During the Jonathan administration, an outspoken opposition spokesperson had argued that Nigeria was on auto-pilot, a phrase that was gleefully even if ignorantly echoed by an excitable opposition crowd. Deeper reflection should have made it clear even to the unthinking that there is no way any country can ever be on auto-pilot, for there are…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has hinted that his administration will soon begin the construction of the 4th Mainland Bridge. Ambode disclosed that a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for the project will be sealed with investors before May 29, when his administration would have been a year old. He made this known on Thursday…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured parents and relations of the kidnapped Chibok girls that he frequently reflects on the ordeal of the captives in the hands of Boko Haram terrorists and shares the pain of their continued absence from home. The President made this known in a statement issued by one of his media aides,…
The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of Ikenne Division of Ogun State, Patrick Onwu, who allegedly beat a female traffic warden to coma few days ago has been demoted. Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, ordered the demotion in rank of Onwu after he reportedly got to know about the ugly incident in the…
Organisers of the annual Nigerian Entertainment Awards, NEA, have invited entries for the 2016 edition of the award. Executive Producer of NEA, Tope Esan, said in a statement on Wednesday that entries are expected from works made public from May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016. “Over the years, we have solidified our staple categories…
senate The National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno; and service chiefs have been directed by the Senate to appear before it for questioning. At the plenary on Thursday, the lawmakers said they want to hear from the NSA and the security chiefs on their efforts to rescue over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has been dragged before the Tax Appeal Tribunal by a Swiss-based oil company, Trafigura Beheer B.V. The firm wants the Tribunal to declare that a company not registered in Nigeria cannot file tax returns to FIRS. Trafigura, an oil company, was engaged in oil business transactions with Pipelines and…
A man identified as Ifeanyi Chukwu who lives in Lagos was arraigned on Thursday before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting one of his neighbours. Chukwu, 34, was said to have used a padlock to hit his neighbour, one Chibuzor Ubachukwu, in the eye over an argument that ensued between them due to…
An alleged strategic accomplice of Khalid Al-Barnawi has been arrested and paraded by the Department of State Security, DSS. The suspect, one Bello Danhajiya, a Fulani from Zamfara State, was shown to the media on Wednesday. He is presumed to be second in command. It was disclosed that he confessed his involvement in gun-running, cattle…
Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, says he is working on boosting the state’s economy cocoa, which used to be the main export of the old Western region. The governor was at the Shanghai Golden Minkey Group, a cocoa production company that just resumed production after it last operated in 2001. He was taken round the…