‘Ghost’ beneficiaries beneficiaries of N33/7bn cash transfer
• Doubts over whether billions in benefits reached poor Nigerians By Dele Sobowale The N33.75 billion transfer controversy, now rocking the nation, is neither new, nor did the massive fraud stop in 2026. The well-oiled and entrenched mechanisms for transferring public funds, meant for poverty alleviation, into the bottomless pockets of public servants, continues till today […]
Mugabe: What the world must never forget about Zimbabwe!
A dug up article on interrogations and encounters that might throw some light on the flip-side of the Zimbabwean struggle now buried underneath the dominant news of the fall of an African sit-tight ruler
Buhari’s second term dream
IT has been brewing underground and just recently in far- away Abidjan Cote D Voire, he dropped the hint he might contest future elections soon. It is the clearest indication from President Buhari that he would have another shot at the Presidency in 2019.
In defence of Brittania U
By Bonaventure Melah I read with dissatisfaction a report by a leading northern-based national newspaper titled Ghost Companies Lift N1.1trillion Crude Oil filed in which the paper reported that some indigenous companies not registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have lifted Nigeria Crude Oil Grades valued at 3.5billion US Dollars (N1.1billion) in the last […]
The Yuletide and Edo N’Imose Festival of Arts and Culture
The State Government and the traditional rulers are working together to boost Edo State Festival of Arts and Culture
Negligence of duty by oil companies, regulatory bodies in host communities
The present administration has tried to tackle the problem of unemployment and also promote made in Nigeria products while also encouraging indigenous goods and services, but the question is what happens to the oil and gas industry? Is it meant to be handled by expatriates only?
