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Nigerians may have borne the embarrassment with admirable equanimity, even with stoicism. But let President Muhammadu Buhari and his handlers not be in any doubt that the country has been mightily insulted by the gaffes and bad jokes that seem to have become the trademark of this president. Last Monday in Washington DC, the President […]

The United States government helped Boko Haram immensly by refusing to classify them as a terrorist organisation until 2014 and by refusing to sell us arms to fight them. Worst still, they imposed an international arms embargo on us so that we could not buy arms from anyone else in the international community. When asked […]

…No N70b FG Bailout To Delta   The Delta State government has described as mere rumours, the reports that the state has collected N70b bailout from the federal government and has also dissolved  Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission ( DESOPADEC). A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Charles Aniagwu […]

Ahead of the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the first civilian governor of the state, Chief Diepreye Alamieyesigha, says Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson deserves a second tenure as governor of the state. Chief Alamieyeseigha, in an interactive session with Journalists in Yenagoa, described Dickson’s performance in the last three years as very impressive, visible and commendable. His said: “Under […]Read More

Ex-militant leader and head of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, has denied speculations that he was bringing former militants in the Niger Delta together to resume attacks on oil installations and public properties. The widely publicised meeting holds on Saturday July 25 in […]

Leaders in any community are those who direct the ship of the society in the right path. Leaders could come inform of an elected officials representing the society in a political set-up or socio-cultural Leaders representing the society in a social gathering. Irrespective of the class of the Leader, they perform peculiar roles that is, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said there was no truth in claims in  the local and international media that he accused or indicted the United States Government of helping the terrorist group, Boko Haram. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President described the reports as widely off mark. […]

Kingsley Kuku, the immediate past Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Amnesty issues is the latest of former government officials to face Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Kuku was summoned on Friday by the EFCC for questioning on 28th July. The anti-graft agency had, days ago summoned the wife […]

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings PLC and Nigeria’s Most valuable bank brand, has again demonstrated its commitment towards the promotion of the creative arts through its initiative First@arts. The Bank has developed this initiative through a strategic partnership with Lork Enterprise LLP, managers of Freedom Park, British Council, and Ebony […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said announcements in the media by the President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government that the immediate past Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government of Dr Goodluck Jonathan will be probed was mere “playing to the gallery”, noting that “there is no need announcing the intended […]

Immediate past Director-General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Nigeria, Ms. Arunma Oteh, has been appointed Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank. Her appointment was announced in a press statement by Jim Yong Kim, the President of the World Bank. Kim said he was pleased to announce the appointment of Arunma […]

Out of the more than 70,000 candidates that applied for admission into the University of Lagos through  the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), 59,000 were rejected. Only 9,000 of the applicants have sailed through the first screening, despite the fact that majority of the students scored above JAMB cut-off mark. According to spokesman for […]