Nigerians who are agitated that that the change promised them during campaigns is taking time to manifest have been assured that President Muhammadu Buhari will deliver on his promise. Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture said at a meeting with Civil Society Organisation groups that the change promised will soon be delivered to the…
APC Splits Over Kogi Election
The leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC may have met the deadline given it by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to submit a replacement for Audu Abubakar, the late candidate of the party at the governorship election held in the state on November 21, the crisis occasioned by the death of the politician barely…
DSS Finally Arrests Former NSA
Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser, NSA has been finally arrested by the Directorate of State Service, DSS. The operatives had laid siege on his residence in Abuja since he got a court injunction to be allowed to travel abroad on medical grounds. Though he got another court judgment re-affirming the first one, the operatives…
Nigerian Military Officers Under Arrest?
Five senior officers of the Nigerian Army are believed to have been arrested in the last 48 hours. A source in the military described it as an operation that appears to be widening. According to the source, the officers currently being detained at a location in Abuja include Major Generals and at least one Brigadier…
Nigeria Police: Overwhelmed And Failing.
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Ten Big Ideas
By DELE OLOJEDE It’s early days yet, in the life of a new government. The voters have played their part by finally getting rid of a catastrophically inept and almost certainly corrupt president. It is now time for our new leaders to play theirs. Click here to download our magazine Political life is generally characterised…
France Trails Attackers
Authorities in France have declared a three-day mourning period for 129 victims of the coordinated attacks in Paris last Friday. But as the world shares in its grief, France has said that it would not succumb to blackmail from the Islamic state, IS, which claimed responsibility for the attacks. They are living up to that…
Money: Judges’ Fatal Attraction
Is there any connection between allegations of misdemeanor against Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT and the Supreme Court ruling in favour of Bukola Saraki, embattled senate president? Perhaps if there is any we may never get to know, at least for a long time to come. What we do know…
Ministers And Their Portfolios
Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)–Transportation Chris Ngige (Anambra)–Labour and Employment Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti)–Solid Minerals Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)–Power, Works and Housing Abdulrahman Dambazau (Kano)–Interior Aisha Alhassan (Taraba)–Women Affairs Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi)–Science and Technology Kemi Adeosun (Ogun)–Finance Abubakar Malami (Kebbi)–Justice Hadi Sirika (Katsina)–State for Aviation Suleiman Adamu (Jigawa)–Water Resources Solomon Dalong (Plateau)–Youths and Sports Ibe Kachikwu (Delta)–State for Petroleum…