Buhari’s ‘next level’ team
President Muhammadu Buhari now has his full complement of 43 ministers, made up of ministers and ministers of state. He retains the portfolio of minister of petroleum resources. The new cabinet the President inaugurated Wednesday has 36 men and 7 women. One of the latter, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, who has been given the added responsibility of finance, budget More...
The food imports forex ban
President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria last week not to sell foreign exchange to importers of food items has kicked up a cacophony of sentimentalism totally uncalled More...
This is right way to go
Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin – Chief of Defence Staff. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin on Friday August 9 named a 7-man joint investigation panel More...
Nostalgia for the once vibrant textile industry
It is on record that in 1997,the Nigerian textile industry was the second largest in Africa after Egypt’s with over 250 vibrant factories operating above 50 percent capacity utilization. Then, the local textile More...
The inter service rift is needless
Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin – Chief of Defence Staff. Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin on Friday August 9 named a 7-man joint investigation panel to probe the killing More...
This is right way to go
Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin on Friday August 9 named a 7-man joint investigation panel to probe the killing of three policemen and a civilian by soldiers on Ibi-Wukari road in Taraba More...
The Sowore brouhaha
Omoyele Sowore The Department of State Security (DSS) Sunday confirmed it was holding Mr. Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of the online Sahara Reporters newspaper. The presidential candidate of African Action Congress More...
What Eid-el-Adha stands for
Muslims all over the world Sunday celebrated the Eid-el Kabir (Greater Festival), also referred to as Eid-el Adha (Festival of Sacrifice). The festivities officially commence with the two rakaat prayers. This particular More...
Happy Eid-el Kabir
Muslims all over the world Sunday celebrated the Eid-el Kabir (Greater Festival), also referred to as Eid-el Adha (Festival of Sacrifice). The festivities officially commence with the two rakaat prayers. This particular More...
The “Captone” tour
Thirteen U.S. military flag level officers and two government senior executives have been visiting Nigeria to strengthen strategic partnership against terrorism. The visit is part of a two-week “Capstone” tour. More...