Spooks, Kidnappers and Saviour Obama
In an attempt to apprehend the 30 year old American whistleblower, Edward Snowdon, a plane that was carrying the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, wasdiverted to Austria on its way…
Jonathan Speech @ the Flag Off, For Reconstruction of Lagos –Ibadan Road
We are gathered here today, to flag-off the reconstruction and expansion of sections I and II of the Lagos-Ibadan dual carriageway, one of the busiest and most important roads in…
I am not leaving PDP – Tambuwal
Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal will not join the opposition, he has assured. President Goodluck Jonathan had recently warned of the making of a new…
Ameobi Ejects Anti-National Team Clause from Newcastle Contract
One-cap Nigerian striker, Shola Ameobi has scrapped the clause in his contract that reportedly prevented his participation at the at the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa, which…
ACN TO PDP: Please Mind Your Business
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the People Democratic Party (PDP) of overstepping its bounds by employing its notoriously crude language to criticise the decision of the party’s…
Government Restores Website Hacked By Gay Rights Activist
Federal Ministry of Information has restored the National web portal, www.nigeria.gov.ng, which was hacked by a cyber-attacker claiming to be protesting the recent law passed by Nigeria’s National Assembly against…
House Smeared by Alleged BOFIA Act Compromise
The Federal House of Representatives is facing allegations of attempting to submerge the bill to repeal and re-enact the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA). Investigations have revealed the…
INEC to Conduct LG Elections, as Reps Alter Constitution
Members of the Federal House of Representatives have commenced the amendment of the Nigerian constitution with far-reaching decisions that they expect would deepen the country’s democracy and accelerate its development.…
Nigeria and the 2015 Deadline
In 2010 when the drumbeats for the 2011 general elections in Nigeria grew louder, a group of elders in Northern Nigeria, called the Northern Elders Forum, made very threatening noises…
Editorial: Presidential Authority and Justice Adamu Bello
It all seemed a joke when, in 2008, foremost lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo filed a lawsuit naming the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney…