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The State Security Service (SSS) has dismissed the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obuah, sources close to the organisation has revealed. Obuah is included in the mass retrenchment at the State Security Service (SSS), the source said. The source also revealed that Obuah was recommended for dismissal by an […]

…Calls For Daura’s Sack Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has condemned the Thursday, invasion of the Akwa Ibom State Government House by armed men of the Department of State Security (DSS), calling for the immedia dismissal of the Director General of the agency, Alhaji Lawal Daura.   Addressing a press conference in Ado-Ekiti on […]

The Nigerian presidency on Thursday made public details of the assets of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as declared to the Code of Conduct Bureau. The statement, which is reproduced below, reads: “Documents submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), show that the retired General has indeed […]

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has given a 90 days ultimatum to the Management of the Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company, WRPC, to commence full production at the facility which has the capacity to process 125, 000 barrels of crude oil per day.   Speaking at the […]

The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) on Thursday petitioned Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, urging the committee to commence immediate probe of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, over his role in the $26 million Siemens and Halliburton scandal that has rocked Nigeria for some time now. […]

There’s always hope to combat any challenge, but can anyone bring life to a (natural) stone or a brick? The word change that has become a household name in Nigeria is grossly misunderstood by the country’s patriots because many of them think as long as any new face is in town the job is done. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to outline the direction and goals of his economic policy. Even so, major players in the country’s economy are already feeling the impact of specific policy decisions as they are emerging. For a wide segment of these critical players, the impact is negative, even grave. Under Mr. Buhari’s watch, the […]

There was pandemonium in Ojuelegba, one of the urban areas of Lagos State on Wednesday evening when a container-laden trailer fell off the flyover bridge in the area crushing several residents as well as vehicles. The driver of the trailer was said to have lost control of the vehicle before it landed with its load […]

Mrs. Diezani K. Alison-Madueke, immediate past Minister for Petroleum Resources, on Wednesday dismissed allegations made by the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria to the effect that as former minister she sat on a $15 billion oil deal. She also described the report as “spurious, unfounded and libelous.” Alison-Madueke who spoke through her lawyers, Messers Chike […]

…Kachikwu  Says Refinries Not For Sale In a bid to ensure lean, efficient and profitable operations, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to commence the unbundling of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company Ltd into three different companies. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu made this disclosure during an official […]

The Federal Ministry of Transport has constituted a committee to carry out verification of all projects currently being executed by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The committee which has members drawn from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Federal Ministry of Works and the General Services Unit of NIMASA is expected to carry […]

If we seek to build a better union, if we truly intend to enthrone meritocracy over mediocrity in Nigeria, the majority of people from the numerous ethnic and religious groupings that together make up Nigeria must make conscious efforts to grow into Nigerians. That means the Tivs, Igbos, Nupes, Yorubas, Ijaws, Hausas, Idomas, Fulanis, Ibiroms, […]