Month: April 2015
The Subject Of Equality And Non-Discrimination (2)
By Femi Bamisile It is lamentable however that the law did limit its applicability to certain organizations. A critical look…
Buhari Should Father The Nation —Bishop Oke
Funsho Arogundade Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has been enjoined to act like the father of the entire nation given…
Sanusi’s Family Estate: Magistrate Alleges Threat To Life
Henry Ojelu The magistrate handling the trial of two children of the late Lagos business mogul, Chief Abdul Rasak Olajide…
No Ebola In Lagos —LASG
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has debunked rumours that there are fresh cases of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease,…
APC Sacks Chieftains Over Diversion Of Campaign Funds
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, has expelled three chieftains of the party in the…
Know Your Target Market
By Bukola Adedeji Kunbi Fashakin, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Sitpretty Makeovers speaks on how she has been able to build…
Now That The Pendulum Has Swung In Buhari’s Corner
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema The majority of Nigerians have spoken. Buhari is the new president-elect. He is not my flavour…
An Open Letter To President-Elect Buhari
By SKC Ogbonnia I am one of the millions of masses who yearned and prayed for the change that motivated…
Akinwunmi Ambode: The Story Of The Nigerian Dream
By Idowu Ajanaku “Every champion’s journey begins with a dream.” So goes the pay-off message of the Academy for Sports…
As Buhari Plans His Cabinet
In six weeks from now, precisely on 29 May, General Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian President-elect would be sworn in to…
Mass Sack At Diamond Bank
Henry Ojelu The economic downturn in the country, coupled with the difficult regulatory climate, seems to be taking its toll…
Supreme Court dismisses case against Fayose
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed the suit by the All Progressives Congress, challenging the eligibility of Governor Ayodele Fayose to…
Boko Haram kidnapped 2000 women, girls – Amnesty
Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 2,000 women and girls since the beginning of last year, Amnesty International said on…
I cannot promise return of Chibok Girls – Buhari
Nigeria’s president-elect Muhammadu Buhari cautioned Tuesday that he could not make promises on the return of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by…
Taraba guber election is inconclusive – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the governorship election in Taraba inconclusive. Prof. Mohammed Kyari, INEC Returning Officer…
NNPP pledges support for Buhari
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has pledged to support the President-Elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in his mission to give…
Who Does This To Girls? #BringBackOurGirls
Day after day, the story of the missing Chibok Girls found its way to different parts of the world. Since…
Probe rigging in Rivers, Akwa Ibom – EU Observer Mission
The EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) has called for investigations of what it described as “credible reports” of systematic poll…
APC wins majority of Nigeria states in governorship poll
The party of Nigeria’s president-elect Muhammadu Buhari has won governorship elections in a majority of Nigeria’s 36 states, building its…
Madonna closes Coachella festival with wet-kiss surprise
Madonna startled an audience of tens of thousands by making out with the rapper Drake in an unexpected climax to…
All Africa Games: Praises Galore For Awoniyi
Match hero in Nigeria’s All Africa Games qualifier against Zambia in Lusaka yesterday, Taiwo Awoniyi has continued to receive praises…
Falcons’ Dede Eyes World Cup Glory
Super Falcons goalkeeper Precious Dede has said that she is now focused on doing well at the Women’s World Cup…
As Lagos Awaits The Consolidator In Ambode
By Peter Claver Oparah Lagos, like Nigeria, is on the march again. The process of electing a governor to take…
The Path Of Continuity And Progress Assured
By Akinwunmi Ambode Fellow Lagosians, yesterday (Saturday), election day, history beckoned. Courage stood tall. Fairness and Justice raised their heads. Democracy…
Fashola Thanks Lagosians Over Ambode’s Victory
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday reacted to the victory of Mr Akinwunmi Ambode as the next…
Lagos Deputy Speaker, 7 Others Lose Seats
Eromosele Ebhomele Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Taiwo Kolawole, has lost his chance to return…
I Won’t Discriminate Against Any Tribe —Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode has declared that he won’t discriminate against any tribe in the course of governing…
Let There Be Peace
The final phase of the 2015 general elections ended last Saturday, 11 April, with the conduct of the governorship election…
Gov. Yari defeats father-in-law in Zamfara guber election
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of the All Progressive Congress has been re-elected as governor of Zamfara. In the result declared at…
Like Buhari, Like Ortom: PDP 16-year rule in Benue ended
Former Minister of State for Trade and Industries, Dr Samuel Ortom of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has won the…