The Anglican Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has faulted President Goodluck Jonathan’s explanations while defending himself on his proposed single seven-year tenure, insisting that he never made mention of the issue while he was campaigning to be elected president. He accused him of “confusing the political scene”. Chukwuma also said that [...]
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said Nigerian leaders are corrupt and insisted that fighting corruption in the country is not a night affair. Obasanjo, who made this declaration in an interview he granted The Guardian of London, published on Wednesday, explained that describing Nigerian leaders as lacking in accountability was a euphemism. He said: [...]
The House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges yesterday quizzed the former chairman of the ad hoc committee on subsidy regime management, Hon. Farouk Lawan, over allegations of $620,000 bribery levelled against him by oil magnate, Femi Otedola. The committee also summoned Femi Otedola to appear before it on July 3 to substantiate his [...]
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that Nigeria would deploy nuclear technology to achieve peace. Jonathan said this at the inauguration of the Researchers’ Hostel and Conference Centre at the Nuclear Technology Centre, Sheda, Abuja. Jonathan, who was represented by the Vice-President, Namadi Sambo, said that apart from using nuclear technology to generate electricity, government [...]
As Edo state prepares for its gubernatorial election on July 14, indications emerged yesterday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set for another grand rally on Saturday where national officers of the party will relocate to Benin City to mobilise support for General Charles Airhiavbere (retd) who is flying the party’s flag. Blueprint gathered [...]
Following the Kaduna sectarian crisis that claimed hundreds of people and rendered over 5, 000 homeless and destroyed property worth hundreds of millions of naira, families of missing people have been checking hospitals and mortuaries for their relatives. Blueprint investigations in Barau Dikko Specialists Hospital Kaduna and the Saint Gerard’s Catholic Hospital Kaduna revealed that [...]
At 12.30pm last Monday, Kaduna state government relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on all the 23 local government areas, from 12 noon to 4pm in the first instance. On Tuesday, the curfew was from 7am to 4pm. However, in spite of this relative freedom, people are still counting their losses and there are more than [...]
In his interview with Aliyu U. Tilde of the Premium Times, the first executive Governor of defunct Kaduna State and the Chairman of Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, bared his mind on a number of issues in contemporary Nigerian politics. Sitting in residence in Kaduna, Musa spoke on his participation in [...]
He is of small stature and age, but his sounds are mighty. Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, could be considered Nigeria’s child prodigy of the moment. This wonder boy, who signed unto Banky W’s Empire Mate Entertainment (EME) record label since releasing his debut album “Superstar” about a year ago, has been tormenting the [...]
The House of Representatives yesterday gave the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) up till today to furnish it present with documents vital to the probe of the crash of the capital market “or be liable for contempt of the legislature.” Chairman, ad [...]
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