Chief Olu Falae | credits: File copy Former presidential candidate of the defunct All Progressives Party in the 1999 general elections, Chief Olu Falae, on Friday relaunched the Social Democratic Party in Abuja and stressed that the party has the capacity to lead Nigeria out of poverty and corruption. The party was initially formed in […]
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: blogs.cfr.org The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has explained how the Olusegun Obasanjo administration spent the loot recovered from the late maxiumn dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. She said that contrary to reports that the sum of $2bn was recovered from Abacha’s loot, only $500m was […]
L-R: Olisa-Agbakoba, Ita-Giwa and Ogunshola L-R: Olisa-Agbakoba, Ita-Giwa and Ogunshola The Federal Government has released the list of delegates to the national conference. A statement on Thursday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, named Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), Chief Olu Falae, Erelu Olusola […]
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh | credits: File copy The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that an unnamed leader of the All Progressives Congress got a contract of N84bn from the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi. The party said this was one of the reasons why the opposition […]
…NCAA, FAAN, NAMA, NCAT affected BY OKEY NDIRIBE In what appears like a move to cleanse the aviation sector, President Goodluck Jonathan , Tuesday sacked the heads of four aviation parastatals in the country. Those affected include Mr George Uriese of FAAN, Mr Fola Akinkuotu of NCAA, Engr. Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA and Mrs Chinyere […]
President Goodluck Jonathan Following recent killings by the Boko Haram sect, some Nigerians have, via online media, asked President Goodluck Jonathan to discontinue the ongoing centenary celebrations. Nigeria is currently celebrating 100 years of the amalgamation of the southern and northern protectorates by Lord Frederick Lugard in 1914. On Thursday, a petition was published […]
Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said everybody should be blamed for the activities of the dreaded members of the Boko Haram sect. Abubakar, who was reacting to the killings of schoolchildren by members of the sect in Yobe State, stated that instead of looking for solutions, many Nigerians were trading […]
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday said he rejected the centenary award to be conferred on him by the Federal Government because the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, was included in the list of awardees. In a statement entitled, ‘The canonisation of terror,’ Soyinka said it was an […]
Says Present Structure Breeds Corruption, Violence AS Nigeria marks 100 years of its corporate existence, former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Anyaoku has, again, called for true federalism, describing it as “the only way to progress and development.” According to him, the present structure breeds high cost of governance, tribalism and religious bigotry. In a telephone conversation […]
Leaders advertisement AS Nigeria’s centenary anniversary celebrations peaked Thursday, world leaders took turns to felicitate with the country, urging her to take her prime place in the comity of nations. Meanwhile, free movement of Nigerians and foreign dignitaries in Abuja as the nation celebrated its centenary yesterday was hampered by […]
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