Reps Turns Down 2013 Budget Amendment Bill

The Federal House of Representatives has rejected President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal for the amendment of the 2013 Budget. Rejecting the budget amendment proposal after the presentation of a report on…

EFCC Arraigns Suspected Oil Thieves

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned some suspected oil thieves, including Abu Ali Jibia, Akume Surprise, Boglo Babatunde, Umar Mohammed, Nafiu Hussain, Ibrahim Yakubu, Calvin Ajike, Alhassan…

Igbo vs. Yoruba

Another 419 practitioner contacted me via my Netlog account today.  Like most people, I have become used to getting loads of 419 solicitations through my email.  But lately, the 419…

NGF: Amaechi Faction Postpone Meeting, Feuding Governors Sit Together at NEC

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has shifted the meeting of the forum earlier scheduled to hold today out of respect for…

Jonathan Refuse to Assent to National Address Bill

President Goodluck Jonathan has written to the National Assembly to convey his unwillingness to assent the State-of-the-Nation Address Bill passed by the National Assembly on March 13, 2012. In a…

Borno: 11 Boko Haram Leaders Captured

Eleven leaders of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, including one of those suspected to be behind the posting of online videos, have been captured in Borno, after men of the…

Why Obama cannot visit Nigeria – US Deputy NSA

Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes on Tuesday revealed that Nigeria’s insecurity crisis might have contributed to President Barack Obama decision to exclude the country from his latest visit to…

Court Strips Counsel of Right to Prosecute Fani-Kayode

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today disqualified Mr. Vitalis Ahaotu from prosecuting onetime Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode in the money laundering trial against him. Ahaotu, a counsel in…

Confusion in Court as Two SANs Compete to Represent Jang

Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) literally fell over each other in court on Tuesday, with each claiming the rights to defend factional Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF)…

FirstBank Partners WAEC on e-registration Cards

Over 700 First Bank of Nigeria Limited branches have been designated as sales points for the e-registration of candidates for the November/December 2013 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)…