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Since November 8, 2015 when the Taraba State governorship tribunal gave it’s ruling, I have followed trend of events just as I have listened keenly to various opinions on what should have been or rather what the judges should have done on the matter. But what many have failed to emphasise is the position of…

By Christian Dodo As 2015 comes to an end, many people have several wishes, hopes and aspirations, and many of them are personal. But I have one desire only and that is to see a Change in my home state, Taraba. Things are so bad in the state that it will indeed take a miracle…

The menace of child hawking can never be over-emphasised. Unfortunately, it appears to be a normal business in Nigeria, hence most people do even as much as arch an eyebrow at it, let alone proffer sustainable solutions to it. Street hawking entails selling various items on the streets, sachet water, bottled water, bottled and canned….

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has advised Nigerians to unite to improve their respective rural communities, saying government alone cannot satisfy all the infrastructure needs of rural dwellers. Delivering his goodwill message at the 2015 edition of the Ibogun-Olaogun Day in Ibogun Olaogun village, Ifo LGA of Ogun State at the weekend, Obasanjo who  described rural development as a collective responsibility, said: “As responsible people in our respective rural areas, we should not wait for the governments”. He said the physical, social and educational development of rural dwellers largely depends on whatever contributions individual members can make. “We don’t need to wait for government before developing our communities, particularly some of us who were raised from the villages. We should not wait for any government ticket. Let us think of what we can do for ourselves and our communities, what can we do for ourselves to make the village communities more habitable for u...

Match Report: Stoke 2 United 0 The Reds suffer a Boxing Day defeat after Stoke goals from Bojan and Arnautovic.

Electoral Act section 87 Says (1) A pol itical party seeking to nomi nate candidates for elections under this Act shall hold pri m aries for aspi rants to al l e l ective positions. (2) The procedure for the nomi nation of candidates by pol i tical parties for the various e l ective positions shall be by d irect or i n d i rect primaries. (3) A po l i tical party that adopts the d i rect pri maries procedure shall ens ure that all aspirants arc g i ven equal opportun i ty of being voted for by members of the party. (4) A pol itical party that adopts the system of i n d i rect pri maries for the choice of i ts candi date shall adopt the procedure outl i ned below- (a) in the case of nomi nations to the posi ti on of Presi dential candidate, a pol i tical party shall- (i) hold spec i a l conventions in each of the 36 States of the Federationand Federal Capital Territory, where delegates shal l vote for each of the asp i rants at des ign ated centres in each State Capi tal on speci fied d...

Freedom of Information Act section 3 Says An application for access to a record or information under this Act shall be made in accordance with Section 1 of this Act, (2) For the purpose of this Act, any information or record applied for under this Act that does not exist in print but can by regulation be produced from a machine, normally used by the government or public institution shall be deemed to be record under the control of the government or public institution. (3) Illiterate or disabled applicants who by virtue of their illiteracy or disability are unable to make an application for access to information or record in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of this Section, may make that application through a third party. (4) An authorized official of a government or public institution to whom an applicant makes an oral application for information or record, shall reduce the application into writing in the manner prescribed under subsection (1) of this Section and shall ...

‎ The minister of state for petreoleum resources Dr Emmanuel Ebe Kachikwu has said petrol will be sold below N87 per litre from January 2016. Speaking at Port Harcourt Refinery and Petrochemical this afternoon the minister said he has already approved the new template for petrol price and it will take off in January. He said the new template has remove many of the unnessary charges for petrol import.

I have learned by some experience, by many examples, and by the writings of countless others before me, also occupied in the search, that certain environments, certain modes of life, certain rules of conduct are more conducive to inner and outer harmony than others

It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.

Accept yourself as you are.Otherwise you will never see opportunity.You will not feel free to move toward it;You will feel you are not deserving.

The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services

In my 27 years of journalism, I have never attended any court sitting, may be because I’m not a judicial correspondent but last Monday I had to. It was at the federal court of appeal Abuja where a case against the Taraba State election petition tribunal, which sacked Governor Ishaku Diarus, was being heard. The….

Says no group can hold Nigeria to ransom President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that Nigeria has “technically won the war” against Boko Haram. According to him, Boko Haram insurgents have been sent away from Yobe and Adamawa states and now remain a force in their heartland of Borno State. LEADERSHIP Friday recalls that the minister…

President Muhammadu Buhari has told all Nigerians to remain hopeful despite the current socio-economic and security challenges confronting the country.   President Buhari made the call on Thursday in his 2015 Christmas Message to Nigerians.   Buhari, in the message he personally signed, felicitated with all Nigerians, especially the Christian faithful, on the "joyous occasion" of this year’s Christmas.  "Let us also not allow current socio-economic and security challenges to dampen our expectations for a better Nigeria", the president said.  He said while his government had taken a number of measures to restore hope to the citizens; the 2016 budget defined his commitment to giving Nigeria a new lease of life.  The president also said that his administration's "change slogan is not a campaign gimmick but a promise that must be kept".  Buhari emphasised that his government was determined to bring about tangible changes in the lives of Nigerians...

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) retired Col. Sambo Dasuki and five others have been granted bail in the second charge of diversion of funds before an FCT High Court. The bail bonds, which are worth N250 million for each, will be produced by two sureties for each of the accused persons, an aggregate of N3 billion. Ruling on the bail application yesterday, Justice Peter Affen ordered that the sureties must be retired or serving civil servants of not less than the rank of director. The judge said the sureties must have a property in the FCT valued at N250 million by surveyors, and must swear to an affidavit of means. The judge further ordered the accused persons to deposit their international passport with the court registrar. The judge warned against the re-arrest of the accused persons, adding that if there is need for further investigation, they should be invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) within the hours of 9am to 6pm and they must be allowed t...

New taxes targetting the rich comingNigerians expect higher capital spending President Muhammadu Buhari will today present the 2016 budget to the National Assembly, the main focus being a major shift from oil as the main source of revenue to mining and new taxes targeting the rich. The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved the final draft of the N6 trillion budget with an unprecedented capital vote of N2 trillion. The budget is based on an oil bench mark of $38per barrel and a daily crude oil production of 2.5 million barrels per day. Experts in Economics and the manufacturing sector yesterday urged the government to increase priority for the capital vote. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said while addressing State House correspondents yesterday after an emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) that the council approved a memo presented by the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, seeking the approval of ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that there will be free eduction for science, technology and education students in tertiary institutions.  Buhari gave the assurance Tuesday while presenting the 2016 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. President Buhari stressed that this would indeed mark a historic milestone for us as a nation.  Buhari said his administration would unveil a conditional cash transfer programme for the poorest and most vulnerable.  The president said the full programme would be presented in the coming weeks and that it would include home-grown public primary school feeding. "Furthermore, through the office of the Vice President, we are working with various development partners to design an implementable and transparent conditional cash transfer program for the poorest and most vulnerable.  "This program will be implemented in phases. Already, the compilation of registers of the poorest persons is ongoing.  "In t...

Poltical analysts have expressed optimism that the ruling of Taraba State Election Petitions Tribunal will be upheld by the Court of Appeal. The panel constituted by the Appeal Court to consider the Taraba State governorship election matter will sit tomorrow, Monday, December 21, 2015. The panel will be considering  appeal filed  by Governor Darius Ishak....

Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho seven months after he led them to the Premier League title. The 52-year-old Portuguese had been in his second spell at the club, taking charge in June 2013. Chelsea finished eight points clear last season and won the League Cup, but have lost nine of their 16 league games so far and are 16th in the table, one point above the relegation places. Mourinho's final match was Monday's 2-1 defeat at leaders Leicester City. Pep Guardiola, Guus Hiddink, Brendan Rodgers and Juande Ramos have all been touted as possible successors.

The leader of Shi’ite sect members in Kano state Muhammad Turi andthe sect’s national spokesman Ibrahim Usman have been confirmedkilled. They were shot dead in Zaria town in the ongoing clash betweenmilitary and members of the sect. Spokesperson of the sect in Kano, Ahmad Saqafa, confirmed the death of the two shi'ite members to DailyTrust. Saqafah said: “The two important personalities were among the scoresof brothers who were killed as martyrs in Zaria.”

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the nation must promote and enhance teaching and learning of entrepreneurial skills in all schools. The president spoke yesterday at the 2nd convocation ceremony of the Kaduna State University where an honorary doctorate degree of letters was conferred on him. The theme of the convocation was “Entrepreneurship for Development.” Buhari assured that his government would support all efforts towards creating more jobs through the re-orientation of Nigerian youth towards an entrepreneurial mindset. He also stated that in view of the declining internally generated revenue and over-dependence on dwindling oil revenues, there was need to seek other ways of diversifying the economy in order to boost revenue.