The road lies in wait
“May we never walk when the road waits, famished” – Wole Soyinka, The Road Two major road accidents in the last week brought to the fore again the dangers that…
Corruption Trial: Badeh Gets N2bn Bail
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh has been granted bail in the sum of two billion Naira and two sureties. In a ruling at the Federal…
President Buhari Appoints Dr. Peterside As NIMASA DG.
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Warisenibo Dakuku Adolphus Peterside as the Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Dr. Peterside replaces Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro…
Embassy official urges Nigerians with dual citizenship to vote in U.S. Presidential election
Ms Emily Enright, the Citizen Service Officer, U.S. Embassy, Abuja has urged the media to mobilise Nigerians with dual citizenship on their right to vote in the November U.S. Presidential…
NUPENG, PENGASSAN Suspend Strike
The nationwide strike embarked upon by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has been suspended.…
Senate Summons NNPC Boss, Kachikwu Over ‘Unbundling’
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has been invited to appear before Senate over the unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The senate said the…
The Wailing Wailers, The “Change” They Voted For And Our Own Change.
Those who either sentenced themselves or were sentenced to inconsolable heedless wailing by the outcome of last year’s general election can never stop being funny. Often when you hear or…
NNPC Unbundling: Petroleum Minister, Ibe Kachikwu Reverses Self
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has clarified that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has not been unbundled. He made the clarification while addressing journalists…
Reps Nullify Kogi Speaker’s Impeachment, Take Over Assembly
The House of Representatives on Wednesday nullified the impeachment of the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Momoh Lawal, by five lawmakers and also took over the…
NNPC Unbundling: Workers Down Tools, Shut Down Operations Nationwide
Seriously angered by the unbundling, Tuesday evening, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) its workers, under the umbrella of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and…