By Lateef Raji Osun State is one of the 24 states currently contending with the challenge of unpaid workers’ wages. Obviously, the state’s workers are currently on an indefinite strike action over the issue. Consequently, things are a bit more complicated for the people and government of the state. Dealing with dwindling revenue, unpaid salaries and labour unrest is certainly ... Read More »
The immediate past Special Assistant on Domestic Matters to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Waripamowei Dudafa, has stuck a deadly dagger in the spine of his godparents and benefactors, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, as he was seen bad-mouthing his former boss and his wife, describing them as “selfish and wicked” . The former aide, whom ... Read More »
THE ENUGU STATE OF MY DREAM It gives me great pleasure to join you at the Enugu Association, USA Annual National Convention 2015. I convey to you a bagful of greetings from the people of Enugu State. Our people at home appreciate your commitment to giving the people of the State a better life through your many interventions. We appreciate ... Read More »
Over the past few days, blogosphere, indeed, the entirety of social media has been awash with stories of a purported rape incident involving Mr. Inetimi Alfred Odom, the artiste popularly known as Timaya and a Ms. Sheila who is based in Atlanta, U.S.A. When the story broke, two of Nigeria’s foremost bloggers, Linda Ikeji and Stella Dimoko-Korkus reached out to ... Read More »
Dancehall cum Afropop star act, Timaya, has been trending for a few days for the wrong reasons, perhaps. A lady in Atlanta, America took to social media to accuse him of rape. Initially when I read the news on a blog, I thought it was one of some crazy publicity stunts some Nigerian artistes pull up and didn’t give it ... Read More »
By Chuks Osuji Incontestably, politics in Nigeria at all levels and in every political party is based mostly on personal and inter-personal interests and considerations. In fact, hardly do people who enter politics do so with the objective to serve the nation but to serve themselves. Few illustrations could throw more light on this assumption. For example, how many Nigerian ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday said that tax incentives could be a major catalyst for greater capital flows into the capital markets in Nigeria. The Governor who said this when he played host to a delegation of the UK-Nigeria Emerging Capital Market Taskforce led by a former Lord Mayor of the City of London, Sir Roger Gifford ... Read More »
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, deserves the humiliation she suffered last week when she was denied access to the Protocol Lounge of the Port Harcourt International Airport, the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said. The party in a statement issued Tuesday in Port Harcourt and signed by the Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, berated ... Read More »
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a prayer by five senators opposed to the emergence of Bukola Saraki as the Senate President to stop the upper legislative chamber from constituting it’s standing and ad hoc committees. The five plaintiffs in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/651/2015 – Senators Abu Ibrahim, Kabir Marafa, Ajayi Boroffice, Olugbenga Ashafa and Suleiman Hunkuni – ... Read More »
ABUJA-Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila has been announced as the leader of House of Representatives, while Rep. Alhassan Dogowa emerged as the Chief Whip. The Speaker, Yakubu Dogara who announced this at the end of plenary, also said that Rep. Baba Jibrin is the Deputy Leader and Rep. Pally Iriase as the Deputy Chief Whip. The South East was however excluded in ... Read More »
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