Daily Archives: December 14, 2012
Subsidy scam: Court releases travelling papers of Tukur’s son, others
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday ordered the release of the travelling documents of Mahmud, the son of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, to enable him travel abroad. Another oil marketer Read More »
Thanks for phasing out Lagos molue buses
There is no end yet to the flurry of reactions trailing the recent restriction of motorcycles aka okada in Lagos. The state government had rolled out a law restricting riding of private and commercial motorcycles along designated roads, bridges and ... Read More »
Corps member loses eye to police brutality
A youth corps member serving in Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Anthony Ebuka Onugbara, has lost his right eye to police brutality following injury he sustained when he was allegedly beaten by some police officers. Onugbara, a 26-year-old native of Ezea-Amichi, ... Read More »
NFF reads riot act to Eagles on Faro camp
All Europe-based stars of the Nigerian national team must arrive at Faro, Portugal camp on January 4 for the final round of preparations for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Clubs are mandated to release their players, ... Read More »
At 50: Is Akpabio still angry?
On Sunday, Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State marked his 50th birthday celebration. The Golden Jubilee event featured festivities including a lecture on the life and achievements of the celebrant. In a land where life expectancy is abysmally low, ... Read More »
Babalakin raises alarm over EFCC’s harassment
A businessman and legal practitioner, Chief Wale Babalakin (SAN) yesterday told a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been harassing and threatening him with arrest, in spite of a court order Read More »
Mourning with the Jonathans
The country’s first family buried one of its own in Otuoke, Bayelsa State, last weekend. It was final farewell to Chief Meni Innocent Jonathan, younger brother to President Goodluck Jonathan, who had died on November 20. Joy has a slender ... Read More »
Kidnappers’ contempt for Jonathan and state governors
Any observer of events in Nigeria would have seen it coming and it was alerted in this column last week, more in sympathy with the clearly misunderstood responsibility of President Goodluck Jonathan on the disturbing question of national security. And ... Read More »
Revamping the stock market
Since the crash of the nation's stock market and the attendant loss of confidence in equities by investors, many former patrons of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have diverted to other investment options such as bonds, commodities and real estate Read More »
Nigeria, 35th most corrupt nation: Matters arising
The immediate response of our government, through Mr. Labaran Maku, the Minister of Information, to the latest ranking of the country as the 35th most corrupt nation in the world by Transparency International (TI) leaves much to desire Read More »
