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The alarm bell on the rate of corruption in Nigeria sounded by the United States, though hardly surprising, is scandalous and unacceptable, given that Nigeria’s diverse and growing security challenges are partly rooted in widespread poverty and unemployment, which in turn, are outcomes of pervasive corruption. The damning disclosure on how the administration of President […]

President Goodluck Jonathan is currently holding a closed-door meeting with select governors from the South West zone of the country. Chief of Staff to the President, Brigadier-General Jones Oladeinde Arogbofa (rtd) led Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola; Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola; and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi to the president’s office some minutes after […]

 Despite the  presidential victimization of  Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria’s sacked Central Bank Chief, the truth is that a $20 billion dollar theft has been exposed and the sheer size of the theft is treasonable, especially with 80 million people living below $1 dollars daily. $20 billion dollars have been stolen, hoarded, hidden and unremitted by […]

Three members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspiring for the party’s ticket ahead of the Ekiti State governorship election have been disqualified. The trio of Senator Bode Olowoporoku, Peter Obafemi and Bosede Dada were screened out by the screening committee chaired by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba. While Olowoporoku was disqualified for failing to provide his […]

A sum of N2.08 billion has been budgeted for the preparation and participation of Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Monday. Speaking while defending the federation’s budget before the Federal House of Representatives Committee on Sports, NFF Secretary-General, Musa Amadu explained that a […]

As the debate rages over the quality of cement produced in the country, leading manufacturers of the commodity, Dangote Cement Plc yesterday raised the bar further when it launched a much higher grade of the product, 52.5N into the Nigerian market. Group Managing Director of the Company, Devakumar Edwin told newsmen in Lagos yesterday that […]

The Bayelsa State Government has refuted claims by a section of the media that it filed a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the release of the sum of billions of naira retrieved from erstwhile Governor of the state, Diepreiye Alamieyeseigha. “The attention of the Bayelsa State Government has been drawn […]

Nigerians generally believe that large foreign reserves are useful for defending the exchange rate of the naira.  However, our total foreign reserves actually comprise two primary income streams; the first is the Excess Crude Account (ECA), which consists of all crude oil revenue that is in excess of budget projections.  In the recent past, over […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has again called on President Goodluck Jonathan to take time off his “premature electioneering campaign” to visit Yobe State to commiserate with the bereaved families of the innocent school children who were brutally murdered by terrorists last month. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, […]

Immediate past Secretary to the Edo State Government, Dr. Simon Imuekemhe and three others were on Monday remanded in prison custody by a High Court sitting in Benin. Imuekemhe — alongside Joseph Emoabino, Aghator Efe and Davidi Igbinoba — is facing trial on an eight-count charge bordering on diversion of state funds, and will remain […]

As promised recently, President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday unveiled the 2nd Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State. The bridge will be completed at a total cost of N117 billion, according to information available to www.www.aso.rocks search engine. According to the president, the Federal Government will not be fully responsible for the funding of the project, but the bridge […]Read More

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday implored Catholics and religious groups in all to use their positions as oragnisations of influence to promote unity and progress in the country. Speaking at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Plenary Catholic Pro-Cathedral in Abuja, the president also commended conference for its continuing commitment to social justice, good governance and the […]