The controversy generated by the Minister of Petroleum Resources’ appointment of former EFCC boss and presidential candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria has come and gone. While many people are still at a loss as to why the former anti-corruption boss took up the offer from the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration, many suspect that Ribadu had…
Under the merger scheme, the shareholders approved that all the assets, liabilities and undertakings of defunct Oceanic Bank, including the real properties and intellectual property, be transferred to Ecobank Nigeria. It was also approved that the 1,600,000 issued ordinary shares of 50 kobo each of Oceanic Bank be dissolved without being wound up. In consideration…
Sequel to a story written sometime ago where Ali-Modu Sheriff, the former governor of Borno State and now a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, was addressed as the founder of the Boko Haram sect, the former governor has through his aides contacted us to clear his name regarding his links to the dreaded…
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye was described in this word, ‘Nigerian Million Makers’ are men and women born naked like you and I. They are men and women who face life’s challenges just like every other person. The difference is that, they find solutions to such challenges. They are men and women who discover their purpose…
A visiting President of Norway to Nigeria once said that in Nigeria anything goes, and this may be the reason many of the multinationals in Nigeria are taking the interest of the people for granted. Happenings in the past showed situations where officials of many of these multinational companies that are supposed to be respecting…
They are headliners, they are on top in their different fields yet they have one thing in common, which brings them attention from time to time: this is controversy. In this write-up we take a critical look at some controversial men in the society, X-raying their exploits. Excerpts… Chidi Mokeme One of Nollywood’s finest dudes,…
It is generally believed that the families of those holding political appointments enjoy the wealth of Nigeria most. This belief was reinforced when the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs committee headed by Nnena Elendu-Ukejeon weeks back received delegates of the Foreign Affairs Ministry who were present to defend their budget for the year before the…
The once rosy relationship between one of the divas of Nollywood, Toyin Aimakhu and Kunle Soyombo has crashed like a pack of badly arranged cards. The sizzling relationship that lasted for a couple of years had been suffering lot of hiccups since December 2011, but Toyin has been silent about it. What really led to…
Barely one month after Ibrahim Larmorde took over as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the commission has unearthed a suspected financial crime perpetrated by Alhaji Ibrahim Tumsa, the Director of Finance and Account of the Federal Ministry of Works, Abuja . The EFCC, reacting to a petition against the Director last…
Diezani Alison-Madueke She is presently the most controversial of this set of women in Nigeria. According to the popular Wikileaks, she is a mole in the petroleum ministry. But rather than investigate her and, perhaps, punish her for leaking sensitive information, she was retained in the petroleum ministry where she is currently serving as Petroleum…
