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Tragicomedy of a nation in need of direction
BY OLUKAYODE OYELEYE Nigeria’s population is rising and, today, it has more than quadrupled the figure at independence over 60 years ago....
Buhari has failed to meet expectations of Nigerians, says his ally, Pastor Bakare
Fiery Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder and senior pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, says, President Muhammadu Buhari has disappointed...
NNPC enjoys autonomy under President Buhari, says GMD Kyari
“He remains the only president that has never interfered in the operations of the corporation. That is very unprecedented, and it has...
N7bn graft: Ex-Abia Gov. Orji Kalu back in court for case retrial
A former Abia State Governor and Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, who has been standing trial on a N7.1billion money laundering...
Pres. Buhari, Atiku, mourn, extol Tony Momoh
“He was an avowed apostle of politics without bitterness.” -Atiku President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar have reacted to the...
Tony Elumelu Foundation makes 3 key senior executive appointments
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the appointments of three senior executives, effective from February 1, 2021. The new executives are Somachi...
Obasanjo deplores leadership deficit in Nigeria, says his generation has done a lot of “wrong things”
“The old hands won’t voluntarily go out of the way. You have to make them go out of the way. Make it...
Osinbajo, Pita, MD Bank of lndustry, 5 others honoured with RCCG institute’s Living Legend Award
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and six other pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) were at the weekend honoured with...
Again, SERAP asks NASS leadership: Probe missing N4.4bn from your coffers
“Any failure to promptly, thoroughly and independently investigate these serious allegations, prosecute suspected perpetrators, and recover missing public funds and assets would...
#Lekki Plaza Army Shooting: Shocking revelations as surgeon says many people were treated for gunshot wounds
Not withstanding denials by the authorities that soldiers did not shoot at Lekki Toll Plaza on October 20, 2020, a surgeon at...
2020 Transparency lnternational Rating: FG rejects report, says not reflective of Nigeria’s anti-corruption exploits
The Federal Government has reacted to Nigeria’s low rating in the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI), saying it does not...
ECOWAS Community Court of Justice braces for greater achievements
By Anslem Okolo The headquarters of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on 10 Dares Salaam Street, Wuse 2, Abuja, set up in...
UN Women Representative to Nigeria’s commendation letter to Kogi Gov. undeserving, faulty, questionable – Emerge Women
“We cannot be advocating for credible elections at the LG level and be simultaneously commending a governor who is stifling that process....
Paradigm Initiative to Pres. Buhari: Stop clamp down on press freedom in Nigeria
“This administration, has in many ways proven to be against press freedom and internet freedom carrying out moves interpreted as a clampdown...
Sule Lamido shatters Tinubu’s presidential ambition, says Buhari-Tinubu pact is nonextant
A strong voice from the Fulani in the Northern Nigeria may have sounded a death-knell to the 2023 presidential ambition of Asiwaju...
Transparency International report on corruption in Nigeria: FG thrashes report, says it’s biased.
The Federal Goverment has rejected latest Transparency International (TI) report on Corruption Perceptions Index in Nigeria, describing it as biased. “We are...
