U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh Dispute Over Union Fees
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a challenge to the way public-sector unions finance their operations. Union officials said a ruling against them would deal a blow to organized labor. The case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers…
PDP To Buhari: Get to Work, Stop Blackmailing Us
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says no amount of intimidation, blackmail and propaganda by the Presidency would stop it from standing shoulder to shoulder with Nigerians in demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari kick-starts government and commence implementation of his campaign…
Radio Biafra is Avenue for Those With Siege Mentality to Vent, Mustn’t Be Banned or Sabotaged, Says Kayode Ogundamisi
The call for a ban on Radio Biafra is an irritating distraction for the following reasons. Biafra Radio operators are guaranteed free speech and do not operate on Nigerian airwaves, they are free to agitate for the State of Biafra…
NASS Leadership We Stand By Our Candidates List
In a surprise move following fracas that Nigeria’s National Assembly over attempted imposition of candidates into offices, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned what transpired in both chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday. The party’s position…
Sharing National Cake Tops Governors’ Request As Buhari Rejects BailOut For Salaries
There were indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may have turned down a bailout request by state governors owing months in arrears of salaries of workers in their states at the end of a meeting with 36 governors in the presidential…
Financial Freedom: Obiano Grants Autonomy To State Judiciary
Anambra State judiciary has gotten freedom to dispense justice without fear or favour as the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano has granted financial independence to the state judiciary. His move was in line with the desire of most Nigerians that…
Seven SANs Boost Imo Traditional Rulers’ Legal Battle With Okorocha
Ongoing legal war between the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and a set of traditional rulers in in the state, has taken a new turn with no fewer than seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) indicating interest to offer…
Finally, Buhari Moves Into Presidential Villa
*Hands over farm to son After weeks of speculation over his delay in hitting the ground running since his swearing-in as President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigerian armed forces, Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday evening, moved into the Presidential Villa preparatory to resuming…
My Visit To Obasanjo By Bukola Saraki
Amid cold war between the newly elected officers of Nigeria’s eighth National Assembly and the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Friday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to him, he…
How Mimiko Emerged Governor’s Forum Chair
The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Rahman Olusegun Mimiko, has emerged as the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum. Mimiko was elected on Tuesday night at the inaugural meeting of the forum after the May 29 change of…
Why I Joined Politics – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari regretted yesterday that those he regarded as ‘strong men’ have destroyed institutions in Nigeria but promised that his administration would do its best to ensure that institutions bequeathed to the country by the British colonial leaders were…
