The pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, on Friday condemned the directive issued by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to its members in the National Assembly to work against the interest of the Federal Government.The APC issued the directive in a communique issued at the end of its 8th Interim National Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday in Abuja.The committee…
The Imam of Federal College of Technology, Yaba Mosque, Imam Saeed Salmon has said that contrary to some belief by Muslims, Islam also subscribes to the widely held Christian belief that Jesus Christ will return in what has been described as his ‘second coming’, emphasising that any Muslim, who does not believe in it, is…
THE PUNCH – Nigerian leaders have cultivated the fraudulent culture of extra-budgetary spending. The latest atrocity is embodied in a report of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, detailing how the Federal Government incurred an illegal expenditure of N4.17 trillion between 2004 and 2012. The period spanned the tenure of three presidents: Olusegun…
A coalition of civil society organisations in Abuja, Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption in Nigeria, has called for the resignation of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi over what it described as incessant violations of ethics of public conduct, fiscal responsibility and due diligence in the discharge of…
More Nigerians have continued to express their support for the convening of a National Conference to discuss critical national issues. Joining this call is a group of professionals from the South-South and South-East. They are, however, of the view that there should be no general elections until the conclusion of the conference. Addressing a news conference on…
After four years of military action against Boko Haram and Abuja’s declaration of a state of emergency in three states eight months ago, Boko Haram’s depredations continue. Just last week, Boko Haram claimed responsibility for killing nineteen in a Borno village. Until now the Nigerian government’s approach to Boko Haram has been to mount an anti-terrorism…
The Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organisation of Ndigbo, yesterday took a swipe at the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha over his statement concerning the problem of Igbo unity. It described the governor’s statement as one coming from a confused man. The Anambra State Chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Elder Chris Eluemuno, described Governor Okorocha…
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Professor Jerry Gana, yesterday, described as unfair the mounting opposition from the north against President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid in 2015. Prof. Gana, who made the claim in an exclusive interview with Vanguard in Abuja, pointed out that Jonathan had an inalienable right to…
Disturbed by the do-or-die attitude of politicians towards the 2015 general elections and stunted socio-economic and political development, which they attributed to the 1999 Constitution, South-East and South-South Professionals, SESSP, have called for a new constitution before the next general polls. Arguing that the country will continue to witness little or no development with the…
The Yoruba Socio-political group, Afenifere, has rejected the report on the proposed National Conference, recently submitted by the Presidential Advisory Committee