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President Goodluck Jonathan finally wielded the big stick on Thursday as he sent Mallam Lamido Sanusi, the controversial Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on immediate suspension. The President further ordered Sanusi who was due to end his tenure of office in June 2014 to hand over to the most senior Deputy Governor of the […]

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Farouk A. Ahmed  as Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) with immediate effect. Mr. Ahmed will take over from the incumbent Executive Secretary, Mr. Reginald C. Stanley who is retiring after 35 years in service.   The incoming Executive Secretary, who hails […]

Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed his intention to challenge his suspension by President Goodluck Jonathan in court. Speaking in an interview with CNBC Africa while still in Republic of Niger on official assignment, Sanusi explained that he would challenge his suspension, to avoid setting a precedent for the sack […]

President Jonathan has called a national conference to discuss important issues that are connected to the interests of all ethnic nationalities that make up Nigeria. Those interests are many and variegated. I am a Tiv man with a Nigerian nationality. In this essay, I shall attempt to articulate an issue of utmost importance to my […]

We, the members of the Civil Society/NGO Committee on the matter between the Edo State Government and its Teachers have the pleasure in submitting herewith our Report. PREAMBLE The level of development of a State is likely to be the consequence of a complex set of historical, cultural, political and other allied factors. An explicit […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc, Godwin Emefiele as the next Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Emefiele is to replace Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, whose tenure expires in June but was suspended earlier today by the president, on allegations of financial reckless and misconduct. Sanusi was directed […]

News filtering in about the purported suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, by the President is the most egregious desecration of the rule of law and the principle of legality in Nigeria to date. It is unsurpassed in its blatant illegality and immorality. The decision is symptomatic […]

President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, suspended the governor of central bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and replaced him with Dr Sarah Alade, who is the most senior Deputy Governor in the apex bank. Anouncing his suspension, Mr. Rueben Abati, Special Adviser to the President(Media & Publicity), in Press statement, said, “Being determined to urgently re-position […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the announcement by the APC that it has engaged the services of a foreign firm, AKPD Message and Media to boost its electoral chances in the 2015 elections, adjuring Nigerians to resist this attempt by the party to throw the nation back to imperialism, 54 years […]

Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state on Justice Reform, Lanre Akinsola has disclosed that the state would be prosecuting 52 top-rated chief executive officers and managing directors of companies operating in the state over tax evasion in the coming days. But he refused to name these alleged tax evaders, even though he […]

After a lengthy period of trial, Akolade Arowolo, the suspect who allegedly stabbed his wife, Titilayo, a banker to death, would get judgement on Friday, 21st February 2014, according to a High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State. Akolade allegedly stabbed his wife 76 times in a rage that overtook him while the duo had […]

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has petitioned the Lagos State House of Assembly on the resolution of the ongoing crisis at the Lagos State University (LASU).  Asides demanding the reopening of the institution from next week Monday, it also demanded the reversal of the hiked fees and review of the resolutions of the House of […]