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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday dismissed media reports of a looming fuel scarcity.  In a press release issued by Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, NNPC assured members of the public that they have no reason to panic.  “The NNPC, in spite of the […]

An attempt by the Federal House of Representatives to amend Section 143 of the Constitution, on the removal of the president and his vice, failed on Thursday. The vote of 172 members in favour of the clause, 122 against and three for abstinence, could not garner the two-third of the votes of members required to amend […]

There was uproar at the Senate on Thursday following the refusal of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to read at the floor of the Senate, the letter of 11 senators who wrote on Wednesday to inform the upper chamber of their decampment from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Presiding over the chamber […]

…Filipino Gets four Months over Issuance of Dud Cheque Justice Babatunde O. Qaudri of the Federal High Court, Gombe, on Wednesday convicted and sentenced Habila A. Mamman aka Luka Audu, 53, to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine. Mamman, who specialises in using different identities to defraud his victims, is to serve his […]

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the four Service Chiefs nominated by President Goodluck Jonathan. The four are Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshall Alex Badeh; Chief of Army Staff, Major General Kenneth Minimah; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Adesola Amosu. The ratification was made after the […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has denied yesterday’s reports claiming that he admitted during his visit to Yola on Tuesday that he firing former service chiefs because of unhealthy competition among them. According to Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the reports are untrue and misleading. “It appears that for reasons of mischief […]

The Federal Government on Thursday officially declared open the nomination of delegates to the National Conference, and it will be on for the next 21 days. According to Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, 492 delegates are expected to be nominated from today, 30th January 2014 to 20th February 2014. He […]

In African culture, elders are the custodians of truth.  They are the moral guide to the society and they do all in their wisdom to engender peace and preserve the interests of the larger society.  Unfortunately, the various elders’ groups in Nigeria–in the East, West, South-South, Middle Belt or North -are different; they observe this […]

The Nigeria presidency is under attack. This is true considering the barrage of abuse, insult and innuendoes targeted unfortunately at the office. The perpetuators of this act, under the guise of attacking the occupant of the office, are indirectly attacking an institution that should be revered and given all the necessary support and co-operation. Although […]

In my general view I see Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) base as the rich and powerful: Nigerians who have made a lot of money. The party could be described as the Nigerian Conservative Party. I see All Progressive Congress (APC) base as the educated class. The party could also be described as the Nigerian Liberal […]

Former Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM, Okechukwu Chukwulozie has been found guilty of involvement in a N10.4 million fraud and has therefore been sentenced to 15 years in prison by An Abuja High Court. Chukwulozie’s trial began in 2007, when the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) charged him and […]

A whooping N77.7bn is the amount budgeted to be spent by Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola as approved in the year’s budget. This is as www.www.aso.rocks search engine revealed yesterday that the state’s debt profile has hit N435bn. The N77.7bn as contained in the 2014 budget analysis carried out by the state Commissioner for Economic Planning […]Read More