Looking back at our achievements in the last session of this Assembly, I cannot but give thanks to the Almighty Allah and entire Lagosians whose love and support have been resoundingly inspiring. The task has been very challenging, but my colleagues, management and staff of this Honourable House have shown avowed commitment towards retaining the pride of the House as the best in the country through positive and tireless disposition to plenary and committee activities.
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Prince Ned Nwoko arrived at the House of Representatives in 1999 as a bustling young man of 38 and instead of being content and grateful for just being a member, as many people would have been, he straightaway set himself the ambition of becoming the deputy speaker. Although he was ultimately unsuccessful in that bid, nevertheless, he had distinguished himself amongst his colleagues, the presidency and the national public. This gave him the platform to begin the fight for what he believes in: a better and more equitable society for all
Oniha began her career at Icon Limited Merchant Bankers in 1986, during which time she rose to the position of a Manager, before joining First Securities Discount House Limited (now FSDH Merchant Bank Ltd.) as a pioneer staff in 1992. She rose to the position of General Manager/Director before joining Ecobank Nigeria Limited in 2000. Between 2004 – 2008, Oniha was in Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited as a General Manager.
Five Governors and their supporters had left the party, the point at which the defeat began, to join a coalition that became the All Progressives Congress (APC) and from outside, the departed malcontents threw stones at their former party and swore to destroy it, if only to teach those remaining behind a lesson. The lack of internal democracy within the PDP, and the arrogance of remaining members further created a situation whereby some Governors became over-powerful and unpopular candidates were imposed at the grassroots level. Discontent spread.
When some of these children were being interviewed, they claimed that most of them were arrested because they could not bribe the police men who arrested them. Some of the children also claimed that they were taken away without their parents’ consent.
The recent unfortunate fight between the Nigerian Navy and the police in Calabar, Cross River State where a police officer was beaten to a pulp by Naval Ratings was quite unfortunate. More worrisome was the report that after the issue was resolved in the afternoon, some navy personnel still stormed a police station in the evening and were shooting indiscriminately.
The project is one in which I have been engaged since 1980, but which by conception requires to be sited by the sea. As a matter of fact, the first time that I was officially invited by the Rivers state government in connection to this project was in 1988.
I am talking of the privileged few, the men and women who have stood between us and the actualization of our Confederation. These are men and women who have stood stoutly in the way of RESTRUCTURE. And it is not because they wanted a total return to Pre-Amalgamation which was/is the demand of the G9, the national Umbrella body of all Self Determination groups in the Lugardian Contraption called Nigeria. To them a return to 1914 was a tall order
No Nigerian, much more a Borno State indigene who has sensed the remarkable difference in their lives now about insurgency would want to be fooled again in whatever guise
I hope no one will make the mistake of insisting that Nigeria would like to honour the seven British-Nigerians in the UK parliament. They may not be too excited; for them their Nigerian identity is perhaps at best, an ascribed identity
Since the French constitution prohibited an incumbent president from seeking re-election, Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon Bonaparte’s nephew) who was elected president in 1848 was due to leave office in 1852
The monsters that oppose restructuring and beasts that threaten war, by Femi Fani-Kayode
Nigeria voted President Muhammadu Buhari to come and fight corruption and return Nigeria to the path of honour, decency, respect, integrity and global goodwill. Corruption has been fighting a dirty war and taking it back to the aggressors
America has done everything in recent times to provoke the anger of God. From legitimizing abortion, same-sex marriage to removing prayer from schools, erecting satanic statues, immorality, Satanism, etc. And the latest on this shameful list is that the Pentagon is considering recruiting transgender individuals into the military. In fact, the policy is about taking off
In a publicized interview on July 3, 2017, Buratai, who featured on the BBC HARDtalk programme, anchored by Stephen Sackur, spoke on a range of issues, including the state of the counter-insurgency campaigns in Nigeria and particularly in the North East. The COAS, who has spent the last few years of his career fighting Boko Haram terrorism, first as Field Commander
Unlike betting or gambling which can involve very high stakes, Lottery (Lotto) is mostly a form of entertainment as it involves staking as low as N20 to N100 f
According to reports, not only were you jolted by this death, but also by the very embarrassing manner the police are handling it.
The 2017 budget is very important to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and his hardworking deputy and Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who is doing so much to improve the business and economic climate in the country.
His Excellency, former Governor of Yobe State and current distinguished Senator for Yobe East Senatorial District, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, confirmed that he was the one taped while having a sex romp with two women in a story published by Saharareporters.
Yet, considerations of “structure” are considerations of how things are put together — a question of the interrelation between parts in a complex entity. And that is the crux of this matter