Felix Duru Mbah

*Tale Of Graft, Greed, Insensitivity, Wickedness Background A court in Gabon yesterday sentenced the country's former First Lady, Sylvia Bongo, and Noureddin, the son of deposed President Ali Bongo, to 20 years in jail following a two-day trial. On Tuesday night, Sylvia and Noureddin (mother and son) were found guilty of embezzlement and corruption after a trial that began a day earlier. They were not present, having fled the country. Sylvia was born in France and holds French nationality as does her son. Both were not officially documented as holding any lawful public office while President Bongo held sway. They…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have donated vehicles, equipment, and various training items to the Enugu State Colleges of Nursing at Park Lane, Enugu, and Awgu, lauding Governor Peter Mbah’s bold and strategic investments in health system development in the state. The items donated include two 15-seater Toyota Hiace commuter buses, two Mikano diesel generators, 145 desktop computers, five suction machines, eight sets of 3D electronic boards, 13 Sharp three-in-one photocopiers, and numerous laboratory, training, nursing, and hostel equipment and accessories, among others. Speaking at the hand-over…

*Money Also Distributed To Unnamed Media Houses To Paint Gov Black, He Adds *Benue IDPs Get Lifeline As State Emergency Agency Steps Up Efforts By Sam Tyav, Makurdi An alleged plot to destabilize the administration of Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, has been uncovered. The said plot reportedly has led to the mobilization of resources to the tune of N2billion as well as other items by the spearheads intent on bringing down the government. Nigeria's former Ambassador to Namibia and one-time gubernatorial candidate in the state, Prince Terhemen Tarzoor, disclosed these at the NUJ House in Makurdi, the state capital,…

By our reporter A bloodbath was averted today in Abuja when Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, and a commissioned officer of the nation's Armed Forces, exchanged hot words over an alleged illegal land acquisition by a former Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) in the plush Gaduwa District. The incident has literally set the internet on fire, with several reactions from Nigerians,some blaming the Minister for what they described as using uncouth language unbecoming of a public officer on a uniformed personnel. Wike, wearing a green body-hugging long dress with cap to match, had stormed the site with his…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has given an indication of the high regard the United States (US) had for Nigeria in the past,saying when he (Obasanjo) was Head of State, the global superpower could not take any action in Africa without pre-informing him. Obasanjo was military Head of State from 1976-79 and two-term civilian President from 1999-2007. He also said that three US Presidents visited Nigeria within his three tenures in office as Nigeria's leader. Obasanjo disclosed these on Monday in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, during the Presidential Youth Mentorship Retreat (6.0) organised by the Youth Development Centre, an arm of…