Monday, we ran the first part of an engaging interview with former Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Eze Festus Odimegwu, on the raging flames of insecurity and the way out. Today, we serve you the concluding part covering how denying the Igbo the presidency has hurt Nigeria, his assessment of the presidents Muhammadu […]

Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, says that constitutional amendment is needed before Nigerians in diaspora can be allowed to vote. Gbajabiamila said this at the Diaspora Voting Stakeholders Workshop in Abuja. He said that millions of Nigerians, who resided outside the country, had as much a stake in the present and […]

By Onozure Dania & Gafar Shittu The Police, Monday, shot a youth in Isheri Oke, Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, who was protesting the takeover of the community by one Prince Michael. The incident occurred at about 1pm, while youths in the area attempted to prevent some policemen and a court sheriff, from […]

BY TORDUE SALEM The House of Representatives Monday dismissed as grossly incompetent, the management of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, NIGCOMSAT, Ltd, over their failure to account for revenues generated by the agency from 2012-2019. The Chairman of the House Committee on Finance Rep. James Falake gave his assessment, when the Management of the Agency led […]

A Federal High Court in Lagos Tuesday, fixed April 22, for Judgment in a suit filed by a Lagos-based trader, Mrs Amudat Adeleke, against former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki over alleged unauthorised use of her picture on campaign billboards. Saraki was the Director-General of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation for the 2019 General Elections. […]

THEChartered   Institute of Logistics and Transport, CILT, has commended the Lagos State Government for banning the use of motorcycles popularly referred to as ‘Okada’ as a means of transportation, saying that it was a time bomb waiting to explode.

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday, aired their opinions regarding the adjournment of the Supreme Court review on the January 14, 2020 judgement till March 2nd, as requested by the PDP, to respond to motions that were served on them by the APC. To […]

It is unfortunate that the continued attacks and killings of innocent Nigerians by armed herdsmen all over the country are gradually becoming “normal” items of everyday news in Nigeria. The Federal Government does not seem sufficiently outraged by their murderous exploits. The Federal Government and the military authorities have studiedly refrained from recognising the reign […]

Accuse NELMCO, PTAD of inflicting pains on 15,000 senior citizens By Ozioruva Aliu After several letters, complaints and even appeals failed to convince those concerned to pay their benefits, pensioners of the defunct National Electricity Power Authority/Power Holding Company of Nigeria, NEPA/PHCN,  are resorting to street protests to draw the government and general public to […]

By Charles Onunaiju IT has been nearly seven years since Beijing launched the most far-reaching and comprehensive global development framework, the “Belt and Road Initiative” in 2013, which the World Bank acknowledged as “China-led effort to improve connectivity and regional cooperation on a trans-continental scale through large scale investments”. But the massive infrastructure connectivity already […]