Editorial
The dismissal of Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by the President Umaru Yar’Adua-led Federal Government was the climax of the war of attrition waged on all fronts against Ribadu by the government in collaboration with the corrupt elements he brought to heel while he was at the helm …
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Without any sense of shame, the Senate announced on Monday that it was able to pass mere eight out of the 120 bills before it in this year.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on rules and business, Aloysius Etok, said recently that 93 bills passed through the first reading while 21 got through the second …
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For the umpteenth time oil tanker drivers last week refused to lift oil from the depots to serve filling stations in Lagos, to protest what they described as incessant harassment and extortion by traffic officials of the Lagos State government. They also said they were protesting against constant attacks by armed robbers while discharging their …
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The Nigeria Police were in their element last Friday. In a moment of recklessness, policemen in Ogun State snuffed life out of a poultry attendant alleged to be the leader of a 20-member gang of robbers, which was fleeing after stealing N5 million from a bank in Sagamu.
The body of Mrs Funmilayo Abudu, a mother …
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Yesterday, ministerial nominees earlier cleared by the Senate were sworn in by President Umar Yar’ Adua. The event ended weeks of suspense over which nominee would be assigned what portfolio, after they successfully passed through the screening of the upper legislative house.
But the news of the appointments stunned many Nigerians, given the portfolios assigned …
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