Category: CACOL In The Media

By: David Oscar Yawson

Commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders in Lagos state on Monday thronged out in their thousands and barricaded the road stretch to the state House of Assembly and Government House to protest against the Road Traffic Law of the state

, recently signed into law by the state governor, Babatunde Fashola.

Huhuonline.com understands that the protesters, supported by civil society groups, displayed various placards conveying their grievance against the traffic law, and condemned government insensitivity to their plight.

The protesters, who defied the rains, said they would not relent until they got a specific commitment from the government concerning the Schedule 2 of the law which bans them from 496 roads in the state as well as the highways and all the bridges in the state. Continue reading “Okada riders protest restriction on 496 roads”

Editorial: EFCC And Endemic Corruption

Published on September 13, 2012 by pmnews

 

 

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seems to have lost steam and revelations by an insider that there is lack of political will to strengthen the commission is worrisome. Continue reading “Nigerian Rulers And The Hypocrisy Of Fighting Corruption”

Posted by Isi Esene in Economy, Lead Story on September 2, 2012 11:31 am

by Isi Esene

Civil society groups in the country have expressed their readiness to once again hit the streets in protest over the planned introduction of new N5,000 note by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

According to reports, the groups are currently mobilizing and consulting with stakeholders to devise the best possible approach to register their discontent regarding the planned currency review. Continue reading “N5000 can’t buy love: Groups plan mass protest against new notes”

Thursday, 30 August 2012 18:24

LANRE ADESANYA

The resignation or removal of the nation’s Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji, has continued to generate controversy in the country. There have been divergent views among notable stakeholders in the country.

While Nigerians are divided over the need for the decision, the former Minister has been silence over what snowballed into his misfortune in the service of the country.  Some have cautioned that any replacement to be made in his stead should be in good faith and not one that will take the country to a worse situation of what formerly obtains before the recent improvement in electricity supply.
Prominent Nigerians who spoke to National Daily could not hide their disdain for the removal. Continue reading “Mixed reactions trail Power Minister’s removal”

By Zakariyya Adaramola, 10 August 2012

The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) yesterday said it knew from inception that the case of alleged multi-billion corruption against former Rivers State Governor Peter Odili and some officials of his administration would be dropped at the end. The case was abandoned by the EFCC. Continue reading “Nigeria: ‘We Knew EFCC Will Drop Case Against Odili’”