Some militants suspected to be members of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta have kidnapped 11 chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State. The incident, which occurred in Arogbo, Ese-Odo...
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Senators Vow to Resist Planned Review of Office Allocation
There were indications weekend, that the planned review of allocation of offices to senators in the new N26 billion ultra-modern building may spark off a row, as some senators have vowed to resist the move to relocate...
Companies Now to Get Tax Refund Within 90 Days
A major hurdle in tax administration in Nigeria is about to be crossed, as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has been mandated by law to refund excess taxes paid by individuals and companies within 90 days....
A’Ibom seeks US assistance to combat arms smuggling
Disturbed by increasing rate of violence in the Niger Delta, the Akwa Ibom Government has called on the United States to assist the Federal Government in checking the source of illegal arms being smuggled into the...
Dishonourable Lawmakers
Two separate but related cases which happened in the Nasarawa state House of Assembly recently are painful reminders of the type of persons who wish to rule over the rest of us. In one instance, the membership of a...
I am working towards a new FAAN – Yusufu
Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN), Mohammadu Yusufu in this interview with Gboyega Adeoye in Accra, Ghana, x-rays his agenda towards reactivating the ailing agency. What are the...
Federal Government may cut salaries
The Federal Government may cut salaries of public office-holders and civil servants if the naira continues to appreciate against other currencies. Our correspondent gathered that the cheery news about the steady...
Military Allays Fears Over Terror Threat
Nigeria's military authorities declared yesterday that it had the capacity to handle any possible terrorists' strike, in a reaction to Thursday's terror alert by the American embassy. The re-assurance came...
Gains, Challenges Of Yar’Adua’s Govt.
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the last general election, Prof. Pat Utomi has identified the quashing of strains of tyranny and hypocrisy in governance as the biggest gain of...
Kalu’s EFCC trial illegal — A-G
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), yesterday said the on-going trial of the former Governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Kalu, was illegal, at least, for now....
US Warns of Terrorist Attacks in Nigeria
Days ahead of September 11 commemoration of the terrorist attacks on the United States by the Al-Qaeda Network, the American Consulate in Lagos has raised alarm over a threat on Western and US interests in Nigeria....
Judge tasks judiciary on people’s rights
Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court in Benin has urged the judiciary to make the socio-economic rights of the people realisable. The judge stated this on Tuesday night in Benin in a paper she...