Nigeria’s Anti-Graft Agency Uncovers Looted $9.2million from Ex-NNPC Boss
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has told a committee of the House of Representatives that $9.2 million and 750,000 pounds were recovered from a building belonging to a former Group Managing Director GMD of the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission NNPC Dr. Andrew Yakubu in Kaduna state. EFCC Acting chairperson Ibrahim […]
Judges Dealt Another Blow To President Trump’s Travel Ban
President Trump tweets “See You In Court” after three judges of the federal Appellate court unanimously ruled against his travel ban. Trump said it was a ‘Political Decision” reiterating what he said at the law enforcement conference during the week. In that meeting, the president said that the case would go to the supreme court if […]
Centre For Social Justice Discovers Pitfalls In Nigeria’s 2017 budget
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has said that as much as N146bn should reduce the N7.298tn 2017 budget estimate which is 20.4 percent higher than 2016 estimates of N6.07tn. The Lead Director of the center Barrister Eze Onyekpere who presented a report on the budget under the aegis of Citizens Wealth Platform (CWP) told […]
Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria CSOs Want Illicit Financial Flow Beneficiaries Exposed
Representatives of government agencies, civil societies, the private sector and media from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria have urged African governments to name beneficiaries of illicit financial flows from the continent to stem the tide. This is contained in a communiqué of a two-day workshop on “Supporting New Beneficial Ownership Transparency Champions in Ghana, Kenya, and […]
‘How Quest For Cheaper Sources Of Energy Hinders Power Sector Devt In Nig’
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has observed with dismay how the quest for cheaper sources of energy was hindering power sector development in Nigeria. According to him, the country now seemed to rely so much on the importation of sources of its energy despite that it was blessed with abundant sources of renewable energy […]
Nigerians React As Tuface Cancels Anti-Govt Protest
Fans of Nigerian music star Tuface have continued to react to his decision to cancel the much-publicized anti-government protest slated for Monday, Feb. 6. The songster had earlier in January announced his intention to lead a nationwide protest against the current Federal Government. He argued that many “Nigerians, especially the youths, were languishing in poverty […]
Uncertainty As Aides Give More Reasons For Extension Of Buhari’s UK Vacation
A senior aide of Nigeria’s ailing leader Mr. Femi Adesina has said the period of extension of President Muhammadu Buhari’s vacation in London was not specified because “there is no vacuum in government’’. Adesina, who stated this in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) late Sunday night, said the time was not stated […]
Nigerian Govt. Develops Cold Feet Over Planned Nationwide Protest.
Nigerian musician Innocent Idibia popularly called Tuface recently announced his plans to organize a massive nationwide protest on 6 February against the Nigerian Government. According to the music legend that first made the revelation on his Instagram page, the rally, which is expected to hold simultaneously in various parts of Nigeria, seeks to challenge the […]
Kwalita: Nigerian Community Desirous Of Civilization
The stench hanging in the air was terrible; naked children running around looked like they needed urgent medical attention; flies buzzing on adults and children alike could make anyone want to turn back from the sour sight at Kwalita, a community thousands of miles away from civilization. Kwalita community in Gwagwalada Local Government Area council [...]
A Force Of Positivity
The day after Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States between 3.3 and 4.6 million people marched around the world in protest. In the United States, that meant approximately one in one hundred people took to the streets. Six hundred and seventy three sister marches took place internationally. A […]
