Ibrahim Babangida

BY FESTUS ADEDAYO Any student of autocratic rule will tell you that free speech is always the first casualty of a budding despotism. So, watching the viral video of how development economist, polymath and former Central Bank of Nigeria…

The Judge who annulled the June 12, 1993, presidential election, presumed to be the freest and fairest in the nation’s history, Dahiru Saleh, is dead. He was buried in Azare, his hometown, in Bauchi on Thursday evening. Until his…

In its efforts to assist quoted companies cut their operational costs and hasten the flow of information to their shareholders, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun processes to ensure that copies of annual reports are…

WAHAB GBADAMOSI. It was a few minutes to midnight. Then, the folks who man the rail lines between Maryland and Washington had slammed the access to the train station against late-night commuters. “WG," he said casually, "let’s go”. He…

To chart a roadmap for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria, the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPPS) is embarking on a study tour of four states in the country, to understudy their primary health systems. The…

Former military leader, Ibrahim Babangida, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his reelection. Mr Babangida also urged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to work with the winner in the…

Two Nigeria’s former heads of state, President Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida have been named among the 25 World’s Wealthiest Politicians according to survey by Investing.com Investing.com owned by Fusion Media …

Femi Falana SAN, a human rights lawyer, has challenged the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo to stop what he termed the flagrant disobedience to court orders which has characterised the current administration. He made the call…

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has admitted he is considering running against President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s general elections. Saraki, who recently defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the…

Senator Bukola Saraki is presently in a closed-door meeting with former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. The Senate president arrived at the home of Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Monday evening. Although…