History teaches us that there is only one thing that is more painful to the victims of mass murder, ethnic cleansing and genocide than the act itself and that is the tacit denial by its orchestrators and perpetrators that it…
Month: June 2018
Cleric defrauds Bureau de change of N12m, faces trial
A 41-year-old cleric, Segun Oyeniyi, is facing trial at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly defrauding a Bureau de change operator of N12 million. Oyeniyi has pleaded innocence of the offences of conspiracy, fraud and theft preferred against him.…
Presidency, NASS head for showdown over impeachment threat
In what can be described as unprecedented and a deft move to preserve the sanctity of the Parliament and save the legislators from humiliation by certain agents of state and appointees of the executive, the National Assembly, on Wednesday, threatened…
Jumbo Salaries: Court fixes July 3 for hearing of suit against NASS, others
Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by two lawyer, Monday Ubani and John Nwokwu, against the Senate and House of Representatives over jumbo salaries. Other respondents in the…
Apc Congresses: Oyegun, Izunaso, others must be imprisoned – Okorocha rants
Following the inauguration of the newly elected state chairmen as well as that of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, it has emerged that some of the key actors…
Super Eagles line-up against Czech Republic – NFF
The Super Eagles have the objective of coming out of Wednesday’s friendly against the Czech Republic with a win to set them in great psychological tune for the FIFA World Cup finals. As revealed in the NFF official Twitter handle, the match kicks…
Fayemi bows out of Buhari’s cabinet
Former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday formally bowed out of office with a special valedictory session held in his honour. President Muhammadu Buhari led other members of the Federal Executive Council to bid the Ekiti…
We have no goalkeeper crisis, Rohr insists
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, has dismissed reports that he is facing a goalkeeping crisis. The Super Eagles boss also explained why the most inexperienced goalkeeper in the squad, Francis Uzoho, has started the last four matches played by the…
Movements of Nigeria’s ruling class- Edwin Madunagu
To appreciate, more fully, the current wave of political realignments in Nigeria and be able to make informed projections, we may need to go back to the Nigerian Civil War of (1967- 1970) and the long preparation for the Second…
Police softens hard-line: Drops invitation to Saraki
The Police have softened their hard-line position on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Instead of asking him to report at the Force Intelligence Response Team’s office at Guzape, the Police now want Saraki to defend himself in writing. The…