By NATHANIEL SHAIBU and ARMSTRONG BAKAM Ya’u Jatau, the husband of Rhoda, the Bauchi woman who was detained for 18 months in prison for alleged blasphemy, has expressed joy over the release of his wife….
By Adetutu Sobowale A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to compensate the victims of military airstrikes in the past seven years. Falana, who is the chairman of Alliance on Surviving…
By Akin Osuntokun Exasperated at a slew of successive military take over of governance in the African coup belt states of Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon, President Olusegun Obasanjo came to the conclusion…
By Kingsley Jeremiah Nigeria’s continued dependence on importation of petroleum products remains a concern despite awarding over 57 refinery licences in the last 18 years and an additional five recently. To many, the country appears…
By Ameh Ochojila Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and chairman of National Judicial Council (NJC), Olukayode Ariwoola, will in his last quarterly meeting of the council on Wednesday and Thursday, unveil new 11 Justices of…
Acute Tone Deafness Amidst Anguish And Hunger Postscript by Waziri Adio The insistence of our legislators on an inscrutable right to binge on luxury cars and the audacity of the executive to include some items…
By Kingsley Jeremiah (Abuja) and Waliat Musa (Lagos) Concerns over NDDC’s N2.41t expenditure amid transparency, accountability issues. The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed that the nation’s federation account received N14.38 trillion between…
By Dr. Sam Amadi It is common to say that Nigeria is a corrupt country. However, that does not really make much sense. Almost every country is corrupt to the extent that there are always…
By OKEY ANUEYIAGU Naira, our local currency has taken a huge tumble and a nose-dive that is unprecedented in the history of any monetary instrument. The naira over a protracted period of time has almost…
By Rotimi Agboluaje, Ibadan Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, swore in a 27-year-old lady, Miss Wasilat Adegoke, as the Commissioner for Youths and Sports, and Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetumobi as the Commissioner for Health,…
