The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio has said that he has no apologies to offer for his support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid for the 2011 Presidential election and that as the Governor of a frontline Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state, he had every right to air his views on matters […]

The National Assembly has summoned the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mister Sanusi Lamido, and the Finance Minister, Mister Olusegun Aganga, to defend allegations that twenty five percent of the national budget is spent by the legislators. The two officials were invited separately by the House of Representatives and the senate to defend […]

In a dramatic and ground-breaking judgment today, the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian government to provide as of right, free and compulsory education to every Nigerian child. This judgment followed the court’s earlier ruling that declared that all Nigerians are entitled to education as a legal and human right. […]

“Fiscal Responsibility Act constrains the deficit spending from exceeding 3% except in certain circumstances but the Jonathan administration is well over the limit without justification” The 2011 election round one is on. Atiku fires on the broad side of President Jonathan’s administration handling of the economy. But is it possible that President Jonathan and his […]

The United States Embassy has data indicating the number of Nigerians who come to join their spouses in the US every year. In this instance, no attempt was made to collect such data. However, several trends were deduced from several exchanges that took place with friends and friends-of-friends and acquaintances in several enclaves in the […]

I have read, with a deep sense of shock and disappointment, allegations made against me in an on-line medium, claiming that I attempted to bribe the leadership of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, after a visit with the president. I find these allegations deeply distressing, and I am certain that the highly respected Pastor Tunde […]