Gov. Chime Returns after Five Months Hiatus
Ailing Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime arrived in the country this morning, after about five months of controversial disappearance from the state. The governor, alleged to be suffering from…
Struggling for seats in a sinking boat
One feature of Nigeria’s electoral politics, also predating Jonathan’s presidency, is that pre-election struggles within parties to select candidates (called primaries) are, at least as fierce as main electoral contests…
NNPC’s unguarded comments
Editor: It is unacceptable for officials of any government agency to insult or disparage elected public office holders. It is even worse when the object of attack is a state…
Baba Aladura Suspends Professor Otubu from ESOCS
Professor Joseph Otubu, son of former late Baba Aladura, Humphrey Otubu, has challenged his suspension from the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim (ESOCS) Church at the Federal…
NHRC Set to Investigate Torture of 10-Year-Old
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has commenced investigations into the reported assault and torture of a 10-year-old boy, Stephen Ogbeun, who was pressed with a hot pressing iron. Reacting…
Reps Okay Sack of 4,029 NIMC Workers
Members of Federal House of Representatives on Wednesday, during the plenary session, endorsed the sack of 4,026 workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). In a passive manner, however,…
INEC Saddened by Incidents of Hooliganism in Kano By-Elections
Incidents of violence observed in last Saturday’s by-election in Kano State cannot continue as they constitute a great impediment to enthroning the voting power of the people, the Independent National…
UBA Rewards Customers in MoneyGram Promo
The United Bank for Africa Plc. (UBA) and MoneyGram Money Transfer have given out various prizes to customers that emerged winners in the ‘UBA-MoneyGram Fly High’ promo. The promo which…
The Inside Story Behind the Obasanjo-Jonathan rapprochement
The political chase game has started once more in the wake of last Sunday’s meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The stakes are high; so high…
2015: Opposition Governors Endorse Merger for Parties
Top figures of opposition political parties on Tuesday converged on Lagos State to hold a closed-door meeting that lasted for several hours. The highpoint of the meeting was the endorsement…