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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the “face-off between Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials and officials of the State Security Service, (SSS), and National Intelligence Agency, (NIA) as counter-productive to the fight against grand corruption”, and urged “the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently instruct the leadership of the SSS […]

Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has ordered the closure of any microfinance bank shortchanging their customers in the disbursement of the second tranche of Central Bank of Nigeria’s soft loans to small and medium scale enterprises (SMES). The governor gave the order yesterday when he met with the management of the banks and some […]

The exit of Robert Gabriel Mugabe from power in Zimbabwe confirms the ageless aphorism that nothing lasts forever. The confusion started on November 14 2017 when tanks rolled towards Zimbabwe’s capital Harare even as the military continued to deny it was a military takeover of power. Mugabe was detained in his home and pressure mounted […]

Two months ago when I got details of the contents of the book by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, I described him as a liar and his book as a tissue of lies meant to defame former President Jonathan as the 2019 elections draw near and the yearning for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said the current political challenge in Liberia will be resolved constitutionally, urging all parties to exercise patience while waiting for the verdict of the Supreme Court. Receiving the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe, who is the current Chairman of ECOWAS, at the State House, President Buhari expressed hope that […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the early Tuesday morning suicide bomb blast in a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State as “very cruel and dastardly.” President Buhari, while commiserating with families of the several victims, government and people of the state, assured that government would do everything required to secure the state from the deadly menace […]

Zimbabwe former leader Robert Mugabe, who is widely assumed to have enriched himself and his family while his country suffered enormous economic hardships, has finally  relinquished  power after 37 years of rule. According to CNN, the military has agreed to give the 93-year-old longtime president “full immunity for himself and his wife, Grace Mugabe, and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the people of Anambra State, the governorship candidates, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), election observers as well as security agencies and other stakeholders, on the peaceful conduct of the November 18 gubernatorial election in the state. According to the President, “the processes leading to the election and its peaceful […]

Protocols: I am happy to accept your kind invitation to address this Assembly of the learned minds and to declare this conference open. The conference organizers have chosen a very important and apt subject for this year’s conference namely; “Strengthening Judicial Integrity and the Rule of Law”. A democratic system such as ours can not […]

Since August, I have been the anchorperson of a programme on television called ThisDay Live where we discuss political matters – local and global. The programme is available on Arise News TV at 6pm, 9pm and sometimes at midnight every Sunday. Two days ago, we discussed the situation in Zimbabwe, the elections in Anambra, Nigeria’s […]

The Nigerian Army Council on Monday approved the promotion of 45 Brigadiers-General to Major Generals and 92 Colonels to Brigadiers-Generals. A statement issued by the Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman ,listed some of those promoted to two star generals (Major Generals) as Brig.-Gen. H.O. Otiki, Acting Commander, Defence Headquarters Garrison; Brig.-Gen. O.O. Soleye, Acting Director […]Read More

Police Public Relations Officer, DPS Anjuguri Manzah, in a chat with newsmen said that the suspect was arrested on Sunday night. He said that she would be charged to court after investigations have been concluded. According to the police, the investigation was being handled by its homicide department adding that investigation would be concluded soon. […]