The Presidency has finally spoken out on the recent seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets by a French court. The court’s decision was based on a botched deal between the Ogun State government and a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited. According to reports, the Chinese company had approached the court over a…
…Proposes 50-50 revenue formula among Enugu/Anambra/Kogi statesGovernor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has requested the leadership of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to expedite action on the process of formally designating Enugu as an oil-bearing state in the country. Gov. Ugwuanyi made the request when he received Commissioners and top management team…
By John Mayaki In the final written address against the petition of Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), who serves as counsel to President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Election Petition Court, shed light on the issue of scoring 25%…
Democracy @ 25: Soludo Honored at Leadership Scorecard Public LectureThe executive governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR has been honoured as Democracy Governor of the Year 2024 for his contributions to democracy in Nigeria. Soludo bagged the honour at a public lecture marking the 25th anniversary of Nigeria’s democracy, held at the…
By STEVE OSUJI THE BEAUTIFUL THIEVES:Should we make a law urgently that our beautiful women should never be allowed near the national till? Has anyone else noticed the seeming emerging trend of our women public officials outdoing the men in making a mess of our national treasury? The womenfolk seem to take no prisoners when…
History can be mad at times, but history must be made all the times. The American presidential election of November 5 may be the most consequential election in US history. This is the first time a convicted felon, Donald Trump, will be running to become the president of US in the Republican Party, while the…
The convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, has revealed the reason he will not be voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election. The Ijaw leader said was considering voting for the ruling APC but would not support the party because of the Muslim-Muslim ticket. Speaking on Tuesday when he…
The leadership of the organised labour in Enugu State comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has paid glowing tributes to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his exceptional commitment to the welfare of the state workforce notwithstanding the avalanche of challenges experienced by his administration since it assumed office…
The Nigerian Union of Journalists has called on the Rivers State government to shelve its plan to demolish the transmission station of Daar Communications Plc. Barring any last-minute change, the Rivers State Government will demolish the transmission station of the African Independent Television/Ray Power in Ozuoba, on the outskirts of Port Harcourt. This followed the…
Popular Ghanaian movie director cum radio show host, Ola Kwaku Michael, has confidently told the current Miss NAFAC, Queen Ahenewaa, that producers (including him) will sleep with her before giving her movie roles. According to him, about 70% of producers will do this because if they fail to do it at the initial stages, they…
