Army General In Soup Over Gun Running.
A retired Major-General of the Nigerian Army has been nabbed by the Abia State Police Command for alleged illegal dealing in firearms. Abia State Commissioner of Police (CP) Ene Okon disclosed this today, Monday, December 16, 2919, while parading recently arrested suspected criminals at the State Command Headquarters in Umuahia, the state capital. The arrested […]
You withdrew from rerun poll out of fear of another defeat – PDP Mocks Akpabio
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom state has mocked the Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio, saying he withdrew from the rerun poll to avoid another defeat. The PDP in the state described as a joke the former governor’s withdrawal from the rerun election, insisting that he and the All Progressives Congress(APC) […]
Ihedioha, Imo and the Verity of Least Corrupt State
Walter Duru, Ph.D Two weeks ago, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its Report on the State of Corruption in Nigeria, in which it acknowledges Imo as the least corrupt state in Nigeria. The same report also indicates that Kogi is the most corrupt state in Nigeria. The NBS report titled “the 2019 Corruption […]
Nigeria’s Buhari Resurrects Hard-Man Habits to Curb Dissent
By William Clowes and Ruth Olurounbi Nigeria’s government is reviving old habits from its authoritarian past to stifle criticism. Evoking memories of Nigeria’s three decades of military rule, the repression risks undoing progress Africa’s top oil producer has made since the restoration of multiparty democracy in 1999. Governance and other reforms have helped more than double average […]
National Colloquium on Energy: Decentralisation, panacea to sufficient Energy production utilisation – Energy policy specialist
Ado Hassan, Sokoto For Nigeria to attain positive economic growth for national development, it must accelerate mechanisms that would ensure sufficient energy production and utilisation by decentralising the system and process, according to Dr. Habib Nuhu , a Geologist and Public Sector Energy policy specialist.According to Nuhu who noted that energy formed 50% of the […]
Supreme court nullifies powers of state governors to sack LG chairmen
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified the power of state governors to sack elected Local government chairmen. The apex court also stopped the state Houses of Assembly from empowering the governor to replace the sacked chairmen with interim administrators. The Supreme Court, in a five man panel headed by Justice Olubolade Joe in a […]
Buhari Sad After “Alleged Execution” Of Four Aid Workers
Solomon Elusoji President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, expressed sorrow over the death of four aid workers killed by terrorists in the country’s north-east region. On Friday, French aid group, Action Against Hunger, said jihadists had executed four hostages who had been held since July. According to the group, the four were among six hostages held by the […]
Edo vigilantes kill herdsmen in shootout
Members of a local vigilante group in Esan west local government area of Edo state have shot dead suspected Fulani herdsmen during an exchange of fire. The Fulani herdsmen were said to have attacked the vigilante group along Uhiele Egoro Na Oka road at about 7.30 pm on Wednesday while on patrol along the road. […]
Senegal Leads Opportunity Boom In The MSGBC Basin
Dakar, Senegal, December 12, 2019: In the context of what PwC’s Africa oil & gas review 2019 describes as an exciting growth phase for the continent fuelled by large oil and gas discoveries and subsequent increased investor appetite, the MSGBC Basin shines through as one of the most exciting areas of frontier exploration in the region. Read on […]
PUNCH AND ITS SINISTER MOTIVES FOR ATTACKS ON PRESIDENT BUHARI
The reported new editorial policy of the Punch Newspapers to address President Muhammadu Buhari as Major General in his official title and refer to his government as a regime instead of administration, comes to us as totally curious and utterly incredible. The paper claimed that it is changing President Buhari’s official title to General because […]