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The proper address should be Mrs Alison-Madueke and for this reason, the titling above seems to fall short in required courtesy. But there is something about this woman, a tough girl quality underneath that fine designer face, which calls for wise recognition. Something beyond marriage tags and chieftaincy beads: an actualised soul carrying on with […]

If not for the courage and sheer gallantry of the men and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces Boko Haram would have taken over Bama and many other towns in north-eastern Nigeria by now and things would have been far worse. We must not fail to commend and encourage our soldiers when they do a […]

…Alleges Governor Pockets N700m Monthly as Security Vote The public statement by billionaire Arthur Eze could not have come at a better time, When in 2010 Governor T.A Orji who was elected under the platform of Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA) decamped to APGA and then PDP. He hinged his leaving the party that did so […]

The acting Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has named and deployed new officers to 21 states as Commissioners of Police in the States. In the new appointment, Kayode Aderanti  replaces Umar Manko as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos State.  Manko was redeployed from the position after his elevation to  Assistant Inspector-General of Police. […]

Yesterday, a former governor of Borno state, Mr. Modu Sheriff addressed a press conference at Abuja where he attempted to play on the collective intelligence of Nigerians by denying any link with the dreaded Boko Haram sect. He was apparently reacting to his indictment by Rev Stephen Davis, the international negotiator engaged by the federal […]

For swindling a 75-year–old woman of 200,000 Euros in a romance scam, a 31-year-old confidence trickster, Adio Opeyemi Michael, an indigene of  Owu Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. The victim, one Jeanet De Jonge, is a Dutch national.  Adio allegedly met the victim […]

PROTOCOLS 1. This inauguration marks a very important turning point in our national economic development drive with regards to our efforts to place micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as core and essential elements of economic transformation. 2. The creation of this Council is a testament to the commitment of this administration to all inclusive […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State of Osun has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately clear the air on information given to the public by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleging that two of its staff have been suspended and are under investigation for manipulating the election result from […]

NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday alleged that the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, the leadership of the party and the party structure were frustrating efforts by the Federal government in halting the Boko Haram insurgency. PDP issued the allegation in a statement signed by its […]

The Lagos Police Command on Wednesday warned cultists, gangs, thugs and armed robbers to begin to repent because the command would no longer take it easy with anyone caught perpetrating any form of criminality in the state. The Police also assured residents of Lagos that its men would work in collaboration with other security agencies […]

The world football governing body, FIFA has sent a letter to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirming that it will be suspended with immediate effect if there are still persons claiming to have been elected to NFF positions on 26th August 2014 and occupying their offices on Monday, 8th September 2014. The letter, received by […]

The rambling, verbose and cantankerous outburst of Chief Tom Ikimi, on his decision to quit the All Progressive Congress (APC) party, including sundry issues of internal democracy and party discipline, is anything but righteous self-indignation that is disappointing to many Nigerians. It is disappointing that Ikimi’s action was below the level expected of an elder […]