The Subsidy Conundrum (Part 1)
If you are confused about the assurance by President Jonathan during his recent media chat that “Subsidy stays in 2013”, you are not alone. A few days before the presidential…
Missing $12.4bn Oil Windfall: Court delivers judgment
After a prolonged period of litigation and delays lasting more than two years, judgement in one of the longest-drawn suits in the nation’s oil and gas industry will be delivered…
Justice Bulkachuwa to head Court of Appeal
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) on Wednesday ratified the appointment of Justice Zainab A. Bulkachuwa as Acting President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) — a decision reached at an…
Pass the Prosperity Test
But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you power to get wealth.– Deuteronomy 8:18, The Amplified Bible The very idea of wealth scares…
Fani-Kayode, Odi and Iyobosa’s Dirty Lies
My attention has been drawn to an article written by Iyobosa Uwugiaren who is a columnist for the Leadership newspaper. The article was titled ”Odi-Who Is Listening To Fani-Kayode” and…
Handing –Over Remarks
As this is my very last assignment as Chair of the D-8, I must say how pleased I am for the opportunity to serve this young and dynamic Organisation for…
Again, Forbes Names Dangote Africa’s Richest
For the second year running, Nigerian businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has been listed as Africa’s richest man, in the latest ranking of the continent’s billionaires and millionaires released by renowned…
Reps Warn Gov. Yuguda, Others, Against Excessive Borrowing
The Federal House of Representatives on Wednesday warned Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Isa Yuguda and other incumbent state governors to slow down on their accumulation of domestic and foreign…
The News/P.M. News building gutted by fire
The building housing The News — a popular weekly magazine — and its parallel evening tabloid, P.M. News, was on Wednesday gutted by fire that began late in the evening.The…
Dhq Condemns Reuters, Invalidates Authenticity of Video Clip
Despite a surprising about-face on the publication of a video footage depicting Nigerian soldiers as guilty of human rights abuses in their war against Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, international news…