How Being Fela’s Son Has Hampered My Success — Seun Kuti
Seun Kuti, the youngest son of late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has denied that being born by his father is not actually his ticket to stardom. Instead, he said…
World Economic Forum: Jonathan Off to Davos Tomorrow
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Tuesday for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he will lead efforts to attract beneficial global participation in this year’s World…
Kill Subsidy Before It Kills Us!
Bernard Otti, NNPC’s Group Executive Director, Finance & Accounts, explained at a press conference in Abuja, recently that, out of the contentious unresolved net balance of $10.8bn unremitted oil revenue…
PDP Pacifies Obasanjo: Appoints His Crony, Adamu Muazu As Chairman
Treasury looter and former Governor of Bauchi State, Adamu Muazu has been chosen as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He replaces Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, who…
Lagos Records 125 Per Cent Last-quarter Budget Performance in 2013
The Lagos State Government has announced that it closed 2013 with an impressive 125 per cent last-quarter budget performance and a cumulative year round record of 85 per cent. The…
Another Fuel Tanker Explodes in Lagos
There was confusion at the premises of Zoom Mobile, a now moribund telecommunications company located close to the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos on Sunday, following a an explosion while some…
Don’t Trivialise Corruption, Tackle It
Below is the transcript of the address of the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the TEDxEuston: Before I start I think…
APC Slams Presidency, Police Commission over Mbu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed condemnation for the tacit defence of Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mbu Joseph Mbu by the Police Service Commission (PSC), saying the commission, by…
2015 elections and the outset of silly season
Barely a year before the 2015 general elections, some politicians are adopting laughable political antics just to attract media attention and better their chances of retaining a semblance of relevance…
APC and the revolting injustice against Shekerau, Bafarawa
Martin Luther King, Jr., the American civil rights leader, is reported to have said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The truth in this quote cannot be overemphasised.…