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Afenifere Renewal Group has described Senate President, David Mark’s statement at the ongoing conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as provocative and derogatory. In a statement signed late Wednesday by its Publicity Secretary, Kunle Famoriyo, the group said Mark’s statement is capable of inciting Nigerians to show their disregard for public authorities. While speaking […]

The wish of the Federal Government to extradite Lawal Babafemi better known as Abdullahi Ayatollah Mustapha received legal backing on Wednesday, as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja endorse its extradition request. The United States earlier requested Lawal’s extradition from Nigeria to answer charges of terrorism against him, following his indictment for conspiracy to […]

A contract for comprehensive underwater inspection, assessment and survey of the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge worth N250m was on Wednesday approved by the Federal Executive Council. The contract approval came following reports of excessive vibration of the bridge under heavy traffic. Also approved was a bill for the effective detection, prevention, prohibition and prosecution of […]

Barely 48 hours after his return from a ten months health hiatus in the US, Taraba state governor, Danbaba Suntai in one fell swoop sacked the state executive council, all special advisers and approved the appointment of Mr. Gibon Timothy Kataps as the Secretary to the State Government, while Mallam Aminu Jika is the new […]

For more than eight weeks now, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been on strike action to press home their demand for implementation of 2009 agreement with federal government, which borders on funding and conditions of service. The strike has, expectedly, paralyzed almost all activities in Nigerian universities. There is no special need to […]

Did you read the article by Tim Newmann entitled End of an Assignment that clinically analysed how the system works in Nigeria just from a Lagos point of view? Well, I did over the weekend and found myself shaking my head to what the British expatriate oil worker catalogued as some of the problems with […]

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) on Tuesday urged the Taraba State House of Assembly to constitute a medical panel to examine the state of health of Governor Danbaba Suntai. This call was issued the same day members of the Taraba State House of Assembly endorsed the governor’s request to resume work based on his […]

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hereby condemns in the strongest possible terms the organization of a parallel primary election to elect a candidate for the November 16, 2013 governorship election in Anambra state other than the one conducted by the Party on August 24, 2013. For the avoidance of doubt, the only […]

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) is pleased to announce the official listing of its Rights Issue of 12,906,999,142 ordinary shares on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The President/CEO of Transcorp Mr. Obinna Ufudo remarked that the Rights Issue was 132.08% subscribed thus confirming the unflinching support and trust reposed in the […]Read More

There is confusion over whether or not abductors of Mike Ozekhome (SAN), his driver and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Athanasious Ugbomhe aka “Athani” have contacted their families to demand ransom.  While there have been reports that Ozekhome’s abductors have demanded N150m from his family with a three-day ultimatum, the lawyer’s elder […]

Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike and Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Felix Obuah may soon become sworn enemies, it has been revealed. It is believed that Wike, who heads the faction of the party led by Obuah, plans to dump the controversial chairman because he sees […]

Three members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ekiti State on Monday suffered bullet wounds from a clash between alleged loyalists of Governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi and member of the House of Representatives, Opeyemi Bamidele at Iyin-Ekiti, again underlining feelings of rancour in the ruling party in the state. Bamidele has never […]