By Stanley Uhegbu. The leadership of the House of Representatives has issued a stern warning to the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retired), cautioning him against attempting to perform legislative duties or encroach upon the responsibilities of the state assembly. Deputy Spokesperson of the House, Philip Agbese, raised the alarm…
The attention of the Presidency has been drawn to the unfounded allegations made by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who claims to be the subject of an EFCC investigation regarding unsubstantiated financial dealings involving Lagos State. These claims, circulated through his media office, are false and reflect a troubling pattern of relying on social media…
By Basil Odilim Nigeria is the only OPEC nation where individuals, not the state, own oilfields. Nowhere else do national assets transition so seamlessly into private hands under the pretense of legality. But who are these individuals? And why is their ownership never questioned in court? Road contracts are inflated by as much as 5000%—a…
This may be the appropriate time to pay a deserving tribute to one of Nigeria’s unsung heroes and patriot who suffered day and night and kept awake in order to bring about the much needed dynamic changes and positive impact witnessed over the years in the country’s public service sector. At the statutory age of…
The apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed surprise and apprehension over the recent ruling by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. It said the judgment granting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the latitude to challenge a Federal High Court decision that had previously barred the prosecution of former Abia Governor and…
“I want to say at this level, not to make some of those doubting Thomases and mischievous minds to pre-empt what we are doing, that I’m ready to work with Peter Obi,” Governor Mohammed said after about three hours meeting with Mr Obi in Bauchi. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that he…
The Nigerian Senate has defended its decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the Inter-Parliamentary Union, stating that her suspension was not related to allegations of sexual harassment but due to gross misconduct. Speaking before the IPU on Wednesday, the Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, Kafilat Ogbara, dismissed claims…
Trump has inadvertently done the impossible – made the EU stronger & brought the UK closer to the EU than even when we were in it. A European military is now a certainty & it will include the UK & other European countries not in the EU. “President, Mr. Prime Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen Ministers,…
In a high-level agenda-setting session held last night in Enugu, prominent stakeholders from the Southeast gathered to discuss the future of regional integration and economic development. The meeting, convened by business mogul and philanthropist Prince Engr. Arthur Eze, OFR, marked the conclusion of a comprehensive tour across all Southeastern states. During the session, the Southeast…
A 33-year-old Nnamdi Azikiwe in his office as the founder editor of the West African Pilot newspaper, 1937. Today we have 33 years old men who will cut off and sell their mother’s left breast to make money so they can pay a jobless person to do Oke Ite for them. See, young Nnamdi Azikiwe…
