Delta: Workers Gives Government Two-Week Ultimatum
Workers in Delta State have told the state government to either reverse excessive taxation on salaries of workers within 14 days or risk an industrial action from public servants. In…
Eaglets Get N2m Gift from Jonathan, Garba N3m
Members of the victorious Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have been rewarded with N2m each for winning the FIFA U-17 World Cup concluded on Friday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).…
nPDP Set to Receive Five New Governors… Replaces Oyinlola
Rising from the November edition of the monthly meeting of its National Working Committee (NWC), the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) on Saturday set up a six-man committee to coordinate…
Nigeria And The Question, ‘Wetin Cause Am’?
“…The hungry child with stomach ache is busy pointing at his head and complaining of headache”. Local adage ‘Wetin’ is a word in local parlance that means many things, it…
Three Companies Sealed up over N42m Tax Deductions
Three companies in Udu and Uvwie Local Government Areas of Delta State have been sealed after they were found to have defaulted in remitting tax deductions to the tune of…
Garba Dedicates U-17 World Cup Trophy to Jonathan
Coach of the victorious Under-17 Nigerian team, Manu Garba has dedicated the country’s fourth U-17 World Cup trophy to President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife. Speaking inside the team’s dressing…
The Curse of Power
This is a grim and depressing essay and the subject matter is painful to digest. I take no pleasure in writing it and I would suggest that those that are…
A case of political schizophrenia
These are truly most interesting times in Nigeria. This is a season when most of us are born again yet remain firmly rooted in our sins. We are all elated…
Melaye’s ACN to Hold International Colloquium on Corruption
Civil society group, Anti-Corruption Network (ACN) has announced plans to stage its maiden International Colloquium on Freedom of Information Act, 2011 between the 12th and 13th November 2013. According to…
The Measure of Faith
Once, I ran into a gentleman and we struck up a conversation on the subject of faith. He said he sometimes found the “Bible self-contradictory and confusing”. He went further…