Sylva, a Drowning Man — Dickson
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Timipre Sylva and his successor, Mr. Seriake Dickson have continued their public war of words, this time over non-payment of pensions to retirees in…
PDP offers N1m to Instigate Student Protest against Amaechi
Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has escaped what would have been an eye-catching student protest against him in London. Seeing that the governor is to deliver a paper at…
CAN Rejects Senate Resolution on Child Marriage
President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has expressed worries over the Nigerian Senate’s passage of a resolution to amend the provision of Section 29 (4)…
EFCC Arrests Fake ADB Director Over $92,000 Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested a man who posed as a Director of African Development Bank (ADB) based in Cote D’ Ívoire, to defraud…
Jonathan Vows To Retain Location of Petroleum Training Institute
The Federal Government attaches the highest possible value to the contributions of the Urhobo to national development and would therefore do all within its powers to address issues that are…
Christian Group Wants FG to Investigate Forced Islamic Child Marriages
An ecumenical group, the Northern Christian Youth Solidarity and Emancipation Movement for Justice and Self-Determination on Monday implored the Federal Government to investigate allegations of girls being forced into early…
Rivers: A president’s Achilles’ heels
It is no longer in doubt that the lingering political impasse in Rivers State has grown into a monster that may consume the weak democracy Nigerians are struggling to nurse…
N1.5b Tax Dispute: FIRS, 44 Insurance Firms to Settle Out of Court
Forty-four companies including NICON Insurance Company Plc, owned by controversial businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim have agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the dispute concerning…
FG’s N3bn Rips Entertainment Industry Apart
Nigerians may soon witness chaos in Nollywood and other groups comprising the country’s entertainment industry if nothing is urgently done to stop the internal wrangling in the film industry over…
UBA Positions Card Products for Summer Travellers
United Bank for Africa(UBA) Plc is making summer travel as hassle-free as possible for its Customers with its rich bouquet of Card products by ensuring that Customers who go on…