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Ade Adefuye, the Nigerian Ambassador to the United States on Thursday disclosed that the bilateral trade between Nigeria and US rose from about $18bn in 2010 to $48 billion in 2013. Adefuye disclosed this during an interactive session with the Federal House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora headed by Abike Dabiri-Erewa. The envoy, who could not provide […]

In the first part of this analysis, I made an extensive analysis of the Twenty Second Amendment of the United States Constitution with emphasis on the election of 2015 in Nigeria. As stated in that analysis, the 22nd Amendment of U.S. Constitution puts in proper perspective the tenure of a U.S President as well as […]

Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has applauded the appointment of former National Chairman of Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Bamanga Tukur as Chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation.  While, commending President Jonathan for the appointment, he expressed the hope that, Dr. Tukur will bring his long standing experience in the private and public […]

Some of those who attended a public hearing on a bill to combat the activities of land grabbers in Lagos State at the state House of Assembly on Wednesday kicked against a provision in the proposed law that specifies a term of six months imprisonment for lawyers or other such professionals who aid land grabbers in […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned the trio of Onoshride Usen, Babangida Bello and Nurah Mohammed before Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal High Court, Benin on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and illegal dealing in petroleum products.  When the charges were read to the accused persons, they pleaded not guilty. […]

President of the Senate, David Mark has ordered a committee of the Senate to investigate the crisis that led to the shooting of one of their colleagues, Magnus Abe, from Rivers state.   Abe was allegedly shot at close range with a rubber bullet by the Police, and was immediately hospitalised. The Police, however, denied […]

The Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday witnessed a rowdy session, as members elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nearly mobbed their counterparts from the All Progressive Congress (APC) over the position of Majority Leader and Minority Leader. The crisis was however averted by Speaker Aminu Tambuwal who later confirmed possession […]

Day by day it is becoming clearer that Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebelemi Jonathan may not be returned to his position if he decides to re-contest in 2015. You can take this to the bank. Here are my reasons. The first reason is that the end of the intra-party crisis in his party, the People’s […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, as Chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). Tukur, who was forced to resign his chairmanship of the ruling party last week on the insistence of top figures in the party, replaces former Chairman of the breakaway faction […]

The admonition by northern traditional rulers, against politicians in the country not to drag monarchs into politics, because such move will be detrimental to the nation, is timely, though belated and tepid, if not hypocritical. The dubious, even if lucrative, peculiarly Nigerian industry, created around political ambitions by self-seeking, self-appointed leaders angling for power for […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned of impending anarchy in Rivers that may have far-reaching consequences beyond the state, unless President Goodluck Jonathan urgently reins in his supporters who, backed by a grossly partisan Police, have now resorted to bringing in ex-militants from neighbouring states to attack innocent people in Rivers. “Having lost confidence […]

Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have described as unprecedented the institution and implementation of some economic policies of the federal government which have helped in reviving the hitherto moribund manufacturing sector of the economy. They said that the commitment to the effective implementation of the policies has led to phenomenal increase in the […]