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The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday approved the appointment of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr. Christian Akioja Olakpe as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). He said the move was made with a view to revamping the agency for improved performance and better relations […]

The latest World Bank report that ranked Nigeria 169 out of 189 countries on the ease of doing business globally is a wake-up call for the Buhari administration to re-draw not just Nigeria’s economic blueprint, but also how to implement it successfully. Although the report showed Nigeria improved one point in ranking from 170 in […]

It is no longer news that Nigeria elites only seek political office to enrich themselves, but what many Nigerians are not aware of is that these government officials do not steal in isolation. They need enablers, such as civil servants and Financial institutions to perpetrate their crimes. Sterling Bank Plc, formerly known as Equatorial Trust […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the communique issued by the PDP National Caucus on the so-called political developments in the nation as a rehash of the opposition party’s infantile whining which will not save it from going down unless it rebrands most urgently. “It is time for the PDP to take a long, […]

The Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed Senate President Bukola Saraki’s appeal against his trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The CCT is trying Saraki for refusing to fully declare his assets as governor of Kwara State. Saraki had sought the Appeal court to stop the trial, but in a judgment delivered by […]

Five Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs had earlier Thursday night tendered their resignation in a unanimous move that had generated controversies. A statement from the service said the NCS was being re-organised as part of the core mandates of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd). The Deputy Comptrollers-General who unanimously resigned from the service […]

President Muhammadu Buhari declared Thursday in New Delhi that Nigeria and other African countries must work harder to achieve greater political stability and security before they can enjoy the full benefits of partnership arrangements such as the India-Africa Forum. Addressing the Plenary Session of the 3rd Summit of the Forum, Buhari said that to attract […]

The controversy that has greeted the appointment of Prof. Mahmud Yakubu as new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seems contrived, if not justified, because though it is within the remit of the president’s authority to appoint the INEC chairman, the choice of Yakubu leaves much to be desired in terms of public […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the confirmation of all the ministerial nominees by the Senate, despite some misgivings by the opposition, has shown clearly that there is no longer any division within the APC family. The cohesion and unity exhibited by the APC Senators on Thursday showed that legislators on the party’s platform are […]

On a certain day in August 2015, the internationally respected Nobel Literature Prize winner Professor Wole Soyinka told the world that he has commenced the writing of a book that will be titled Republic Of Liars and that will be based on some of the numerous lies of Nigeria’s ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo […]

…And 150 Days in Office without Cabinet* Today (29th day of October 2015) marks 150 days in office of the Buhari’s Presidency as Nigeria’s sixth civilian instituted Presidency, having been constitutionally sworn in and administered with oaths of office and allegiance on 29th May 2015. It is also observed by the Intersociety that Nigeria has […]

There was serious drama on Thursday at the Senate during the process leading to the confirmation of former Governor Rotimi Amaechi as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Amaechi was the last to be taken for confirmation and the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, called on Senator Samuel Anyanwu, the head of Senate Committee […]