This is the untold story of an ex-governor of a popular oil-rich South-south state in Nigeria. In the realm of governance, whilst you enjoy immunity, there are stories that never see the light of day even with their hundred per cent validation; but when your tenure expires even your staff that was “very” loyal to…
It is no more news that the present administration of Muhammadu Buhari a former military ruler and a no-nonsense anti-corruption agent is doing everything possible to unravel the many corrupt practices under the leadership of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. The presidency, in its bid to start the anti-graft campaign from the top, beamed its searchlight on…
By Steve Ayorinde The Lagos State Government has taken note of an article in the latest edition of The Economist magazine entitled “Paralysed: Why Nigeria’s largest city is even less navigable than usual” and has considered a rebuttal necessary, in view of the bile and bias contained in it. The said article has since gained…
Barely six months after coming to power, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, finally assigned portfolios to his ministers-designates at the Ministerial Inauguration that took place at the Presidential Villa. The full list include: 1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour & Employment 2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals 3. Rotimi Amaechi –…
James Ocholi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria reliably described as one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s top picks for appointment as Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, represents several controversial clients including an Indian accused of defrauding several Nigerian banks of billions of naira, a former Managing Director of Finbank, Okey Nwosu, who is undergoing…
Ray Ekpu, co-founder of Newswatch magazine, has dismissed the allegation of Chris Omeben, a retired police officer, who accused him of hiding the prime suspect in the murder of late Dele Giwa. Omeben accused Kayode Soyinka, London correspondent of Newswatch at the time, of being behind Giwa’s death, saying Ekpu shielded Soyinka from justice. “I…
Atedo Peterside is sad and that is because the proverbial frost of misfortune has carved into his fate, the disaster of ill-luck. The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) has suspended the Chairman of Stanbic IBTC bank, Mr. Peterside Atedo; Managing Director, Mrs. Sola David-Borha and KPMG’s Arthur Oginga and Dr. Daru Owei over accounting…
It is as if the battle line will never seize to be drawn between political godfather, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President Muhammadu Buhari. Current situation in the country attests to this. The two politicians are obviously not in good times if information at our disposal is anything to go by. We gathered that few weeks…
Many Nigerians know that the country’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has been seriously enmeshed in various controversies in his career both as businessman and politician. Some years back, Bukola Saraki was involved in an alleged boardroom manipulations that crippled the once beloved Societé Generale Bank of Nigeria (SGBN) as exclusive details of the charges to…
The Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode hoped to swear in members of his cabinet on the 5th of October, 2015, believing that members of the state’s House of Assembly would have screened the nominated men and women whom he wished to work with. But these hope were dashed on Tuesday as the honourable members of…
