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Nigerians who suddenly become rich whether while serving the country or not would now have to contend with the government, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said.Osinbajo, a Professor of Law, said on Saturday at a town hall meeting convened by the United Action for Change (UAC) in Lagos that such emergency rich men would be […]

One month ago, we cited Turkey’s president Tayyip Recep Erdogan who said that “it is not only the person who pulls the trigger, but those who made that possible who should be defined as terrorists, regardless of their title,” when was urging parliament to include journalists, politicians, academics, and activists under the country’s anti-extremism laws. […]Read More

Things are looking increasingly grim for the cash-strapped Islamic State. Last week we reported that as a result of the collapse of ISIS’ oil trade with Turkey following the relentless bombing of its oil extraction and transportation infrastructure mostly Russian forces, the money inflows generated by the Islamic State have plunged. “In mid-2015, the Islamic […]

Over the past several weeks, the White House has been very vocal about its opposition to both the Bipartisan Bill that would allow families of Sept 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for its involvement in the WTC attack, as well as stonewalling when it comes to releasing the confidential “28 pages” that have been […]

Given the fact that a snowball has a better chance in hell than the American public ever seeing a transcript of Hillary Clinton’s various million-dollar speeches to Goldman Sachs employees, K.J. Noh, Counterpunch’s resident satirist in chief, unleashes his best guess at what was said.. and if not, what was implied… CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you […]Read More

Chadian President Idriss Deby addresses a news conference at the close of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, January 31, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Chad’s incumbent president, Idriss Deby, an important ally of the West in the fight against Islamist militants, […]Read More

Perhaps, one of the dreams of a journalist is to have an exclusive interview with the president of his country. So, when the management of the New Telegraph asked me to get ready to lead a four-man team that would interview President Muhammadu Buhari, I was so elated that I had been saddled with such […]

Papa Wemba Papa Wemba, one of Africa’s most popular musicians and self acclaimed king of Rumba genre, later known as Soukous, who thrilled an entire continent for decades has died. He was 66. Born on June 14, 1949, the famous Congolese musician whose real name was Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, died last night April 24, after suffering a […]Read More

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday expressed sadness over the passage of the former Deputy Governor of the State, Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo. Jafojo, who was Deputy Governor during the administration of former Governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande during the Second Republic, died on Saturday in his Lagos residence at the age of 80. The […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddiq Baba Abubakar (left) during a courtesy visit to the Governor, at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The Lagos State Government at the weekend released a White Paper on the report of the Tribunal of Inquiry […]

The Ekiti State Government said in a statement on Sunday that  there is no going back on the N1, 000 and N500 Development levy being paid by private and public primary and secondary schools in the State. The government said mission schools in the State will not be given preference treatment over other schools and that “no other body […]Read More

The fuel scarcity being experienced by Nigerians for several months since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office almost a year ago, may not end anytime soon, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, averred on Saturday. Mr. Kachikwu disclosed that while Nigerian refineries are currently producing 12 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, also known […]