Buhari eLauds Mandela’s Zeal for Peace, Democracy
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in New York extolled the immense values embodied by the late South African President and Nobel Peace Winner, Nelson Mandela. Speaking at a High Level Meeting on Global Peace in honour of the Centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, also known as the Peace Summit, on the sidelines of […]
Why Omisore May Not Support PDP In Osun Rerun
I have been following debates on why Senator Iyiola Omisore may work for his former party, PDP, to defeat APC in the rerun of Osun’s inconclusive governorship election tomorrow. In my opinion, tomorrow’s rerun may be an easy win for APC as the party and PDP compete to win Otunba Iyiola Omisore’s support in the […]
Breaking: Nationwide Strike Looms, As NLC Meeting With FG Ends In Deadlock
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted on its planned strike as the meeting with the Federal Government has ended in a deadlock. The meeting between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and the Tripartite Committee was to look into the issue of the minimum wage which has led to a planned strike. […]
Is there Biosafety in Nigeria? By Nnimmo Bassey
At a recent HOMEF dialogue with farmers, most of the participants declared that they have never heard of anything called genetically modified organisms (GMOs). When they got to know what GMOs are, they all declared that genetically modified crops are bad for our agriculture and overall environment. Despite huge financial outlays in modern agricultural […]
The Whites And What Colonialism Did To Us By Owei Lakemfa.
September is a special month for the family of Chief Gani Oyesola Fawehinmi, the matchless fighter for the Nigerian poor who committed his 45-year legal practice, wealth and life to the emancipation of the Nigerian people. For his beliefs, doggedness and commitment to social justice, he was jailed intermittently from the 1970s over a period […]
Lawyer Nabbed Over Issuance of Fake Court Judgment
A Lagos-based legal practitioner, Edward Oseghale, has been arrested following allegations of forgery and issuance of a fake court judgment. Oseghale’s arrest was disclosed today by Mrs Taiwo Olatokunbo, the Chief Registrar, Lagos State Judiciary while speaking on behalf of the Chief Judge of the state, Mrs Opeyemi Oke According to her, the suspect was […]
Court Nullifies Imo Deputy Governor’s Impeachment
A High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital has nullified the impeachment of the Deputy Governor of the state, Eze Madumere, by lawmakers. The court’s nullification is on the ground that Mr Madumere’s impeachment did not follow due process, therefore making it illegal. The presiding judge, Justice Benjamin Iheka, insisted that he (Madumere) […]
Tobacco Groups Urge Government to Implement Policies on Tobacco Control
Government at all levels have been called upon to come up with a tax regime that would up the selling price of tobacco and as such reduce the use of it by unsuspecting poor Nigerians who are already in excruciating situations as a result of the dangers posed to their health by cigarettes. The call […]
EFCC Lost Bid to Orji Kalu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Friday lost its bid to compel a former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, to enter into the witness box and explain his role on an alleged fraud charge initiated against him and two others at a Federal High Court in Lagos. Kalu’s lawyer, Chief Awa Kalu […]
FG Releases N22.68b to Pay Ex-Nigeria Airways Workers
The Federal Government has ordered the Ministry of Finance to immediately release the sum of N22.68 billion for the payment of severance package of former workers of the liquidated Nigeria Airways Limited. This is 50 percent of the N45 billion earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on September 20, 2017 for the pensioners. […]
