“NIGERIA @ 60”: BUHARI UNVEILS CELEBRATORY LOGO
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, unveiled the “Nigeria at 60” logo in Abuja. We gathered that the logo will be used in the celebration of the…
FAILED STATE: FALLACY IN LAI’S RESPONSE TO OBASANJO
I didn’t know I would have to comment on the state of the nation again so soon after a recent response to presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, on the courage…
OIL PRICES HIKE TO $40
Oil prices rose more than two per cent on Tuesday, supported by hurricane supply disruptions in the United States, but demand concerns loomed as energy industry forecasters predicted a slower-than-expected…
NAIRA PLUNGES MORE, RATES AT #460 per dollAR
The naira continued its downward trend, as it exchanged for the dollars at N460 in the parallel market on Tuesday, despite the resumption of forex sales to the Bureau de…
Ekiti APC moves to suspend Ojudu, Tinubu’s in-law, others
The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has set up an eight-member disciplinary committee to consider cases of party members who have refused to withdraw cases filed against…
Soyinka backs Obasanjo, says Nigeria drifting into total collapse
Elder statesman and playwright, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said the country is more divided as never before under the current regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). Soyinka, in a…
NDDC PROBE: AKPABIO WITHDRAWS, MEETS NASS CLERK, PANEL
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday held a series of meetings with some stakeholders in the National Assembly over the ongoing investigation of the Niger…
RAPE: APPEAL COURT GIVES PASTOR A SEVEN-YEAR JAIL TERM
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday upheld the conviction and the 14 years imprisonment imposed on a pastor, Basil Princewill, for raping a 14-year-old girl. The pastor with…
BUHARI: We must take loans to fund roads, power, others
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday justified the nation’s rising debt profile, saying his regime needed to borrow to fund critical infrastructure like roads, rail and power.…
Oyegun’s refusal to endorse Ize-Iyamu, plus for Obaseki – Nehikhare
The Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Chris Nehikhare, has said the refusal of a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun,…















