Monthly Archive: June 2018
Nigerian-British ‘juju’ nurse convicted of sex trafficking
A British court has found Josephine Iyamu, a nurse of Nigerian descent, guilty of trafficking five women to Germany for prostitution. Iyamu, a Liberia-born British citizen, was convicted of five counts of arranging or facilitating...
Of Oshiomhole and the fallacy of PDP’s oppositional politics – Hon Patrick Obahiagbon
Finally, the eagle has landed with the emergence of former governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). By that strategic political orchestration and stratagem,...
Memo to my President
Dear Baba This is my second memo to you today, and it is an indication of how worried I am. I have just read that the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria have...
Presidency fires back: N’assembly got N270bn but still distorted the budget
The presidency has taken another swipe at the national assembly over the 2018 budget, accusing the lawmakers of not being contended with the N170 billion funds for constituency projects. Reacting to the national assembly’s...
The President’s Budget Speech: Our Response – NASS
Gentlemen of the press We appreciate the fact that the 2018 Appropriations Law which was passed by the National Assembly on May 16th, 2018 was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, June 20th,...
President Buhari’s Speech at the Signing of the 2018 Appropriation Bill into Law
June 20, 2018 Protocols I would like to thank the leadership of the National Assembly, particularly the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as all the Distinguished...
AT A GLANCE: Enugu airport, Maritime University… major projects affected by National Assembly’s cuts
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed the 2018 budget into law, eight months after he presented the proposal to the national assembly. In his budget signing speech, the president said the national assembly reduced...
N30bn smuggled into power budget, says Abaribe
Enyinnaya Abaribe, chairman, senate committee on power, steel development and metallurgy, says N30 billion was smuggled into the power budget. He said the N30 billion was listed for expansion and re-enforcement of infrastructure in...
