of the new administration, the expected change in Plateau State is coming slowly.
Akwa Ibom: A time keeper in the saddle
THE change in policies and style of governance in the last three months of the administration of Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state, especially in the aspect of time keeping and management has been a good departure from the past administration.
Oil price $10 below budget benchmark!
Mr. Olu Ajakaiye is a professor of economics and former Director General, Nigeria Institute for Social and Economic Research (NISER). He speaks on the conversion of debt for 11 states into government’s bond, the current crude oil price at the international market, which is about $10 below the budget’s benchmark, the treasury single account initiative and ways through which government can tackle unemployment crisis in the country.
100 days: Okowa initiated life changing projects
Special Project Director in Delta State Governor’s Office in charge of Ughelli/Asaba Road, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has described the achievements of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in 100 days in office as excellent and credible.
Jigawa: Austere measures, prudence take centre stage
Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Badaru is the fourth civilian governor of Jigawa State christened the New World.
Areas of concentration for President Buhari (4)
As I was saying, Nigerians would not be perturbed about how much government spends on electricity, as long as the funds are used prudently and there is noticeable improvement in power supply all over the country.
Oyo: It’s governance at standstill
In Oyo State, governance seems to be at a standstill since Governor Abiola Ajimobi was re-elected and sworn-in on May 29, 2015. Apart from some giant developmental strides that the administration had taken in its first tenure, nothing seems to be working now.
‘I will rise again,’ says Akpabio from Hospital bed
Barely six days after he was involved in a car accident on his way to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Senate Minority leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has broken his silence from his hospital bed, in the United Kingdom, where he is currently recuperating.
