The ministerial list: expertise, youth and experience
A lot of furore greeted the publication of the ministerial list this week. This furore was premised on three grounds: whether the names on the list was worth the wait,...
I didn’t mourn for Alamieyeseigha because I want to go to heaven
Two days ago I was discussing with Juliet when I started showing her some files in my laptop. Then I made a statement that made her frown and scowled at...
Does the senate has powers to screen or just to confirm ministers
A Facebook friend of mine wrote that: “From Section 147(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ‘Any appointment to the office of Minister of the Government of...
Urhobo leaders eulogize Delta Speaker, call for unity
Urhobo leaders today took a hard look at the recent judgments of the State and National Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba, describing the dismissal of the petition filed by...
PDP now resort to Internet fake news to blackmail Senate against Amaechi’s screening
It has come to the notice of the Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, that Governor Nyesom Wike and the PDP in their failed bid to ensure that...
Miracle or medical mistake: Man, 70, ‘resurrects’ in mortuary, 30 hours after ‘demise’
The report stated that, but for the visit by the son of the ‘deceased’ to confirm the news, the Otene family would have been preparing to inter the agriculturalist who...
NIGERIA: Rainstorm renders over 60 homeless
Rainstorm which lasted several hours on Friday night had rendered over 60 families homeless and damaged property worth millions of naira in llorin East and Asa Local Government Areas of...
NIGERIA: Tribunal upholds Gov. Umahi’s victory at guber polls
The Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki on Friday, upheld the election of Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi in the April 11 gubernatorial elections. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Governor arrests road safety officer for traffic offence
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose on Friday, October 16, arrested a Federal Road Safety Corps officer at Ikere Ekiti for breaking traffic rules. The governor stopped his convoy and ordered...
Spain expresses support for President’s anti-corruption war
The Spanish government has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s war against corruption. This was disclosed on Friday, October 16, 2015, by the Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Alfonso Barnuevo, during...