N27bn Halliburton scam: Jonathan under pressure to prosecute IBB, others
Three years after 80 persons including foreigners and Nigerians were indicted by US law enforcement officials in the N27 billion Halliburton bribery scandal, the US government has mounted pressure on…
Juwah Seeks Fashola’s Support on Right of Way
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah has sought the support of the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, for resolution of identified problems associated with…
Akwa Ibom: Tension as 2015 splits Akpabio, Umana camps
The Secretary to Akwa Ibom State government (SSG), Umana Okon Umana, may have hit the brick wall with his ambition to succeed Governor Godswill Akpabio. Days after he made public…
UK involves Interpol to probe Malabu oil deal
The government of the United Kingdom currently facing embarrassment over the sticky Malabu oil deal has contacted Interpol to unravel the level of involvement of Shell and Eni officials in…
2015: Al-Mustapha set for politics, may join PDP
The stage is finally set for the induction of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late maximum ruler, General Sani Abacha, into full politics with…
UK police investigating Shell, ENI Nigeria deal
By Richard L. Cassin Allegations that more than a billion dollars paid to the Nigerian government ended up with a company controlled by a former Nigerian oil minister have triggered…
Telecom companies must respect the law – Fashola
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Eugene Juwah recently paid a working visit with his management team to the Governor of Lagos State, His…
Sanusi wants more investments in real sector
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said that the development of the real sector of the economy was key to ensuring growth and development…
Senator Sani Yerima, Tufiakwa!
KEN UGBECHIE…. Baby-boomer Sani Yerima has just taken delivery of his fourth wife. As a Muslim, we cannot accuse him of bigamy. A fourth wife is just it for…
Chinese girl electrocuted by iPhone, family claims
Relatives of a woman from China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region say the woman was electrocuted while answering a call on her iPhone. The sister of victim Ma Ailun posted on…