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After about three weeks of being detained, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh has been released on bail. Metuh who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 5th January, was released on Thursday afternoon after meeting the bail conditions given to him by the court. […]

My criticisms of the excesses of the online phenomenon in terms of its brazen abuse in an unregulated environment has often made me the target of attacks, with many insisting on quoting the opening paragraph of a piece I once wrote along these lines as if it is a memorial verse, but further developments have […]

Human Rights Watch says Nigeria’s new government is violating rights on many fronts in its fight against Boko Haram’s Islamic uprising and in bringing corrupt politicians to book. The allegations in the New York-based organization’s global report published Wednesday offers fuel to opponents who accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of acting as he did as a […]Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he was yet to be convinced that Nigeria and its people will derive any tangible benefit from an official devaluation of the Naira. Buhari made the comment on Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya while speaking at an interactive meeting with Nigerians living in the country. Buhari maintained that while export-driven […]

The much predicted polarisation of the former ruling, but now opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come barely three months to the first anniversary of its woeful loss in the general elections. The party had faced various challenges since losing at the 2015 general elections with the resignation of its National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu and […]

In my application to the Special Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week, I requested for investigation into the allegations of crimes against humanity committed by serving and retired military officers and their civilian accomplices. Having diverted over $8 billion earmarked for the procurement of arms and armament for counter insurgency operations I […]

There was a mild drama on Tuesday at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) during the handing over, following the suspension of its Director-General, Mr. Peter Jack by the Minister of Communication Technology, Mr. Adebayo Shittu. A source stated that while it is a traditional and standard practice to hand over to the most […]

The controversies surrounding the 2015 governorship election in Rivers State that produced Nyesom Wike as governor may have been laid to rest following the judgement of the Supreme Court on Wednesday confirming him winner of the election. Wike had lost at the Election Petition Tribunal and at the Appeal Court making him appeal at the […]

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to do more than just talking about whether or not the Halliburton and Siemens corruption scandals would be reopened. He also urged President Mohammadu Buhari to disprove Nigerians who believed that his fight against corruption was selective and political by going ahead to […]

In issuing the broadside on the reportage of a ‘meeting’ between the Honourable Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed ​and ‘Online Publishers in Nigeria’; we appropriately responded to a “brand and trademark” issue; one that bothered on the use of the name “online publishers association” we have consistently defended. Trite as it may seem, it […]

You are cordially invited to a book signing on Saturday, January 30th, at 3.00 to 5.00 p.m., at the Canton Public Library, Canton, Massachusetts. Book Guides Readers To Make A DETERMINED Difference In this book, Solomon Babajide shows his readers what it means to seek purpose and relevance in today’s competitive world. Within the pages […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that he visited Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State today, as part of his efforts to foster unity among Yoruba leaders. The governor, who said that he was not in Osun for any political reason, pointed out that he was not ready to abandon the Peoples Democratic […]