Ten months after the Federal Government re-awarded contract for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway, the job has been going on at snail’s pace. Despite the presence of the contractor- Julius Berger Plc. on site, the motion without movement scenario playing out there has simply made the road to go from bad to […]
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When the first cases of kidnappings involving expatriate oil workers were recorded in the Niger Delta in the early 2000s, not many knew that it would grow to become a national malaise in less than two decades or thereabouts. Apart from the militancy in the Niger Delta, the deadly Islamic insurgency in the North orchestrated […]
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President should raise vibrant economic team Revenue challenge must be tackled Operating surplus template should be implemented Infrastructure, EODB key areas for new economic team In view of the lacklustre performance of the country’s economy recorded in the last four years, experts insist there is the compelling need for President Muhammadu Buhari to head-hunt creative […]
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North Central caucus set to jettison APC’s zoning formula Ahead of the June 6 inauguration of the 9th National Assembly (NASS), the race for the Speaker of the House of Representatives is getting interesting as incumbent Speaker, Yakubu Dogara is strategising to cash in on the self-inflicted discord ravaging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
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Peoples Democratic Party’s leadership will meet with the party’s lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives very soon to discuss the zoning of the offices meant for the opposition party in the two chambers, it has been learnt The offices are Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Minority Whip and Deputy Minority Whip. A source […]
Continue Reading• We’ll appeal verdict, says counsel• Babatope, Aborisade, Nwosu call for caution Justice Oathman Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, Abuja, has nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. Adeleke, who represents Osun West Senatorial […]
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President Buhari delivering a Keynote Address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa, in Amman, Jordan. Photo/Twitter/NGR 6TH APRIL, 2019 Protocols:Permit me to start by thanking His Majesty, King Abdallah Bin Hussein of Jordan, for the special invitation to speak to you briefly at this event. 2. I also […]
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Reactions have continued to trail the purported resignation of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Thursday night, to stave off his possible retirement by President Muhammadu Buhari, following a recommendation to that effect by the National Judicial Council (NJC). An online news platform broke the news of his resignation with […]
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By Mike Ozekhome I knew it would come sooner than later. When Justice Walter Onnoghen’s travails started in January, I predicted that the cabal was out to rubbish him. They desired to bespatter him with the paintbrush of shame, odium and obloquy in such a way as to make him visibly unfit for the position […]
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has disclosed that the Commission had recovered N251 billion cash and multi-million dollar worth of jewelries between January 2018 and first quarter of this year. He made the disclosure in Abuja when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes on 2019 […]
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