It is customary to refer to members of the House of Representatives as “honorable.” In which case, the appropriate title for the current Speaker might be the Right Honorable Aminu Tambuwal. But the activities of the Speaker over the last four years, capped by his recent defection to the APC, shows that such a title would be grossly misplaced if applied to him.

TODAY, Americans go to the polls in their mid-term elections. These elections come two years into the presidency of every American leader, hence the “mid-term” nature of these cyclical polling.

By Ochereome Nnanna Section 68: TENURE OF SEATS OF MEMBERS (1)    A Member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives shall vacate his seat in the House of which he is a member if: (g) being a person whose election to the House was sponsored by a political party, he becomes a member […]

For close to a year now, warnings have been given on this page regarding the impending economic reversal which will affect Nigeria – starting now. The reaction from my Fellow Nigerians had ranged from absolute indifference to a collective snooze. The man speaking in the wilderness, apparently to weeds, had a better audience than this columnist writing in the VANGUARD. I might as well be talking to trees myself. But, suddenly, everybody, except President Jonathan, the Federal Minister of Finance and other card-carrying members of the PDP have come to the realization that we are headed for deep economic trouble –starting now.

Inspite of the assurances of Okonjo-Iweala, the Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy that Nigeria is not broke, there are concerns that falling crude oil prices may in fact belie the Minister’s apparent confidence. Indeed, crude oil which accounts for over 50% of Federal revenue has dipped below $90/barrel after remaining stable between $100-110/barrel for over two years.