Coming to terms with Niger Delta Avengers

TO correct a wrong, it is sometimes necessary to exceed proper limits’. This doctrine is attributed to Mao Zedong by his personal secretary, Lin Ke. Mao, founder of the modern communist state of China was a man of power, who had no hesitation using whatever means he judged necessary to protect his power and the state he founded. In this context, Mao was justifying the use of terror. I do not ordinarily believe in the use of terror by legitimate forces of the state,

Buhari’s first year: Five ways Nigeria has changed

By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.1. Are we safer?
Those of us who travel regularly in Nigeria's north-east had become used to what should be a 15-minute journey turning into an hour-long ordeal.
You had to stop dozens of times at roadblocks and disembark, while heavily armed soldiers inspected your vehicle for traces of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram

Plea For No Nation-Wide Strike

By Victor Ahiuma-Young & JohnboscoAgbakwuru.ORGANISED labour, yesterday, insisted  it would shut down the economy from Wednesday, May 18, should the Federal Government fail to revert the pump price of petrol to the pre-May 11 price of N86.50, among other demands, by midnight of Tuesday, May 17.

According to vanguardngr,The declaration was made on a day indications emerged that government was disposed to amicable settlement of the price hike impasse with labour.

We bought only 36 cars, Not 108 —Senators

THE Senate disclosed, yesterday, that senators unanimously rejected the proposed loan to purchase their vehicles, saying none of the 109 lawmakers was interested in it. Speaking with journalists in Abuja yesterday, Chairman, Senate Committee on Senate Services, Senator Ibrahim Gobir, said the

Nigeria: Breaking: Senate to Begin Debate of 2016 budget

The Senate has announced that the 2016 Appropriation Bill submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari will be subject to debate from the lawmakers from Tuesday 19th January.

Nigeria:Buhari To Spend More Money Than Goodluck Jonathan On Presidential Villa, But Less On Food In 2016 Budget

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari apparently plans to spend more money than his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan to run the presidential villa in the capital Abuja. If approved by the National Assembly, the Nigerian leader will spend 18.1 billion naira

Nigeria:Banks StruggleTo Meet $5 bn Forex Obligations

LAGOS — Nigerian banks are struggling to meet $5 billion foreign exchange obligations to importers and correspondent banks, reflecting the worsening foreign exchange situation in the country.

Nigeria:Buhari to build 40 Blocks of Housing estate in each state,FCT — Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Tuesday, revealed that there would be change in the policy direction of the Buhari’s administration in the settlement sector.

Nigerian Politic:Court Of Appeal Sacks Senator David Mark

The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has annulled the election of the immediate past Senate President, Senator David Mark.

Nigeria,Update On Fuel :NNPC Apologizes

ABUJA — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, apologised to Nigerians for the hardship experienced in purchasing petrol, while it also stated

Nigerian Politics-Code of Conduct Tribunal vs Saraki, Free Speech & the Politics of Contempt

It’s not often that a decision by the Supreme Court of Nigeria generates so much interest among Nigerians. But the court’s decision in Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) v Dr Bukola Saraki, which

Nigerian President Buhari Leaves For Iran Tomorrow

President Muhammadu Buhari would leave Abuja tomorrow for Tehran, Iranian capital to participate in the 3rd Gas Exporting Countries’ Forum, GECF, which opens