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Most Nigerians were either bemused or celebrated with the people of Benin on the coronation of their most recent Oba of Benin. Benin was one of Nigeria’s most iconic and prestigious empires especially from the 1400 AD. It is fitting that the new Oba chose Ewuare as his royal name as Ewuare the first was […]

Let me begin with two clarifications. Aso Villa is not my home, I am just passing through. Even this world is nobody’s home, we are just birds of passage. So, let nobody turn up his nose in derision, and say; “he’s writing like the landlord of Aso Villa, defending a place where’s he’s just a […]Read More

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) once again lived up to its billing of being used by the current administration for the sinister purposes of silencing the opposition under the guise of fighting corruption. As expected and as earlier stated in his press statement, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode had already raised the alarmthat he was […]

One of President Muhammadu Buhari daughters Hajiya Hadiza Buhari-Bello, has reacted to the allegation by the Bring Back Our Girls group that she stole their franchise, saying the allegation was unfounded. Don Uche, secretary of the Africa Support and Empowerment Initiative (AFRISEI), a Non-Governmental Organisation,  said their organization was a responsible body that would never […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arrested Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, after he emerged from trial before a Federal High Court in Lagos. This is coming barely two days after his wife and infant were detained in a bank for hour in Ekiti. It took the intervention of the state governor, Ayodele Fayose […]

Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba on Friday described Nigeria as a country that is heading for doom because of her inability to provide internal democracy in the various political parties in the country. The former speaker made this comment at the launch of a book: “Of Rust and Gold (Snippets of […]

Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba has on Friday described Nigeria as a country that is heading for doom because of her inability to provide internal democracy in the various political parties in the country. The former speaker made this comment at the launch of a book: “Of Rust and Gold (Snippets […]

After what seemed like a collective and tragic amnesia, the nation was contemptuously taken on a merry-go-round of untold embarrassment when President Buhari met the 21 Chibok girls freed October 13 and their families at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. It may be alright that the president finally seized the moment to express appreciation […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the nomination of 46 non-career Ambassadors-Designate.  It will be recalled that the President had earlier approved the nomination of 47 Career Ambassadors-Designate.  This second batch completes the list of the President’s nominees, reflecting character and gender consideration. The full list of all appointees and states which make a total of 93 is […]Read More

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has on Thursday, asked all the judges  accused of involvement in acts of corruption to excuse themselves from further judicial functions or proceed on compulsory leave, until their innocence is fully and completely established.  The NBA held that such step was needed to protect the integrity of judicial processes that […]

President Mohammadu Buhari, Thursday, forwarded names of forty-six non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and sudsequent confirmation. The names read by Senate President Bukola Saraki on the floor of Senate plenary, Thursday, include: Abia- Dr. (Mrs) Uzoma E. Emenike Adamawa- Dr Cliford Zirra Akwa Ibom- Major General Godwin Umo (retd) Anambra- Christopher J .N. […]

One year after the Lagos State Governor constituted his Executive Council, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday  reshuffled his cabinet The development resulted to the dropping of the Commissioners for Tourism- Mr Folorunsho Folarin-Coker; Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi and Transportation, Dr. Ekundayo Mobereola. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, in a statement sign, […]