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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Gains, Challenges Of Yar’Adua’s Govt.

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...

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Kalu’s EFCC trial illegal — A-G

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....

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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....

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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...

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AGF demands apology from Ribadu

AGF demands apology from Ribadu

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mike Aondoakaa, on Thursday demanded an apology from the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over the...

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The man with the phone

It is amazing to see how much Nigerians love life, in spite of the difficulties they have to contend with on a daily basis. And how readily they cling to life. The aircraft was preparing for take-off. The cabin crew...

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A Speaker trapped by moral questions

It is amazing how a clear case of moral profligacy levelled against two principal officers of the House of Representatives could be twisted in such a way that, in one moment of sheer stupidity, a nation is being...

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100 days of ‘silent’ achievements

What Nigeria’s political class and public opinion analysts had not seriously given a thought was that Nigerians deserved to have a young, dynamic and educated person with proven integrity to provide the...

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