By Abdul-Warith Afekade Blessing Agbomhere – Mr President, permit me to seize this opportunity to congratulate you as you begin your journey as the captain of this ship called the Nigerian State. Indeed, your leadership qualities and capabilities become clearer with each passing day for all to see. Notwithstanding the sorry state of our nation’s […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja – The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), an Abuja based non-governmental organization (NGO) has urged President Mohammad Buhari to expedite the implementation of the recommendations of the annual reports of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in the past 10 years. The cardinal objective of the NEITI Audit Report […]
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Chief Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor, to declare his assets “in keeping with the requirement of the office he is temporarily occupying and in line with the mantra of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to promote transparency and accountability.” The party […]
An Assistant Editor in Chief with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun, has lost his mum, Alhaja Risikat Ajoke Balogun. Late Mrs Balogun passed on at the age of 80, last Friday in her son’s residence in Ibadan and has since been buried according to Islamic tenet last Saturday in Lagos. In […]
Immediate past Rivers State Governor Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has debunked claims by Eng. Tele Ikuru, his deputy while he was governor, that he (Ikuru) returned billions of naira to him(Amaechi) and the state government. Ikuru had in a thanksgiving service at the weekend said that he returned over two billion naira cash to […]
Ayodele Afoolabi, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the government and people of Ghana over the dual tragedy of flooding and fire outbreak which claimed scores of lives in that country. The president, in a condolence message on Friday, 5 June 2015 signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam […]
*As Dawha Advocates Need to Protect the Environment for Sustainable Development The Federal Government under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged its commitment to playing more proactive and effective roles in the affairs of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. Speaking in Vienna, Austria at the ongoing OPEC International Seminar, […]
By Aaron Kaase – A jittery Chairman, Police Service Commission, Mike Okiro who has apparently failed in his threats, black mail through hired agents on Tuesday sent his personal lawyer one Barr. Ayo Ademola and Anayo Okiro his younger brother to prevail on me to meet with him in his office so as to’ hear […]
By Eric Ojo – The Stop Impunity Nigeria Campaign group has asked the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau to make available to it the asset declaration forms submitted to the Bureau by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The President and his Vice President last week declared their asset in line […]
By Ayo Balogun – Senator-elect, Prince Buruji Kashamu has again taken a swipe at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over its press release purporting to have served him the controversial extradition notice. Mr Kashamu in a statement issued by his lawyer Ajibola Oluyede berated the agency noting that its action “is very jumpy, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – As a way of immortalizing some of the soldiers of 103 Battalion, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu, who lost their lives in the North East, while fighting the deadly Boko Haram insurgents, the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), of the Division, has unveiled a plaque tagged “Heroes […]
In furtherance of its expansion plan in African countries, Leading Cement manufacturers, Dangote Cement Plc will next week Thursday commission its 2.5million mtpa cement plant in Ethiopia as the company inches towards the mark of 40million mtpa total production capacity globally before the end of 2015 Located in Mugher District, the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic […]
* Says Patience Jonathan Yet To Declare Assets, 7 Months After Resigning As Perm sec The Grassroots Initiative for Open and Democratic Governance in Nigeria, GIODGN, has described as totally unacceptable and a flagrant abuse of the laws of the land, the refusal of the outgoing First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dame […]
A federal high court in Abuja has cleared former Kwara State Governor, Senator Bukola Saraki of any wrongdoing in a bank loan being investigated by the Police Special Fraud Unit since 2012. The clearance given to the former governor in court followed a legal opinion by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister […]
By Niyi Adeyi – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has faulted the recent rash of late appointments by the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan and alerted the incoming Buhari administration over them, urging it to reverse the “mischievous actions.” The eleventh hour appointments and sacks, the group declared were irritating to Nigerians as well as constituted […]
In what could be described as being influenced by spirit of democracy, the incoming President, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has informed the Public that he wishes to be addressed as President after May 29 swearing-in and inauguration. APC Presidential Campaign Organization, Director of Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement he […]
An Aide of the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly has threatened to deal with Kenneth Uwadi, the President of Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative (YARPTI) who is also the Coordinator of YAHVCP . The offence of Uwadi was the petition he sent to the Nigerian President Elect where he called […]
Washington, DC – African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu has proposed a new entrepreneur-led development model for Africa at two high profile events in Washington DC. Mr. Elumelu, who is Chairman of United Bank for Africa, and Founder, the Tony Elumelu Foundation, spoke at a White House event hosted by United States President Barack Obama on May 11 to celebrate emerging entrepreneurs around the globe. The event was […]
The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Federal Government to the ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja over immense suffering of Internally Displaced Persons across the country. Joined as defendant is the Attorney General of the Federation, Muhammed Adoke. In the suit No. ECW/CCJ/APP/15/15 and filed last week by […]
A Civil Rights Group, Transparency Coalition of Nigeria (TCN) has called on the President-Elect, General Mohammed Buhari to insulate the EFCC from being manipulated by politicians to witch hunt perceived enemies when he assumes office. In a statement issued by its Secretary General, Mr Peter Gimba in Abuja on Tuesday, the TCN said it was […]
