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Embattled former National Security Adviser, (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki alongside former General Manager at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Aminu Babakusa and a company, ACACIA Holdings on Monday, entered a not guilty plea to the 19 count charges of stealing, criminal breach of trust, misappropriation, conspiracy and diversion of public funds to the tune of […]

The Federal Government on Sunday said the poor state of Nigeria’s economy, especially the depreciation of its currency, the Naira exchange rate, is the direct consequence of the incomprehensible mismanagement of the economy and the mindless looting of the national treasury under the immediate past administration, rather than any so-called mismanagement by the Buhari administration. The government replied through […]Read More

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said though it is in support of the anti-corruption fight of President Muhammadu Buhari, but the President must go deeper and spread his prosecution of alleged corrupt Nigerians. Apart from the demand for a Truth Commission, the opposition party wants Buhari to extend his investigations and prosecution to his […]

The Nigerian government will leverage on the creative ability and talent of Nigerian youths to promote the campaign for attitudinal change and national re-orientation, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. A statement issued from his office in Abuja on Sunday said the Minister announced the plan on Saturday in Kaduna, […]

I, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo wish to state that my attention has been drawn to a news story on Channels Television of 10th December 2015. The impression being conveyed is that I was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and I failed to honour the invitation or even respond by letter to […]

It is indeed baffling that President Buhari has failed to recognize the urgency of articulating a blueprint and setting the machinery in motion to put the country on the path of recovery. Rather, the President has been on the road, globe-trotting, even as Nigeria totters on the brink of economic collapse. In six months or […]

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I want to begin by appreciating the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation for its impact on the development of ideas through its annual lecture series. The fact that the themes of the lecture series have focused on critical puzzles bordering on human development lends credence and justification for the sustenance of the lecture […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a one-week ultimatum to former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo to appear before the Commission on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, else he would be declared wanted. Tompolo is being investigated for his involvement in the sale of parcels of land worth about 13 […]

The Federal Government on Friday kick-started the process of launching a national security campaign to counter insurgency across the nation, especially in the North-east, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. The Minister met with representatives of relevant agencies in Abuja in an effort to design a national communication strategy for the […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reiterated his earlier statement that under the present administration, all Nigerians will have equal access to the publicly-owned media without any inhibition. He made the reassurance in Abuja during an interactive session with members of the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics […]

The Executive Board of the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) yesterday, met with the President of the Senate to discuss the Frivolous Petition Bill, which has been widely reported and labeled as the “Social Media Bill.” The president of the organization, Mr. Olufemi Awoyemi, who was accompanied by a member of the Executive Committee […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to apologise to Nigerians for claiming recently that recovered Abacha loot was transparently spent while she knew that $322 million (about N63 billion) of the recovered funds were inappropriately released to finance the fight against Boko Haram. SERAP’s statement Thursday […]