IN FULL: Banky W Declares Intention To Run For House of Reps
Banky W, an entertainer, on Saturday declared his intention to contest for the house of representatives in 2019. The multi-faceted entertainer seeks to represent Eti-Osa local government area in Lagos and is running on the platform of the Modern Democratic Party (MDP). Read his full speech below. Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen… my name is […]
We Can Hold Politicians Accountable Outside Their Manifestoes By Owei Lakemfa.
With the approach of the February 2019 elections, we are back in the season when the political class, like Father Christmas, come with packages. But while the latter comes with gifts, the packages of the politician are promissory. They are promises which in many instances are not kept after the votes have been secured. But […]
Prince Charles Visit and Nigeria’s Eclectic Foreign Policy By Tony Iyare
Like other fellow country men and women, struggling to make some meaning of this week’s visit by the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla to some African countries, including Nigeria, I’ve been nudged into some deep reflection on the real import of that visit. It is tragic that the same week when […]
Fayose Must Apologise for Despoiling Ekiti Values – Segun Dipe
The newly appointed Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi on Public Communications, Segun Dipe, has hit the ground moving fast with a quick demand from the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose, to apologise to the people of the state, for despoiling their values and giving them poor image […]
Psychiatrist Raises Alarm over Drug Abuse in Adamawa
Dr Marcus Vandi, Head of Psychiatric Unit, Yola Specialist Hospital, Adamawa, has raised alarm over the increasing rate of drug abuse among youths in the state. Vandi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Yola, expressed concern over the increasing rate of drug abuse among different age groups. According […]
IDPs Funding: House Report Faults FG’s release of N5.8b
A House Committee on the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has said there was an illegal approval of the the release of the sum of N5, 865, 671, 939.26 in June 2017 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund Account which was mismanaged by the agency. A statement by the House Thursday said the approval by Vice […]
Court Fixes Dec 3 for MTN’s Suit Against Attorney General
A Federal High Court, Lagos, will on December 3 hear a suit by MTN Nigeria Communication Ltd against the Attorney General of the Federation challenging the legality of N242 billion and 1.3 billion dollars import duties and withholding tax assessment. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke fixed the date for the hearing of all pending applications after counsel […]
Labour Insists on N30,000 Minimum Wage Or Strike Resumes
The Organised Labour has threatened to go on strike if the Federal Government fails to approve and implement the N30,000 minimum wage recommended by the tripartite committee. The General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, Mr Musa Lawal, said this while reacting to comments by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, that the report of […]
FG Says Nigeria Air Project Awaits FEC Approval, Needs $300m
The controversial Nigeria Air project that was put on hold by the Federal Government would still sail, afterall as Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, says the proposed national carrier project is alive and is currently at the procurement stage, awaiting the approval of the Federal Executive Council. The minister added that the […]
Lagos CP Bars Beer Parlours in Lagos Police Stations, Barracks
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, has ordered the closure of beer joints within the premises of all police stations across the state. The development is coming on the heels of an officer, Kaddai Useni, who was caught on camera drinking and was dismissed after the clip went viral. According to Police Public […]
