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The crisis that has taken over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a major turn on Saturday as members of its Staff Welfare Association revealed that Olisa Metuh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, betrayed former President Goodluck Jonathan because the latter refused to appoint him as his official spokesman. The staff also described the allegation […]

FBN Holdings Plc., the leading and most diversified financial services group in Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr. Muhammad K. Ahmad to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. This appointment, apart from deepening the already rich cumulative experience of the board, is also in strict compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Guidelines […]

With Nigeria’s scarcity issues yet to abate, the Department of Petroleum (DPR) has embarked on what observers are referring to as a crackdown on several major marketers by shutting down several stations and terminals belonging to firms such as Swift, Sahara, NIPCO, and DeeJones without due process or a thorough investigation being implemented. The petroleum […]

… No regret following my friend, sister to EFCC – Dino Melaye The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has expressed shock and disgust over the entourage that accompanied Mrs. Toyin Saraki, wife of the senate president, to her appointment with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), especially because the group comprised mainly of […]

…to be fit in 4 to 5 weeks Kignsley Kuku, former aide to Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria has successfully undergone his surgery, a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America has confirmed.   Kuku who presided over Jonathan’ s Amnesty program for the Niger Delta militants, is now resting at a rehabilitation center […]

As Nigerians wait patiently for President Buhari to unveil his cabinet, expectations are very high that they will be men and women of proven integrity and outstanding track record. Anything short of this may mean that nothing much has changed. Understandably, there is nothing illegal about the delay and the president has said he will […]

The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, on Thursday confessed that the Nigerian military faced heavy betrayal from some officers in the fight against Boko Haram while he commanded the military. Badeh said there were soldiers who constantly leaked sensitive information, strategies and plans and hindered effective battle and success […]

Some senators on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday denied the allegation that they were working against the success of President Muhammadu Buhari. The senators were part of the 81 who sponsored and supported the vote of confidence passed on Senate President Bukola Saraki and other principal officers of the Senate. […]

Following my last week’s column, ‘Radio Biafra and the Biafran Narratives’, I had an impassioned telephone conversation with someone – let me call him Ahmed- who said he was a “dedicated reader of my writings”. The point of the conversation centred on a statement in that last week’s article: “…unless the crisis in the country’s […]

There is no more potent common denominator for all sections of the Nigerian state than corruption, which is using public office or opportunity for private gains in complete disregard of relevant restraining laws. And there is wide agreement across borders that corruption has crippled Nigeria, and shall eventually kill this country if not quickly destroyed […]

The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has announced a training grant support of $997.4m for the proposed refinery by the Dangote Group. The grant was announced at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Dangote Group and the USTDA on Thursday.   Dangote Group had in May declared that the proposed […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the payment of the annual bursary awards for students in higher institution of learning across the country stressing that his administration is determined to ensure that no child who seeks education is left behind. The state Director of Scholarship Board, Mrs. Omauton Yetunde Jegede, who confirmed this, […]