Supreme court justices Sylva Ngwuta, Inyang Okoro withdraw from sittings.

The two Justices of the Supreme Court, Sylva Ngwuta and Inyang Okoro, who were among some judiciary officers recently arrested by the Department of State Services on corruption allegations, have voluntarily withdrawn from further participating in the proceedings of the apex court. The PUNCH learnt on Sunday that the two senior judiciary officers would no […]

Mark Olise :Negotiation with Niger Delta stakeholders is mere political stunt.

Mark Olise, Deputy Director Communications, Lower Niger Congress (LNC), has said that planned negotiation between the Federal Government and stakeholders in the Niger Delta is mere political stunt and would be futile if fundamental demands of the region are not addressed. According to him, there would be no excuse for the emergence of new militant […]

Airports Across Nigeria Record 9% Drop In Passenger Traffic, Says NBS.

The harsh economic climate that the country is currently experiencing has made the aviation sector to record a decline of nine per cent in activities in the second quarter of this year, according to figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics. The NBS in its report on the aviation sector explained that the numbers […]

Innoson Group Decries Sponsored Smear Campaign Against CEO, Firm.

Innoson Group, Nigeria’s foremost indigenous motor manufacturing company has raised the alarm over what it described as sponsored and calculated smear campaign against it and its Executive Chairman, Dr Innocent Chukwuma, by some unscrupulous interest group. In a statement signed by Mr. Cornel Osigwe, Public Relations and Media Manager of Innoson Group, the company said […]

COUNTRY-WIDE REJECTION OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION AS BASIS OF NIGERIA ; OPTIONS AND PROCESSES FOR RECONSTRUCTION : CONFEDERATION OR INDEPENDENT UNITS; AMENDMENTS OR SOVEREIGN CONFERENCE.

INTRODUCTION: As various national groups prepare for the inevitable constitutional reconstruction of the distressed Nigerian Union, the LOWER NIGER CONGRESS, (a platform by which willing peoples of the Ethnic Nations of the old Eastern Region and the old Mid-Western Region, seek to federate themselves into a cohesive, values-driven, systems-based political bloc, under a new social-contract […]

COMMUNIQUE OF THE WORLD IGBO SUMMIT HELD AT THE GREGORY UNIVERSITY UTURU ABIA STATE FROM 27TH – 30TH OCTOBER, 2016.

The World Igbo Summit took place at the Gregory University Uturu, Abia State, from 27th – 30th October, 2016. The Summit was organized to bring together the great minds of alaigbo from across the globe to dialogue and give for Igbo nation a strategic roadmap for growth and development going forward. The Summit heralded the 50-year Visioning […]

THE IMPERATIVES OF COMPLETING THE AJAOKUTA STEEL PROJECT ~ Engr. S. I. Sodangi

INTRODUCTION In the late 1950s Nigeria was not yet independent and, therefore, was not a full member of the British Commonwealth of Nations but was allowed to attend its meetings as an observer. At one of such meetings, Mr. Jawahalral Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, took the liberty to offer advice to the […]

Kissinger’s 1974 Plan for Food Control Genocide. ~By Joseph Brewda

This article appeared as part of a feature in the December 8, 1995 issue of Executive Intelligence Review, and was circuclated extensively by the Schiller Insitute Food for Peace Movement. It is reprinted here as part of the package: “Who Is Responsible for the World Food Shortage?” Excepts On Dec. 10, 1974, the U.S. National […]

EFCC: Extends corruption fight to the Bar, summons eight SANs.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is extending the war against corruption in the judicial arm to the bar. It has invited eight Senior Advocates of Nigeria( SANs) for interrogation over alleged payments into judges’ accounts. This is coming three weeks after the Department of State Security (DSS) raided the homes of several judges, […]

The Making Of The Third World.

After World War 2, what remained of Europe (after the self inflicted consuming flames of WAR and destruction has simmered down) was in serious need of reconstruction. Particularly if Europe wanted to maintain its status as ‘first world’ or ‘most developed’ and wanted to maintain its parasitic power over the rest of the world. This […]

FG excludes South East from projects to be executed with $29.96B foreign loan.

In what appears a further marginalisation of the South East zone, the Federal Government has left out the region in projects which President Muhammadu Buhari plans to execute with the proposed $29.960 billion infrastructure loan. A breakdown of how the loan would be spent on infrastructure between 2016 and 2018 shows that none of the […]

Shifting Alliances: US Allies Line Up Behind Russia and China.

Since the end of the Cold War, the position that the United States has enjoyed as the world’s superpower has not been seriously challenged, but that may be starting to change. The rise and later decline of the European Union did nothing to unseat the United States, as the two maintained a strong alliance through […]

Buhari rode on waves of populism and dubious integrity, until it crashed the Country! ~ By Gboyega Adejumo.

As soon as Buhari’s CPC joined up with Tinubu’s ACN, to begin his journey into the presidency, he began galvanizing a populist version of a man that could fix what ever was wrong with Nigeria…! But he didn’t create the populist movement, neither did he author the dubious integrity – Nigerians did….! And they did, […]

Militants Bomb Chevron Pipeline in Nigeria (CVX).

Nigerian militants claim to have bombed an oil pipeline owned by Chevron Corp. (CVX) as a warning to oil companies not to repair damaged infrastructure until they have completed talks with the Nigerian government about sharing some of the oil wealth with the people of the Niger Delta. The attack came as a surprise, as […]

Why we cannot arrest Amaechi, others for corruption – APC.

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, has on Wednesday, October 26, disclosed that there is no evidence of corruption against any of its members, as speculated in various quarters. The party which stated this on behalf of the President, also challenged anybody with proof of corruption, to bring it forward. This was contained […]

THE NORTH HAS GOLD, DIAMOND, OIL, OTHERS BUT I STILL WANT US TO REMAIN WITH BIAFRANS – MAITAMA SULE.

The North Has Gold, Diamond, Oil, Others But I Still Want Us To Remain With Biafrans – Maitama Sule Elder statesman, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule in this interview speaks on the state of the nation. He remarked that the true story of the Civil War in the country was yet to be told. He spoke […]

ALADINMA PREAMBLE

As Nigeria wobbles in the throes of what seems its terminus and as the various federating blocs continue to explore options for their political future, a research-based review of the odyssey of the Igbo in Nigeria from inception to date intended to birth an action plan for societal reconstruction of Ala-Igbo, anchored on the pristine […]

Prof. Wole Soyinka blasts Obasanjo: You are an Affliction we must Learn to Endure.

President Olusegun Obasanjo has been described by Prof, Wole Soyinka as an overgrown child of circumstance and “an affliction that those of us who share the same era and nation space must learn to endure”. The renowned playwright stressed that if the former President “offered to host me, I would wait until he had first […]

FINALLY, THE BUBBLE BURSTS AS AMEACHI BLOWS HOT AND THREATENS TO EXPOSE BUHARI. SAYS ‘I WON’T GO DOWN ALONE’

These are not the best of times for the Minister of Transportation. The house of the presidency appears struck on a path to self-implosion as reliable information available through sources within the presidency indicate the President had ordered for a comprehensive investigation into the allegations leveled on the Transport Minister by numerous Justices of the […]

AN EXCLUSIVE LIST OF JUDGES AND THEIR ALLEGED CRIMES. ~ Sahara reporters.

The judges named in a confidential list sent to President Muhammadu Buhari include Supreme Court 1. Justices Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta 2. Justice John Inyang Okoro ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Court of Appeal 1. Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, President Court of Appeal 2. Justice Muhammad Ladan Tsamiya 3. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Federal High Court 1. Justice Ibrahim Auta, The […]

BRIBERY SCANDAL: AGBAKOBA, AGBAJE CALL FOR AMAECHI’S RESIGNATION.

Senior lawyers are divided on whether or not the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, should step aside, following allegations that he tried to influence the outcome of some election petition cases. Two justices of the Supreme Court, Inyang Okoro and Sylvester Ngwuta had accused the minister of offering them bribe to help influence the […]

There is a high level of corruption in revenue generating agencies – Minister Kemi Adeosun.

Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, revealed yesterday that government’s efforts at realising money from revenue-generating agencies to meet expectations of Nigerians were being hampered by “high level corruption” in some agencies, especially the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) which she described as “cohesive croocks bard to break” The minister also said the government is paying N2 […]

We Can No Longer Create Jobs For Nigerians – Adeosun Confesses.

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, yesterday, told the Senate that the Federal Government can no longer reasonably employ more people into the public sector and would have to strengthen the private sector for more jobs to be created. She further said the government would sustain its over N6trillion national budget in the 2017 […]

FG to reduce number of agencies at ports.

Worried about the loss of business to neighbouring countries arising from low competitiveness, indications emerged at the weekend that the Federal Government may further reduce the number of agencies at the nation’s ports. This is part of measures to address complaints bordering on the ease of doing business. The Government said efforts are underway to […]

WE CAN NO LONGER SELL PETROL AT N145 – NNPC.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it can no longer sustain the sale of petrol at N145 per litre. The Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, stated this on Monday at this year’s Oil Trading and Logistics Expo holding in Lagos. Kyari said with the current price of foreign […]

CJN UNVEILS POLICY TO TAME CORRUPTION IN JUDICIARY.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmoud Mohammed, has said that measures were being taken to curb the menace of corruption in the justice sector. Mohammed said this while unveiling a new National Judicial Policy put together by the National Judicial Council at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja on Monday. According to him, it […]

Nigerian students are being recruited into terrorism in Iran, says Nigerian student body in Cyprus.

A group of African students under the aegis of African Students in Cyprus has raised the alarm over possible recruitment of young Nigerians, who travel to Iran into terrorism. President of the students’ body, Jeremiah Omadachi, stated this after a peaceful protest at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, against the activities of Iran in Nigeria. […]

Two months to end of 2016, Buhari seeks for 2016 Budget Amendment.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday proposed new adjustments to some line items in the 2016 budget to address financial urgencies. The president’s proposal was contained in a letter to the National Assembly on Tuesday, in which he seeks a total N180.8 billion in virement for line items in both capital and recurrent expenditures. Mr. Buhari […]

New bickering over corruption within Presidency unsettles Buhari’s cabinet.

Reliable information indicates that the ongoing power-play among the top managers of the Buhari administration may have taken a turn for the worse as more information of the practices and/or mode of operation of the Chief of Staff and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation leak out into the public arena. This is […]

SPEECH BY DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN (GCFR) FORMER PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

“A CONVERSATION TO DISCUSS THE PROMOTION OF YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP” AT THE OXFORD UNION 24TH OCTOBER 2016. Protocols. 1. It is my pleasure and a great honour to be in the hallowed chambers of the Oxford University, one of the world’s most prestigious universities, not just to speak, but to exchange ideas and answer […]

APC Rigged 2015 Election! – Jega.

It was shocking on Saturday, October 8, when the former National Chairman, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, climbed the podium, revealing how the 2015 general elections were skewed in favour of some politicians. Jega, who was almost in tears, noted that the last general elections were not perfect, but […]

NDIGBO: Market Days In Igbo Theosophy, By M.O. Ene

In Igbo country, there are four days in a week (Nkwọ, Ékê, Àfọ, and Orie) and seven weeks in full-moon period, one moon (“ọnwa”). Thirteen moons constitute one year (“áfọ”). Every day is market day is some part of Igbo country; hence the term “Igbo market days.” Nkwọ appears to be the most favorable day […]

Innoson Group is partnering with a consortium of Chinese investors to pump in $1billion into Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.

According to Innoson Group, the investments include $400 million, which will be invested in Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) project in digital satellite TV station, and an additional $600 million covering other important sectors. According to a statement issued at the weekend and signed by the Public Relations & Media Assistant of Innoson Group, Cornel […]

OBAMA’S NUCLEAR WAR COMING TO YOU SOON.

Don’t vote for Obama and his Running Mate, Hillary Clinton, 2016, on their silky, but mad-dog platform of Prison Planet earth As time grows shorter, and ever shorter…and the battle for the Presidency grows crueler and crueler…I feel justified in abandoning politeness and tone. I mean nobody talks that way, anyway. So, here we are, […]

Verbal war: Ezekwesili fires back at Buhari’s daughter – BBOG not for fundraising.

The back and forth verbal war between Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, founder of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) and Hajia Hadiza Buhari-Bello, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, appears not to be relenting. Ezekwesili, had made it a point to the founder of The Africa Support and Empowerment Initiative (AFRISEI) that she was not permitted to use […]

Presidency insists judges must step down ahead of trial.

Why DSS won’t give NJC evidence NJC to act before CJN’s exit Council bars judges from taking gifts The Presidency is insisting that two Supreme Court Justices and four others must step aside ahead of their trial for alleged corruption, it was learnt last night. It also faulted Chief Justice Mahmud Mohammed’s claim that the […]

Atiku, Tinubu consider plan B.

The crisis threatening the foundation of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has assumed a new twist. Fresh facts have emerged, that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has entered into a plan ‘B’ alliance with the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2019 general elections. An alliance between two aggrieved political […]

THE UNSPIRITUAL SIDE OF ASO VILLA ~ By FEMI ADESINA.

Let me begin with two clarifications. Aso Villa is not my home, I am just passing through. Even this world is nobody’s home, we are just birds of passage. So, let nobody turn up his nose in derision, and say; “he’s writing like the landlord of Aso Villa, defending a place where’s he’s just a […]

Ex-Deputy Gov. of Plateau Pauline Tallen turns down Buhari ambassadorial appointment.

Former Deputy Governor of Plateau state Dame Pauline Tallen is rumoured to have turned down President Buharis Ambassadorial appointment. It is understood that the reason for her turning down the appointment is due to personal reasons and the fact that he has other things to attend to.

WAR RESUMES IN THE CREEKS. GREEN JUSTICE MANDATE MILITANT GROUP THREATEN TOTAL WAR AGAINST SHELL, NNPC… WE WILL DESTROY ALL OIL PIPES.

Don’t reopen Trans Forcados pipeline, militants warn Shell, NNPC. One of the militant groups in the Niger Delta region, Greenland Justice Mandate, has warned Shell and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation not to reopen the Trans Forcados pipeline in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State pending a directive from it telling themto do so. […]

Niger Delta Avengers pull out of dialogue, List 6 people in Buhari’s govt causing problems in N/Delta.

Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) yesterday dissociated itself from the proposed dialogue between the Federal Government and some prominent politicians and traditional rulers from the Niger Delta. In a statement, signed by one Col. Rightman Hudson Opukurowari, the group accused the Federal Government of not only being selective in its choice of persons to dialogue with, […]

Introducing Dr. Thomas Mensah: Founder & CEO Georgia Aerospace Systems. (Video)

BIOGRAPHY Thomas O. Mensah (born around 1950) is a Ghanaian born chemical engineer and inventor. Dr. Thomas Mensah is an internationally recognized authority in Fiber Optics and Nanotechnology and also a renowned scientist and inventor with 7 USA and worldwide patents in Fiber Optics over a period of six years. He has at least 14 […]

Is Brexit A Threat To United States Of America?

Seductive though that thought may be — particularly for a Brit living in Washington — there is a domestic subtext that can be summarised in two words: Donald Trump. If the British are foolish enough to leave Europe, perhaps Americans are crazy enough to elect Mr Trump. Of course, no one would claim a causal […]

EFCC Searches Female Lagos High Court Judges’s House.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have searched the Lagos residence of a female judge of the Federal High Court, Lagos, Justice Rita Ofili- Ajumogobia. It was in furtherance of the agency’s ongoing investigation of Justice Ofili- Ajumogobia for alleged corruption. An EFCC source confirmed the operation last night, saying: “The search […]

Why I donated ” The Politics of Biafra and The Future of Nigeria ” to Nigeria’s Universities libraries ~ Ifeanyi Ubah.

The Anambra State born human capital developer Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah has explained why he did not only buy for himself the above mentioned book during its launch and public presentation at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja on September 29th 2016 ,but donated same to Nigeria Universities libraries. The Publisher of the fastest growing Newspapers […]

Why I donated ” The Politics of Biafra and The Future of Nigeria ” to Nigeria’s Universities libraries ~ Ifeanyi Ubah.

NIGER DELTA AVENGERS WRITES BUHARI, THREATENS WAR IF DEMANDS ARE NOT MET.

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is not keen on meeting with security agents who may be representing the Federal Government at the proposed peace talks over the crisis in the zone. The NDA, in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, said it is not proper for a democratically elected government to conduct […]

NIGERIA DESERVES A BETTER PRESIDENT ~ By Femi Aribisala.

The government of President Buhari has been an unmitigated disaster. Q~ You were one of the biggest critics of the All Progressives Congress in the run up to the 2015 elections, how do you feel today seeing Nigeria in arguably in its worst economic situation? A~I feel very sad. This is a situation that some […]

Achtung !!!: Food Poisoning Looms – Expired Rice Floods Nigerian markets.

There are strong indications that expired foreign rice smuggled into the country may have flooded Nigerian markets. The commodity, according to investigation is being imported from neighboring Benin Republic into Nigeria. Nigeria shares major borders with Benin Republic at Seme Border (Lagos), Idiroko (Ogun State), Shaki (Oyo State) and Chikanda (Kwara State). It was gathered […]

President Buhari, release Pro-Biafran Activist, Nnamdi Kanu From Detention.

On October 17, 2015 Mr Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of a Nigerian pro-Independence group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and a Director of the online radio station, Radio Biafra was arrested in Lagos, Nigeria, by the Department of Security Services (DSS) on arrival from the United Kingdom where he resides.The IPOB movement is agitating […]

Aisha Buhari and the Evil Aso Rock Cabal. ~ By Farooq A. Kperogi (Ph.D.)

Mrs. Aisha Buhari bucked tradition by openly criticizing the political appointments in her husband’s government. There is no precedent for this in Nigeria’s entire history. In fact, I know of no parallel in the world for a First Lady (or Wife of the President) to openly disagree with her husband through a foreign media outlet. […]

EFCC Beams Search Light on Aisha Buhari and her Brothers. (Must Read)

Information from sources close to the seat of power reveal that the troubles bedeviling the 1st family of Nigeria may be far from over judging by the demeanor of the President of the federal republic of Nigeria and the body language instruction dished out to the various anti-graft agencies in the country. A highly reliable […]

Hillary’s Lesbian Mistress Comes Forward… This Could Change Everything.

One of the worst kept secrets in Washington circles is that Hillary Clinton is a lesbian. Rumors have swirled in the past about the former First Lady’s gay ways, and with a potential presidential run coming in 2016, they have come back to haunt her. Back in 2004, a Washington Times columnist reviewing Bill Clinton’s […]

NIGERIA IS A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE NOW BEING TAKEN OVER BY A VICIOUS CALIPHATE.

Those who do not yet understand that Nigeria is the name of a scam, set up, first by rogue British Colonialists, but currently under the control of their local agents, the Caliphate, operated for the sole purpose of legitimately looting and carting away humongous values of assets, will continue to wonder why bizzare things happen […]

APC loyalists, supporters miffed as ‘TINUBU’ dumps party, goes after other choristers of change.

In a piece in the EDITORIAL in THE NATION newspapers owned by the political tactician and undisputed leader of southwest politics, titled ”Where Are The Choristers Of Change’, one is left bewildered by the apparently irreconcilable paradox employed to tongue-lash the ruling All Progressives congress, a party he personally midwived and foisted on Nigerians in […]

DSS Raids: NBA Asks Affected Judges To Proceed On Compulsory Suspension, Suspend Sitting.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked judges arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over allegation of corruption to suspend sitting and proceed on compulsory suspension. NBA President Abubakar Mahmud (SAN), who made the request in Abuja yesterday, urged the judges to recuse themselves from all judicial activities until their innocence is proven. […]

Amaechi Asked Me To Help Nullify Fayose’s Election, Says Justice Ngwuta.

Another Justice of the Supreme Court yesterday accused Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi and Science Minister Ogbonnaiya Onu of being the architect of his travails. Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who was arrested by Department of State Services (DSS) operatives for alleged corruption, blamed it all on his refusal to cooperate with the duo, who he said had […]

7 POWERFUL CABALISTS THAT HAVE TAKEN OVER ASO ROCK UNDER BUHARI.

Nigerians have been made to understand that there is the existence of a cabal who influence President Buhari’s decisions and actions. They are much more than mere advisers, and have the ears of the president with enormous power at their disposals. They are the much talked about cabalists. According to Wikipedia, Cabal is a group […]

Whistle blowers and witness Protection bills pass second reading at Senate.

A proposal for an act to enact the Witness Protection Bill and the Whistle-Blowers’ Bill in Nigeria has passed a second reading at the Senate. The bill brought before Senators on Wednesday was sponsored by a lawmaker from Ekiti State, Senator Abiodun Olujimi. Senator Olujimi says the bills will facilitate the protection of persons who […]

FG approves release of N30bn for mining projects.

The Federal Government has ratified the release of N30 billion, part of natural resource development funds for mining projects. Minister for Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who announced this in a series of tweets on Wednesday noted that the amount “is part of the natural resource development fund which is 1.6 per cent of […]

Recession: Mismanagement Of Oil Wealth, Abandonement Of Agriculture To Blame, Says Economist.

Author of the book “Reversing the Rot in Nigeria”, Olusegun Oyegbami, gives graphic details of how Nigeria slipped into a recession. The economist suggests what the Federal Government should do tackle corruption head-on, reports TAJUDEEN ADEBANJO AN economist and oil industry player has countered claim that the Nigerian economy slipped into recession because of […]

NDLEA Intercepts €325,640, $30,000 Cash At Lagos Airport.

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 325,640 Euros and $30,000 (About N175m) in cash about to be smuggled into the country from Greece and Austria. The cash, concealed inside envelopes and shoes, was seized at the Murtalla Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos during the screening of passengers on a […]

Buhari’s APC Led- Government on a mission to destroy Nigeria.

Chief Ayo Adebanjo is a nationalist and one of those who fought for Nigeria’s independence. He was also a key leader of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). At 88, he is still very active and he proved this much when this reporter had to wait for the octogenarian to finish his routine morning exercise before […]

Fayose Inaugurates Anti-Grazing Marshals, Promises Collaboration With Police.

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has inaugurated the Ekiti Grazing Enforcement Marshals with a warning that cattle found being grazed after 6pm would be confiscated and such cattle sold or killed on the spot ‎and shared to people as part of the Stomach Infrastructure programme of the government. He also‎ said the state government would […]

EUROPEAN UNION SUPPORTS BIAFRA REFERENDUM, OEAS STEPS IN.

The European Union has supported a Referendum for Biafra. EU says it will only recognize Biafra born out of international Law through the Referendum and not armed rebellion. They also called on Nigeria to release all political prisoners, and for Nigeria to respect Human Rights of all citizens and to withdraw from using the military […]

FG OKAYS TRIAL OF JUSTICES OKORO, ADEMOLA, OTHERS.

The Federal Government on Wednesday shunned the National Judiciary Council and pressed ahead with its decision to bring the seven suspected corrupt judges to justice. The seven are among the 15 already identified by the Department of State Services and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, but the other eight are yet to be named […]

US HOSTS 12 NORTHERN GOVS IN WHITE HOUSE.

Twelve northern governors who are currently in the United States of America said that they expected Nigerians to condemn their trip. The governors were said to have been hosted at the White House on Wednesday. They however said that their visit to Washington was an opportunity to re-engage with their American partners on the most […]

Has the world slipped into a Cold War with the US/Russia’s proxy war in Syria?

As the relationship between Russia and the West has deteriorated, some have hastened to blame the United States and NATO for starting a new Cold War, while others entirely blame Putin for annexing Crimea. There is, however, another way to think, both more plausible and more troubling: the question is not “Has a new Cold […]

Despite recession, IMF projects Nigeria as Africa’s largest economy – by far.

Despite Nigeria facing its worst economic recession in 29 years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the country as the biggest economy in Africa — ahead of South Africa and Egypt. In August 2016, Nigeria was reported to have lost its spot as Africa’s biggest economy to South Africa, following the recalculation of […]

Shocking! Jonathan won 2015 presidential election, our resistance group fought to throw him out, return power to the North ~ Ango Abdullahi

Professor Ango Abdullahi has made a stunning revelation after almost one and half years, how former President Goodluck Jonathan was rigged out power in the 2015 presidential election. According to the Daily Sun newspapers published on October 16, 2016, Prof. Ango, the Secretary and spokesman of NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, while speaking in a pre-summit […]

“He wasted it”~ Chimamanda Adichie’s assessment of Buhari takes no prisoners.

Chimamanda Adichie is on a roll, it appears. In less than two weeks, she has gone from Beyonce’s brand of feminism to joy that is Michelle Obama’s and now, she has penned the most incisive analysis of President Muhammadu Buhari governance till date. We promise you nothing is left out! It begins in a flashback […]

Obasanjo Faults Northern Governors For Disappearance of Cattle Ranches.

• Lawmakers decry herdsmen attack in Kaduna Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed northern governors for allowing conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and farmers to escalate due to their failure to preserve grazing lands established during the colonial era. Obasanjo took the position at the 23rd Annual Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) Development Forum in Abuja, […]

Emirates, Kenya Airways Suspend Abuja Operations. Dubai-based airline may also jettison Lagos route.

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines and Kenya Airways have announced the suspension of their flights to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, in the face of the economic downturn in the country, foreign exchange scarcity, and the shrinking passenger traffic on international routes. Emirates, one of the biggest foreign airlines operating in Nigeria, said it […]

MUST READ: Buhari’s Failure In Governance.

During his 10-year stint as British prime minister, Tony Blair set up a service delivery unit to track the delivery of government policies and priorities. This innovative model has been copied around the world. His African Governance Initiative was designed to help African countries address their governance challenges. This initiative enables leaders measure their performance […]

Upgrading Buhari to 4G tech. ~ By Louis Odion, FNGE.

Unwittingly, President Buhari exposed a fortnight ago the dingy side of the digital divide he inhabits on the eve of the nation’s Independence Day anniversary. The occasion was the presentation of picture book in Abuja. Responding to perspectives offered by a youthful panel of arts entrepreneurs on how to maximize the potential of the creative […]

President Buhari is sick again – Dr Junaid Mohammed.

Dr. Junaid Mohammed has revealed that President Buhari is sick and that his recent trip to Germany was for medical reasons. Mohammed, a Russian-trained medical doctor, revealed this in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday. Mohammed alleged that the president Buhari’s associates are repeating the mistake that caused the life of late President […]

THE BABANGIDA PALACE COUP OF AUGUST 27,1985 THAT OUSTED BUHARI. PART II

RUMORS OF WAR In the months before the August coup, Nigerians came to be familiar with routine announcements about this or that politician sentenced to jail, usually for 21 years, often in concurrent sentences. But many were released too – although one would not suspect so, given the spate of disinformation that greeted the take-over. […]

THE BABANGIDA PALACE COUP OF AUGUST 27,1985 THAT OUSTED BUHARI. PART I

A palace coup is one in which the sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force is carried out by individuals in positions of authority who are themselves part and parcel of the ruling regime.In other words, one group of members of the Palace court seizes control from another group while the people […]

Newt Gingrich: Hillary Clinton is “the most dishonest, most corrupt person to get this far in the presidential campaign.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that some Republicans should no longer be members of the Party of Lincoln. Gingrich discussed with Sean Hannity that Hillary Clinton is “the most dishonest, most corrupt person to get this far in the presidential campaign.” He said that recent WikiLeaks documents show “how genuinely radical the Clinton […]

Lawmaker laments impact of poor economy on AMCON.

With liabilities of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) put at about N7 trillion, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Finance, Hon Jones Onyereri, said on Monday the recovery of the debt could speed up the country’s economic recovery. Out of the total portfolio, only about N1.4 trillion has been recovered, leaving […]

The “Unaired” Part of Mrs Aisha Buhari’s Interview~ By Jaafar Jaafar.

“At the heat of the intense pressure mounted on the BBC to stop airing the remaining part of the controversial Aisha Buhari interview a few days ago, I had the privilege of listening to the interview before it was fully aired. My good friend, the Head of the Abuja bureau of the BBC, Naziru Mika’il […]

Recession: Russia is ready to assist Nigeria diversify its economy – Envoy.

Russian investment in Nigeria covers such areas as energy, iron and steel, and hydro carbon. Over the years, the diplomatic relationship has also witnessed the establishment of a Russia-Nigeria Business Council (RNBC) which oversees economic activities between both countries. Speaking with our Correspondent, GIFT CHAPI in this interview, the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Nikolay Udovichenko, […]

Has the world slipped into a Cold War with the US/Russia’s proxy war in Syria?

U.N. Panel Says U.S. Owes Black People Reparations.

The panel also stated that recent police shootings have created a “human rights crisis.” Whenever the idea of reparations is presented, it’s usually met with some sort of racist rhetoric or flimsy excuse as to why descendants of slaves aren’t owed anything. However, a recent report done by a U.N.-affiliated group says that due to […]

Tafawa Balewa Square, 56 years after

It is a tale of mixed feelings for a symbol of Nigeria’s Independence when we visited the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos. Nigeria’s Independence Day on October 1, is always nostalgic as the young and the old, male and female ponder on the significance of the day and reflect at memories and how the country […]

NIGERIAN MILITARY NOT HAPPY WITH EXCHANGE OF 5 TOP BOKO HARAM COMMANDERS FOR 21 CHIBOK GIRLS.

Strong indications have emerged that troops and security personnel involved in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign against Boko Haram are unhappy with the release of five top Boko Haram commanders. The commanders were said to have been released in exchange for the 21 of the Chibok schoolgirls who regained their freedom on Thursday. Some security personnel, […]

WE DON’T HAVE EXACT FIGURES OF LOOTED FUNDS ABROAD – AGF.

As Nigeria continues to liaise with other countries abroad on the repatriation of looted funds stashed abroad it has emerged that the exact figures of looted funds outside the country may be difficult to ascertain. This is due to the complexity and dynamics of legislations, culture and policies of various countries regarding the repatriation of […]

Rituals, blood and death: The spiritual side of Aso Villa. ~ By Reuben Abati.

People tend to be alarmed when the Nigerian Presidency takes certain decisions. They don’t think the decision makes sense. Sometimes, they wonder if something has not gone wrong with the thinking process at that highest level of the country. I have heard people insist that there is some form of witchcraft at work in the […]

Read the full text of Aisha Buhari’s interview with BBC Hausa.

Below is the full text from Aisha Buhari’s controversial interview with BBC Hausa Service. BBC Hausa: It has been One and a half years since President Muhammadu Buhari came into power, a lot of people are expressing their unhappiness over the way few acquaintance of the President have hijacked power while neglecting people that work […]

How Can You Arrest a Sitting Judge and Take Him to a Magistrate Court? – Afe Babalola.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, and the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, have condemned the Department of State Services for the recent arrests of some judges and raids on their homes, Punch reports. The duo spoke on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti while laying the foundation of the state new High Court complex. […]

The Vestiges Of Kaduna Mafia Must Not Kill Aisha Buhari.

Yesterday, Hajo Sani made preparations to leave Nigeria by British Airways to underscore her undue supervisory role over Aisha and be the chaperone again! She wasn’t with Aisha when she gave the BBC interview, she’s scrambling to go to London before Aisha proceeds to Brussels and say more stuff. They are angry as hell and […]

National judicial council berates DSS over arrest of Judges, says it is an attempt to intimidate and harass the Nigerian Judiciary.

The National Judicial Council of Nigeria has presented its position to the public regarding the actions of the Department of State Security against judges whose houses were raided last week across the country. The position of the NJC is coming after two days of emergency meetings held to discuss the controversy generated by attacks on […]

NJC NOMINATES ONNOGHEN TO BUHARI AS NEXT CJN.

THE National Judicial Council (NJC), on Tuesday, recommended the most senior justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Walter Onnoghen, as successor to Mahmud. Mahmud will retire on November 10. Onnoghen, who is from Cross River State, is the first Southern CJN-designate in 29 years. Only his name was agreed upon by the council and will […]

HOW THEY MISLEAD OUR LEADERS. ~ By Dele Momodu.

Fellow Nigerians, let me start by apologising for my absence on this page last week. I could not believe the torrents of comments on social media and the number of calls from friends and well-wishers from far and near enquiring about my welfare. Everyone was concerned because they know how much dedication and discipline goes […]

President Buhari’s Pathetic Book. ~ By Olusegun Adeniyi.

Conceived in September 2015, with the foreword written by Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd) in July this year, “Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria”, probably took about six months for John N. Paden to write. And, I am sorry to say, this is a rather unserious literary work. Aside the fact that […]

Arrest of the Untouchables ~ By Olusegun Adeniyi.

Following allegations of corruption, there was a massive arrest of Judges in Indonesia in May this year. But it was not a big public issue, essentially because the country has a history of dealing with such cases. For instance, in July 2014, Indonesia’s anti-corruption court sentenced the former head of the country’s Constitutional Court, Akil […]

Poor power supply is the biggest constraint on investment and growth in Nigeria – UK govt.

The UK government has concluded that epileptic power supply is the single biggest factor hindering economic growth in Nigeria. While Naijiant.com holds the view that security is more critical to economic growth than power supply, the UK position seems to be backed by research. The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) provided this view […]

EXCLUSIVE: CJN WRITES BUHARI, ACCUSES AMAECHI AND DG DSS OF CORRUPTION.

Details emerged on Tuesday of an angry letter of protest the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mahmoud Muhammed, penned to President Muhammadu Buhari in the aftermath of the raid on homes of senior judges and their subsequent arrest by operatives of the Department of State Services over the weekend. A source who saw the […]

Pressure Mounts On BBC Not To Air Aisha Buhari’s Explosive Interview Scheduled For Saturday.

The BBC Hausa Service is under intense pressure from President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his kitchen cabinet to pre-empt broadcast of the full interview granted by his wife, Aisha Buhari. The interview is due for broadcast on Saturday, but the President is said to have reached out to his wife, who is currently in […]

Nigerians, who voted for the President, know those causing problems ~ Aisha Buhari

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has flayed alleged moves by some powerful forces to divide All Progressives Congress, APC, saying they could not countermand the mandate vested in her husband by 15 million Nigerians. Mrs. Buhari was quoted in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service as also saying that Nigerians, who voted […]