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OPINION: THAT APC’S WAGER ON LAWAN AND GBAJA

I do not look into crystal balls. That is not my preoccupation.  I certainly lack the endowment of predicting the future. That enterprise is better left to the confident fortune-tellers. Agreed it is their forte, there is the possibility...

OPINION: 2019 POLLS: MATTERS ARISING

There are several issues arising from the way and manner the much-talked about 2019 elections were conducted and the results handled. In the view of most Nigerians, there a lot of transparency issues which goes to highlight several underhand...

OPINION: NIGERIAN ELECTIONS: A HISTORY AND A LOSS OF MEMORY

When in December 2011, yours sincerely had an opportunity of a lifetime to visit Israeli Museum built in memory of the victims of the holocaust in Europe during the Second World War. Our tour guide said- this place is...

OPINION: MUCH ADO ABOUT NASS LEADERSHIP ELECTION 

Ahead of its June 11 inauguration, there has been so much noise about the mode of electing presiding officers of the 9th National Assembly. Some stakeholders canvass adoption of the secret ballot system while some others favour open ballot. Both...

Defection: Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking Saraki, Dogara’s Sack

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to declare vacant the seats of 54 National Assembly members who defected from the political parties which sponsored their elections to...

$9.8m Fraud: Court Orders Yakubu, Ex-NNPC GMD To Open Defence

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, (THEWILL) - Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Andrew Yakubu, a former General Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to open his defence on July 3, 2019 in...

Another Nigerian, Victoria Obaze, Becomes Mayor In UK

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, (THEWILL) - Mrs Victoria Obaze, a Nigerian from Imo State, made history on Wednesday after she was sworn into office as the first black female Civic Mayor of London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom (UK). NAN...

No More Projects In Communities Fond Of Vandalising Projects – Buhari

BEVERLY HILLS, May 16, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the Federal Government would no longer embark on projects in communities that vandalise developmental projects sited in their areas. The President said this when he inaugurated and handed...

NFIU Insists State Governors, Financial Institutions Must Comply With Directives On Local Government Funds On June 1

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has reiterated its earlier position that June 1, 2019, is the effective date for implementation of the guidelines to all financial institutions and public officials on the...

OPINION: PRESS FREEDOM; FACT OR FICTION?

It is no longer news that media practitioners in Nigeria recently joined their colleagues the world over to celebrate the annual world Press freedom day. However, what made the celebration remarkable was President Muhammadu Buhari's choice of the event to render in...

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