UgamatvAt 60, Nigeria has failed; restructure it now
SIXTY years after independence, the abject condition of the Nigerian state is everywhere in evidence; rancour, distrust, fear of implosion and deprivation are the talking points. Hitherto sanguine believers in…
2023: LAGOS EX COMMISSIONER, ABDULLATEEF, RESIGNS FROM APC
A former Commissioner for Home Affairs in Lagos State, Dr AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress. In his Independence Day message, AbdulLateef said his decision…
BANDITRY: SACKED ZAMFARA EMIR SUES IGP, OTHERS, DEMANDS N6.5BN
A former Emir of Maru in Zamfara State, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim, has dragged the Inspector General of Police and five others to court for illegal detention and defamation of character.…
PIB SCALES FIRST READING AS SENATORS DEBATE MTEF NEXT WEEK
THE Petroleum Industry Bill 2020 passed first reading on the floor of the Senate during plenary on Wednesday. The Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi, presented the proposed legislation and…
UPDATED: 30 arrested as #RevolutionNow protest hits Lagos
Hundreds of protesters, on Thursday, stormed the streets of Lagos State to express their displeasure over bad governance in Nigeria. The demonstration, which started around 9.30 am, saw the protesters…
Buhari admits Nigeria’s economic crisis, security challenges
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, admitted that the nation’s economy under his watch is in crisis. He, however, claimed the situation is the same with every…
Clashes: Reps demand boundary demarcation between Nasarawa, Benue
The House of Representatives has called on the National Boundary Commission to demarcate the boundary between Nasarawa and Benue states to end communal clashes in the area. At the plenary…
Bandits now close to Abuja, Rep warns
A member of the House of Representatives, Shehu Beji, has raised the alarm over the migration of bandits towards the Federal Capital Territory. Bandits had recently attacked Tungan Maje area…
Our politics imperils Nigerians
The Nigerian political elite adopted the United States presidential system of government without due consideration to the impact it would have on the country’s largely illiterate majority. The US designed…
UPDATED: FG LIFTS BAN ON EMIRATES AIRLINES
The Federal Government has lifted the ban stopping Emirates Airlines from operating in Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. He tweeted,…
