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Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson is one of the prominent Nigerian leaders who are not happy with the level of crude oil theft, especially in the Niger-Delta region of the country. The governor has accused militants of vandalising oil pipelines, stealing crude oil for the purpose of procuring arms, and recruiting new members. Dickson, […]

The Kebbi State Government says it has released a total of N122.9m for the payment of tuition and registration fees for 62 indigent students of the state origin studying in Indian and Sudanese universities. This was disclosed on Saturday by Executive Secretary of the State Scholarship Board, Murtala Yauri, in the state capital. Yauri, who […]

What does Chief Timipre Sylva represent in Nigeria’s march of democracy? As the former Bayelsa State governor turns 49 on Sunday, 7 July, it is appropriate to reflect on the significance of Sylva to our politics. Reason being that his political trajectory has a great deal of insight and symbolism for Nigeria today. Sylva was […]

In an attempt to apprehend the 30 year old American whistleblower, Edward Snowdon, a plane that was carrying the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, wasdiverted to Austria on its way back to Bolivia from Russia. France, Italy, Spain and Portugal, based on intelligence reports from the Americans, closed their airspace to the plane because they […]

We are gathered here today, to flag-off the reconstruction and expansion of sections I and II of the Lagos-Ibadan dual carriageway, one of the busiest and most important roads in our Nation. 2.This event fulfils my promise to accelerate these projects after the termination of the concession agreement between the Federal Government and Bi-Courtney for […]

Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal will not join the opposition, he has assured. President Goodluck Jonathan had recently warned of the making of a new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that would not hesitate to come hard on even high placed elected officials of the party should they be found wanting. […]

One-cap Nigerian striker, Shola Ameobi has scrapped the clause in his contract that reportedly prevented his participation at the at the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa, which Nigeria won. After the recently held FIFA Confederations Cup during which the Nigerian team proved bereft of competent striking options, National Coach Stepehen keshi reiterated […]

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the People Democratic Party (PDP) of overstepping its bounds by employing its notoriously crude language to criticise the decision of the party’s (ACN’s) leadership to settle the rift between Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and a member of the House of Representatives from the state, Mr. Opeyemi […]

Federal Ministry of Information has restored the National web portal, www.nigeria.gov.ng, which was hacked by a cyber-attacker claiming to be protesting the recent law passed by Nigeria’s National Assembly against homosexuality. The cyber-attack was carried out on Thursday by an Irish hacker who warned President Goodluck Jonathan to veto the bill that prescribes 14-year jail […]Read More

 The Federal House of Representatives is facing allegations of attempting to submerge the bill to repeal and re-enact the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA). Investigations have revealed the likelihood of a compromise involving key figures of the House, such that the seventh House of Representatives may not pass the bill, which is sponsored by […]

Members of the Federal House of Representatives have commenced the amendment of the Nigerian constitution with far-reaching decisions that they expect would deepen the country’s democracy and accelerate its development. The review of the constitution had commenced with the participation of Nigerians with the general decision collated by the Special Ad-hoc Committee on the Review […]

In 2010 when the drumbeats for the 2011 general elections in Nigeria grew louder, a group of elders in Northern Nigeria, called the Northern Elders Forum, made very threatening noises and insisted on having a Nigerian from the North emerge as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I remember that I did an […]