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I am not exactly a technophobe but my recent experience at the MMIA, in November 2013, has spurred me to write my first blog. A great deal has been said about the eyesore that MMIA has become and still is. Several writers have succinctly detailed the embarrassment the busiest first port of entry to our […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned newly deployed Commissioner of Police to Rivers State, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin not to continue with the alleged ‘evil practices of his predecessor, Joseph Mbu, who was sent out of the state on Thursday after he had almost made the state ungovernable for Governor Rotimi Amaechi. The party said […]

That former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has gone back to grin alongside some of the same politicians who roundly chastised him into leaving the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria with his tail between his legs is amusing to say the least. It is even more amusing how he has been trying to convince Nigerians that […]

The Presidential Economic Team of 2003 to 2007 which I was privileged to be a member had a running joke – that the NNPC was an independent federal republic on its own totally separate from and way superior to the Nigeria we all worked for! This joke was our way of criticising the way and […]

The Nigerian nation never ceases to throw up interesting, sometimes absurd scenarios. The latest of these is the ongoing face-off between the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the House of Representatives Committee  on finance, over the budget and the state of the economy. The Committee had asked […]

President Jonathan, Thursday, appointed two new special advisers and five chief executives of four different government agencies. A statement issued by Reuben Abati said, “in furtherance of efforts to continually strengthen his administration on all fronts, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the following appointments to fill existing vacancies” According to the statement,Mr. Ima Niboro, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday fixed  12th to 19th March 2014 as dates for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise for Osun and Ekiti governorship elections, which are to hold later in the year. This disclosure was made by Emmanuel Akem, INEC’s Director in charge of Voter Registration during a Stakeholders’ Forum with the theme, […]Read More

After many months of public outcry towards his controversial style of policing, Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu has finally been redeployed. Twelve other officers were similarly redeployed. Announcing his redeployment on Thursday, the Police Service Commission (PSC) explained that the redeployment was in line with the recommendation of Inspector General of […]

President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Abuja urged foreign ambassadors serving in Nigeria to do their best to convey the positive realities of the country to the world. Speaking at an audience with the outgoing Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Roberto Colamine, President Jonathan said that  by doing so, the envoys will help immensely in correcting […]

After much pressure on the State Security Service (SSS) from Nigerians and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the secret police agency has finally arrested Mujahideen Dokubo-Asari, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) over some alleged treasonable statements he made recently. Though details of the arrest were sketchy at the time of this […]

The 2013 External Development Report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that, Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs), declined over $7 billion in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2013, was certainly no complimentary news, given that Nigeria’s dream for transformation through large scale industrialization can hardly materialize without the huge capital and technological input […]

The 79 Composite Group of the Nigerian Air Force in Maiduguri says it has destroyed suspected Boko Haram hideouts. According to spokesman for the group, Squadron Leader Chris Erondu, the hideouts were destroyed during a raid on some parts of the state. “Sequel to intelligence reports, the 79 Composite Group, in conjunction with 75 Strike […]