CBN Sets September date for New Naira Notes
Deputy Director, Operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Tunde Lemo on Wednesday disclosed that the bank would take delivery of new naira notes for circulation before the…
Corrupt Police Officers will be Dismissed — IGP
Corrupt Police officers will be identified and replaced with fresh recruits in order to sanitise the country’s security system, Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar has said. Speaking during the…
Rejoinder:Of Presidential Crybabies and Kindergarten President
The statement issued by Reuben Abati the official spokesperson for the presidency on 11TH of August 2013 criticizing the interim chairman of the APC for describing the Jonathan government as…
Sack Wike Now, Rivers Councillors Urge Jonathan
Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyesome Wike is a threat to democracy and should be sacked for his utterances which border on breaching peace, incitement and partisan campaign, Rivers…
That Gov. Oshiomhole’s show-trial of the poor teach
Sad things happen in our country. And there are days I simply turn my attention away from the sad happenstance either as President, Public Interest Lawyers League (PILL) or as…
Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria; Not Yorubas, Not Igbos!
I always knew trouble was brewing. From August 2 when the media published Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi’s letter to President Goodluck Jonathan threatening “reciprocity or reprisal” ostensibly against…
FG Can’t Afford N92bn for Lecturers, Says Okonjo-Iweala
The ongoing nationwide industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may not end soon, as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi…
Drama: Edo Teacher Fails Simple Reading Test
A teacher in Edo State was the subject of scorn during Tuesday’s verification of the certificates of primary school teachers in the state. Asked to read a sworn affidavit she…
Go To Court If You Feel Slandered – APC Tells Jonathan
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to go to court if he felt libelled by the description of his presidency as a kindergarten presidency by the…
Amnesty International, SERAC Warn Fashola against Continued Forced Evictions
Amnesty International and the Social and Economic Rights Action Centre (SERAC) have condemned Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola and his administration for embarking on the demolition of the Badia…