Tag: criticisms
Maku condemns media coverage of Abuja bombings
Nigeria’s minister of information, Labaran Maku has described as “unethical, unprofessional and insensitive’’, the manner some sections of the media…
Nigeria’s PR group slams APC over AKPD hiring
The Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN), the umbrella body of professional of Public Relations firms in Nigeria, has…
Punch-weary PDP takes stock, challenges opposition
Nigeria’s ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), constantly attacked by the opposition parties, on Sunday in Abuja called on…
EU blasts Nigeria over new anti-gay law
The European Union has joined the league of foreign countries and human rights bodies condemning the signing of Same sex…
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Dalglish, Carragher rebuke Ferguson over book
Liverpool greats Kenny Dalglish and Jamie Carragher have hit back at former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson for criticising the…
Ribadu faults Jonathan’s ‘No Amnesty to Boko Haram ghosts’
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to grant amnesty…
Okupe urges acceptance of pardon for Alamieyeseigha, others
President Goodluck Jonathan’s public affairs spokesman Doyin Okupe has called on Nigerians to respect the pardon granted former governor of…
El-Rufai’s book a collection of fiction, says Atiku
Former FCT Minister, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has come under fire for writing alleged fiction for self-glorification at the expense of…
ACN faults sacking of 2 councils in Kwara
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has faulted the Kwara State government for dissolving the Oyun and Offa local governments…
Iroha Carpets Keshi’s Eagles
By Bamidele Olowosagba Following the Super Eagles’ back to back score draw against Stallions of Burkina Faso and Chipolopolo of…
ACN flays Jonathan over comments on police college
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said that while President Goodluck Jonathan’s surprise visit to the Police College in…
Lawyers, Activists Condemn Oyinlola’s Sack
The sack of the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, after he had appealed a…
Nigeria’s Cremation Bill’s Tortuous Journey
The cremation law has been passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly against the wish of residents of the…
Aturu Slams Fashola Over Comment On Lagos Fire
Nigeria’s rights activist and lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, has criticised Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State over his comment purportedly directed…
Yobo Lambasts Osaze
Nigeria’s team captain, Joseph Yobo has advised West Bromwich Albion striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie to “grow up.” Odemwingie since Sunday…
Pilgrimage big business in Israel, Nigerian Pastor fumes
Nigerian Pastor Mathew Obaze, a pilgrim in Israel, has decried the commercialisation of the annual Christian pilgrimage by the Israeli…
Rights Group Slams 12 Governors Over Teachers’ Strike
Eromosele Ebhomele A civil rights group, Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), has expressed unhappiness over the alleged reluctance…
Falana: Awards To IG, Governors, Senators Illegal
Human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has criticised the national honours being conferred on serving public officials.…
Why INEC Restructures
Kayode Robert Idowu Some sections of the Nigerian public in recent times have shown intense interest in the structure and…
Jonathan has admitted failure, says ACN
The Action Congress of Nigeria has described the lamentations of President Goodluck Jonathan at the opening of the 52nd Annual…
Jonathan: I’m the most criticized president in the world
Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday that he was “the most criticised president in the whole world”, but pledged that,…
PDP denies creating crisis in rival parties
Nigeria’s ruling party, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it cannot be held responsible for the inability of…
Bakare: I’ll not stop criticizing Jonathan
Eromosele Ebhomele Fiery Lagos-based General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has declared that he would not…
Villas Boas fires missiles at Abramovich
Andre Villas Boas’s bitterness at his sacking by Chelsea last season surfaced again on Sunday as he said at his…
Jonathan And The Fight Against Corruption
Perhaps miffed by frequent criticisms that he has not been doing enough in the fight against corruption in the country,…
ACN: Media chat exposes Jonathan’s tolerance of graft
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said President Goodluck Jonathan’s comments on key national issues during his Media Chat…
River’s monorail project on course, says official
Nigeria’s Rivers State government on Tuesday expressed its commitment to complete the monorail project in the interest of the people.…