Editorial: Scandalous 2016 Census Budget
Amidst the prevailing poverty and under-development in the nation, the plan by the National Population Commission (NPC) to spend a whopping N273 billion to conduct a national census in 2016…
Fashola Spent N78.3 million State Money to upgrade personal website.
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), an anti-corruption coalition in Nigeria, has sent a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) demanding that the anti-graft agency should…
4 Bodies Found In Lagos Helicopter Crash Site
Rescue workers at the site of the crashed helicopter in Lagos on Wednesday recovered the occupants of the ill-fated chopper with four dead. Six others sustained serious injuries and are…
Helicopter Crashes Into Lagos Lagoon
A yet-to-be identified helicopter has reportedly crashed into the Lagos lagoon minutes ago. Sources around Oworonshoki said the crash occurred behind the police station in the area. It was learnt…
What Did We Do To Deserve This?
Sometime last year I watched the Hollywood blockbuster titled ”12 Years A Slave” starring Brad Pitt and the Nigerian-born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. After watching the film I was at a…
Nigerians Will Soon Know Those Who Stole Public Funds, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared that the faces of those who stole Nigeria’s funds while holding various government positions would be exposed in the coming weeks. He said they…
Federal Task Force Officials Take To Land Grabbing In Lagos, Says Ambode
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to disband the Presidential Taskforce Implementation Committee on the alienation of Federal Government Landed Properties. In a statement signed…
Lagos Denies Sponsoring Pilgrims For 2015 Hajj
Lagos State Government on Tuesday denied sponsorship pilgrims for the 2015 hajj as being speculated in some news media, even as the Amirul Hajj restated the state’s readiness to conduct…
Oyegun At 76: Atiku Extols His Indomitable Fighting Spirit
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria’s democratic struggle for good governance would be incomplete without a mention of the unquantifiable contributions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National…
NNPC Sacks 38 Management Staffs, Hires 4 GED & Cuts Top Management Staff to 83
The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has retired 38 Top Management Staff reducing the number from 122 to 83. The corporation has also appointed four new Group…