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My discussion about the performance of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu must be put in the context that I met him at Saint Andrew’s Anglican Church, Okepopo, Lagos; and that was in 2003, under the vicarship of the then Reverend Canon ‘Segun Ajayi. Meeting him, I remember Sanwo-Olu as a man with a good dose of human […]

President Bola Tinubu says his administration will not relent in addressing corruption and other vices because it is a sacred duty to ensure that the country is set right for the prosperity of all Nigerians.   Speaking when he received a delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), led by its president, Archbishop Daniel […]

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has nullified the N800 billion budget passed by the Edison Ehie-led group of the Rivers State House of Assembly and signed into law by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The court also upheld the suit filed by the Assembly and Speaker Martin Amaewhule, against Fubara, […]

  The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has described relocation of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) headquarters to Lagos as a ploy to further underdevelop Northern Nigeria.   The group also kicked against the relocation of a unit of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Lagos.   The ACF, in a statement by […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and 20 concerned Nigerians have sued the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas for unilaterally and arbitrarily increasing the allocation for lawmakers from N197 billion to N344 billion, representing highest since the return of democracy in 1999.   Akpabio and Abbas were […]

Following the recent launch of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, the police have apprehended 16 notorious criminals and recovered arms and ammunition in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).   Amongst the suspects paraded on Saturday were three Bwari-based kidnappers- Idris Ishaku, m, 27 years; Bala Umar, m, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has re-arraigned a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja.   He was re-arraigned on Friday,  January 19, 2024 on 20-count amended charges bordering on  conferment of corrupt advantages, conspiracy, criminal […]

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that arrest of one Chinaza Phillip identified as a notorious kidnapper in Abuja.   This was disclosed on Friday, January 19, via  a statement issued by FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh.   Adeh said the suspect is currently in police custody after he […]

Elder Statesman and Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has said that the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari set the country back five decades in his eight years in office.   Clark said the Buhari administration failed abysmally, lacked direction, was full of insecurity and recorded economic collapse.   The South-South […]

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has reversed the policy of his predecessor, Senator Hadi Sirika, on the relocation of aviation agencies to the nation’s capital in Abuja.   Keyamo has ordered the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to relocate its headquarters back to Lagos.   An internal memo issued by […]

Barely hours after the court amended  Godwin Ifeanyi  Emefiele`s bail condition allowing him to travel out side Abuja, there seem to be more troubles in the offing  for the embattled  former Governor of the Central bank Of Nigeria as the Federal Government again amended the charges against him on offences allegedly committed while in office. […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission has suspended its plan to bar Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines for 21 days.   In a statement on Thursday, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, said the commission decided to suspend the action after the telcos agreed to resolve all outstanding issues between them. Earlier the regulatory body […]