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Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), NNP Columnists, Presidency
Monday, September 7th, 2015
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | Sept. 7, 2015 -It was a huge relief reading reports that President Buhari had concluded plans to submit a bill to set up anti-corruption courts to the National Assembly. According to the Punch of August 22 2015, the President decided to set up the planned special anti-corruption […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Monday, September 7th, 2015
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Let me make a confession from the outset. I have always been a fan of President Muhammadu Buhari and I didn’t hide my admiration for him. On the four occasions he contested for the Presidency, I voted for him except in 2007. And that was because I left the country […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Monday, September 7th, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assured Nigerians that he would name his cabinet before the end of September. The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement, said Buhari gave the assurance in Accra at a joint press conference with President John Mahama of Ghana. Buhari stated, […]
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Headlines
Monday, September 7th, 2015
Prof. Theo Vincent, ex-UNIPORT VC CHUX OHAI writes on the sad tale of celebrated scholar, writer and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Theo Vincent, now facing hard times The Ilaje area of Lagos is usually associated with social misfits of all kinds. Even the adjoining area like Bariga has a […]
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Headlines, Oil Politics
Monday, September 7th, 2015
Group Managing Director, NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu The Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation has commenced the process of recovering over $7bn (N1.4tn) in over-deducted tax benefits from joint venture partners on major capital projects. It was learnt on Sunday that the corporation had also engaged an international accounting firm to ascertain the exact amount due to […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Monday, September 7th, 2015
[print] Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai said on Saturday that with the adoption of the Single Treasury Account, the state had traced and uncovered N4bn stashed in 470 different accounts in 23 commercial banks. He noted that the Peoples Democratic Party […]
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General Politics, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Monday, September 7th, 2015
THREE months after leaving office and amid accusations of misdeeds by his government, former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he worked with a great team. Jonathan’s appraisal of his cabinent was contained in separate congratulatory letters to the new President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; and the Vice-President of the World Bank, […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police
Monday, September 7th, 2015
The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned the reinstatement of the dismissed Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zakari Biu. Biu was on Friday reinstated and statutorily retired by the Police Service Commission, nearly three years after he was dismissed for allegedly aiding the escape of Boko Haram mastermind, Kabiru Sokoto. […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, September 7th, 2015
In this interview with ENIOLA AKINKUOTU, human rights lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo, speaks about President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments You are from the South-South. Why have you come out to defend President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments which are largely in favour of the North? I am not a tribalist. If I was, I wouldn’t have campaigned for […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Sunday, September 6th, 2015
ENUGU—Two persons, who specialized in vandalizing installations of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, were electrocuted, weekend, while attempting to remove the power distribution property. Meanwhile, a young man of about 25 years of age is currently hospitalized in Anambra State for burns to his body while attempting to vandalize EEDC’s 2.5 MVA transformer, which serves […]
