Bomb scare at National Assembly
ABUJA-BARELY 24 hours after the Nyanya bomb blast, there was pandemonium Tuesday at the National Assembly as staff abandoned their duty posts as early as 1.30pm to avoid being killed...
A nation without defined property rights will continue to be at war with itself
The challenge facing Nigeria today is not being tackled at the roots. It seems the symptoms are what those in position of authority are chasing after. It is like chasing...
Islamists abduct ‘many’ schoolgirls in Borno
MAIDUGURI (Codewit) – Heavily armed Islamist gunmen kidnapped a group of girls from a secondary school in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state and torched the surrounding town, a local official and...
The hype of GDP revaluation and matters arising
In the aftermath of the announcement that Nigeria’s current Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had risen to $510bn, the question on the street was simply, that of, whether or not food...
Nigeria will reach `promised land’ – Adesina
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, on Tuesday in Abuja expressed optimism that Nigeria would soon reach the promised land as a nation. Adesina said this during his...
Pipeline vandalism: Absence of accused stalls hearing
Hearing in a case of alleged petroleum pipeline vandalism, brought before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, failed to hold on Tuesday, due to the absence of the accused....
Tambuwal visits Nyanya bomb blast victims
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday visited victims of the Monday bomb blast at the National Hospital, Abuja. It would be recalled that on...
Group set to announce innovation prizes in Africa
As global leaders gather for the 2014 World Economic Forum on Africa in Abuja next month to discuss approaches to inclusive growth and job creation, the 2014 winners for Innovation...
There is nothing progressive about the APC
Three well-worn parties in Nigeria, the ACN, CPC and a wing of the APGA, had a makeover; refashioning themselves as the APC (All Progressives Congress). But the question remains: what...
Fayose, Bamidele, no match for Fayemi — Sen Ojudu
Senator Babafemi Ojudu represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District in the Senate on the plank of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, he maintains that neither Mr. Ayodele Fayose...