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Assessing Nami’s Two Years At The Helm Of The Federal Inland Revenue Service

  By Bernard Okri In the second week of December 2019, when President Muhammadu Buhari announced the nomination of a certain Muhammad Nami...

HEDA recalls 5th edition of Corruption Compendium, rolls out reviewed version early 2022

Due to printing errors, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Center, author of the “Compendium of 100 High Profile Corruption Cases...

Emir of Daura to VP Osinbajo: You are my favourite, patient, dependable, trustworthy ally

  Under the atmosphere of conviviality and revelry at the turbaning of President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, in Daura, Katsina State, the Vice-President,...

Ex-Osun Gov. Akande’s prudent, incorruptibility a mere façade – Oyinlola

  Contrary to public perception of an incorruptible and transparent political leader, Chief Bisi Akande, a one-time governor of Osun State, actually extorted...

At last, ex-Minister, Fani-Kayode docked for forgery, gets N5m bail

  A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, was on Friday docked for allegedly forging medical reports to evade trial. Femi Fani-Kayode is facing...

At last, FEC approves 20% salary raise for Nigeria Police

  Almost a year after #EndSARS protesters demanded improved welfare and increased salary for police, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved...

Nov. 2 Gestapo invasion of Justice Odili’s residence: 15 people  arraigned

    About 43 days after some security and Federal Ministry of Justice personnel raided the Abuja official quarters of Supreme Court Judge,...

Ex-President Obasanjo bereaved, loses ancestral home monarch, Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Adegboyega Dosunmu

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lost the monarch in his ancestral home in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Olowu of Owu kingdom, Oba Adegboyega...

Attainment of SDG goals eroded by COVID-19 pandemic, FG laments

  The Federal Government has lamented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The...

Lauretta Onochie’s nomination

INEC commissioner: Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie, replaced with Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu

  Following her rejection by the Nigerian Senate, President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced Ms Lauretta Onochie’s nomination as national commissioner of the Independent...

Breaking: Red list: UK delists Nigeria, 10 other countries

The United Kingdom government on Tuesday announced the delisting of Nigeria and 10 other countries from its Red List. The UK Secretary of...

Akin Osuntokun At 60

  My good friend, Akin Osuntokun is 60. He was actually 60 on November 24, but it is this week that friends and...

Coalition groups raise alarm over misuse of security allocations to restrict civil freedoms

  The Federal Government has been accused of diverting huge budgetary allocations, equipment, and technologies meant for curbing insecurity to monitor the movement...

Curtailing civic freedoms in Nigeria: Action Group on Free Civic Space blames UN Security Council, FATF, others

  Some world bodies under the aegis of the United Nations have been rapped for providing legal impetus for the Nigerian Government to...

Omicron: UAE averts diplomatic faceoff with Nigeria, reverses ban on Nigerian airlines

  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recanted its earlier directive to airlines operating from Nigeria to Dubai not to fly passengers from...