Nigeria

Demystifying Cabal Rulership at Power Centres: Kyari As A Case Study

  By Segun Awoniyi   Cabals exist everywhere and at all levels of authority, tiers of government, organizational administration even at community levels....

ABBA KYARI And The Fifth Columnists

By Oluchi Joseph The suggestion that the chief of staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, has taken over the role of the...

No Regrets Surrendering Power In 2015, Says Jonathan

Driven by his passion for democracy, former President Goodluck Jonathan went down the memory lane five years after and said he had no...

No security, no development, say discussants at 2019 GOCOP Conference

There cannot be meaningful economic development in a country bedeviled by insecurity. This was the submission of discussants at the Third Annual Conference...

Mob lynch VIO for chasing 3 on motorbike onto speeding trailer

In Niger State,  a mob of youths have lynched a Vehicle Inspector Officer (VIO), Ahmed Bello, for allegedly pursuing three men on a...

7.5 % VAT Increase: Nigerian Senate Says lt ls Skewed Against The Poor

    By Kunle Akinsola   There are indications that the Nigerian Senate may reject the proposed 2.2 per cent raise in the...

Sowore’s Detention: Decree 2 By Subterfuge

By Richard Akinnola But how did the judiciary rise to the occasion under the various military governments when people were variously detained under...

Nigeria set to reintroduce toll gates

  The Federal Government is on the verge of reintroducing toll plazas on roads across the country. The tolls were scrapped in 2004...

Brain Drain : Nigeria To Employ Expartriate Doctors, Says Medical Guild

  By Kunle Akinsola Following massive brain drain that has hit the nation’s health sector, Nigeria will need to employ expartrate medical doctors...

2023: Presidency Dismisses Buhari’s Third Term Bid

  By Kunle Akinsola   Contrary to some media reports, the Presidency has denied that President Muhammadu Buhari is planning a third-term on...

Xenophobia : Pres. Buhari Off to South Africa

Following reported months of xenophobic violence in South Africa, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday depart Abuja for a three-day state visit to...

Maina, ex-chair, Pension taskforce, son arrested in Abuja hotel

    By Kunle Akinsola   The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has arrested the ex-chairman of the Pension Reform Taskforce,...

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Oct 1: The Journey So Far  by Reuben Abati

    Today marks the 59thanniversary of Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule. On Saturday, October 1, 1960, Nigerians gathered at the Race...

Nigeria At 59: Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day Speech

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday addressed the nation to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Day anniversary. Below is his full speech: INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH...

Treason charge: Sowore says Nigeria a lawless country

By Kunle Akinsola Omoyele Sowore, the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, has described Nigeria as a lawless country. Sowore was arraigned at a...

Again Sowore May Be Re-arraigned on Monday

  By Kunle Akinsola After disobeying a lawful court order, the Federal Government concluded plans to re-arraign Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, on...