The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has filed a suit against Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the immediate arrest and prosecution of Nigerian oil and gas mogul, Mr. Benedict Peters who is the present Chairman, Aiteo Group of Companies. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/239/2021 and filed at the Federal High […]
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Otò ge: Why Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq enjoys massive support in Kwara
By Anjolaoluwa Folajimi For several years, late Chief Olusola Saraki, Waziri Ilorin reigned supreme in the Kwara State politics. From the second republic down to the present democratic dispensation, his name made or marred the political fortune of many aspirants in the State. His political clout transcend over three decades. The political legacy “Oloye” remained […]
Obioma and his midas touch in NECO
By Philip Agbese Femi Adesina, the presidential aide is a fantastic and affable fellow. Nothing else has glued me to him like bees on honey more than his present role as a presidential spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari. Adesina is one person it will take me a long time to forget in the history of […]
Ambassador TY Buratai: A Testament to Patriotism
By Oche Oche A story is told of Oedipus the King, a play written by Sophocles, a great Greek writer. Oracle of Apollos prophesied that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother, and so it came to be that Oedipus actually killed a man he met in the wilderness, but the same man […]
MFM/Olukoya: Court Grants N500m Damages, Perpetual Injunction against Badejo
An Ogun State High Court of Justice, holden in Abeokuta, Nigeria, has slammed N500,000 million damages against a U.K.-based blogger, Maureen Badejo for libelous publications through her GIO TV against the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, and the church. The claimants are the Incorporated Trustees of Mountain of […]
Ethnoreligious killings: Group accuses Amnesty International of double standards
The Centre for African Liberation And Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has accused Amnesty International of double standards, taking sides with a particular ethnic group and heating the insecurity crisis in the country. The centre noted that Amnesty International’s position affirms that the group is out on a mission to see to the disintegration of Nigeria at all cost. […]
Kagara: Arewa youths urge Niger Governor, Senators to wake up, tackle insecurity
Niger State Governor, Sani Bello, as well as three senators representing the state at the National Assembly, have been urged to wake up from their slumber and face the realities on the ground as regards insecurity. The Arewa Citizens Against Insecurity (ACAI) gave this charge at a press conference on Friday in Kaduna following the abduction of 42 […]
TY Buratai: Why the phones are still ringing
By Philip Agbese Something interesting struck my mind having closely monitored events around the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. TY Buratai (rtd). One is perplexed at the stream of human traffic to his residence or complimentary phone calls everyday. It’s a seldom experience with past public office holders in Nigeria. Unlike […]
EFCC: Group commends President Buhari on Bawa’s nomination
The Patriotic Front of Nigeria (PFN) has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Abdulrasheed Bawa as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The group said the president has again confirmed his commitment to rid the nation of corruption by entrusting a youth to lead the war. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Kolawole […]
Much Ado About Tunde Sabiu’s Employment In NIA
By Philip Agbese These are indeed interesting times in Nigeria. I am beginning to believe that it is now an occupation for some individuals and groups to imagine things and pass their imagination to the general public without thinking of the implication of their actions. The latest in town that got me on the floor […]