Editorial
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka hit the nail on the head on Monday when he said President Umaru Yar’Adua’s wife, Turai, had kidnapped the ailing Nigerian leader and should be made to face trial. What better way to describe a situation where Turai has kept the President in absolute seclusion since 24 February when he [...]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday set aside N500 billion to execute emergency electric power projects. According to the CBN, the investment would be by debentures issued by the Bank of Industry in accordance with section 31 of the CBN Act of 2007.
The fund, if properly utilised, would have a positive impact on the [...]
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News of another orgy of bloodletting in the restive town of Jos, capital of Plateau State, came as a rude shock to many Nigerians who are still awaiting the reports of the various investigative panels set up by both the federal and Plateau State governments in the aftermath of the violence which rocked the city [...]
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For many years now, Nigerians have not enjoyed adequate supply of petroleum products from the existing four refineries. This is because the refineries are not properly maintained. So the nation has resorted to relying almost entirely on importation of petroleum products with its attendant huge bills paid by Nigerians.
It is difficult to imagine that [...]
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Lagosians are in for hard times as they have to contend with not only armed robbers but also fake policemen on the roads. This follows the shocking arrest of eight fake mobile policemen at Ifako-Ijaye area of Lagos on Tuesday.
The well dressed Mopols hired a Volkswagen commuter bus popularly called danfo with regsitration number XW [...]
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