Commentary: Obasanjo, a Clown is Not a Statesman
There is no straightjacket definition of a statesman. But there are notable attributes ingrained in every statesman. For the sake of lexical convenience, we might just adopt the Encarta Dictionary…
PVC Racket: NIS Adamawa Command Arrests 280 Illegal Aliens
The Adamawa Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 280 illegal aliens at various designated collection points for the Permanent Voter Card (PVC). This is coming as the…
Delta Denies Fraudulent Sale of Shares
Delta State government has refuted insinuations that it was surreptitiously selling its shares in some companies, stressing that such report was far short of the real situation. In a statement…
Breaking News: Three Explosions, Gunshots Abort APC Rally in Rivers State
Breaking News: Three Explosions, Gunshots Abort APC Rally in Rivers State Three explosions and staccato gunshots conspired to abort the APC rally in Okrika, Rivers State. The rally was holding…
Hope Dims for Nigerian Illegal Immigrants as Court Halts Obama’s Immigration Policy
A federal judge in Texas has ordered a halt, at least temporarily, to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, siding with Texas and 25 other states that filed a lawsuit…
Stock Broking Firm Files N1.86b Suit Against Bishop Oyedepo
A Federal High Court in Lagos has slated March 25, 2015 to rule on the preliminary objection filed by the Founder, Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo,…
Obasanjo quits PDP, Party Expels Him, Military Says He is a Disgrace
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Monday announced that he was quitting his party, the PDP as well as partisan politics but would remain a statesman. But it was a move to…
US Won’t Send Ground Troops Against Boko Haram
The United States Department of Defence has said there is no discussion with President Goodluck Jonathan, to send US troops to assist the Nigerian military in fighting Boko Haram. This…
NLC Crisis: Sole Administrator to Take Over From Omar
The crisis that rocked the national conference of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday last week, took a different dimension at the weekend, after the leadership of the Congress…
Obasanjo Wants to Plunge Nigeria into Crisis, Says Jonathan
The Presidency came hard on former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, calling him self-seeking and egocentric in reaction to Obasanjo’s claim that President Goodluck Jonathan was working hard to plunge Nigeria…