The PunchAso Rock Lens: Buhari's padded budget of controversiesThe PunchGovernments at all levels derive pleasure in christening their annual budgets. Apart from naming them budgets of a particular year, like 2016 Budget, they also come up with cat...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONUN Habitat: African Reps Set Priorities For African Urban AgendaCHANNELS TELEVISIONUN Habitat African representatives meeting at the UN Habitat III regional conference in Abuja, have set seven priorities to fast-track urbanization in...

The PunchFire guts Abubakar Audu's Millennium Plaza in AbujaThe PunchFire on Friday gutted the Millennium Plaza in the Central Business District of Abuja, opposite the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The fire started at the side of the Pla...

DailyPost NigeriaChannel your appeal to striking Osun doctors, not Buhari – Aregbesola replies NMADailyPost NigeriaSupreme Court upholds Aregbesola's victory The back and forth between the Osun State government and the Nigerian Medical Associatio...

THISDAY Live2016 budget : Senate Uncovers shorfall of N5 billion in education ministryNAIJ.COMSenate on Thursday, February 25 discovered a shortfall of five billion naira in the amount provided for meal subsidy for the Unity Schools across the country ...

Leadership NewspapersNGO Urges FG To Provide For Rehabilitation Of Disabled PeopleLeadership NewspapersAn NGO, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities, on Friday urged the Federal Government to make adequate provision for the rehabilitation of Nigerians ...

The PunchRev. King must die by hanging, Supreme Court affirmsThe PunchThe Supreme Court has affirmed the death sentence passed on the General-Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo (aka Rev. King), by a Lagos High Court in I...

360Nobs.comINEC Issues Timetable For Edo and Ondo States Gubernatorial Elections360Nobs.comThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable for the conduct of Edo and Ondo states governorship elections. According to the C...

The Eagle OnlineKwara Assembly passes 2016 BudgetThe Eagle OnlineThe Kwara State House of Assembly has passed the state's 2016 Appropriation Bill of N128.1 billion. The budget was increased by N12 billion over N116 billion presented by Governor Abd...

DailyPost NigeriaUniversity of Ibadan rusticates 100 students over poor performanceDailyPost NigeriaUniversity-of-Ibadan The University of Ibadan yesterday announced that 100 students have been withdrawn by the Senate of the institution. The university...

Nigerian BulletinKeyamo Reacts to Senate Order for the Arrest of Former EFCC BossNigerian BulletinPopular lawyer, Festus Keyamo has reacted to an order by the Nigerian senate calling for the arrest of former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime...

Leadership NewspapersReps To Pass 2016 Budget In March – DogaraLeadership NewspapersThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerians that the House would pass the 2016 budget in March. Dogara gave the assurance y...

The Nation NewspaperEnter Tinubu, the Man of the YearThe Nation NewspaperAt the 13th edition of the annual Sun Awards, held last Saturday in Lagos, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, bagged the Man of the Y...

The PunchReps summon FRSC boss over speed limitersThe PunchThe House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Federal Road Safety Corps to stop the compulsory use of speed limiters by motorists in the country. Lawmakers said besides the technology bein...

'Bauchi NDLEA arrested 239 drug traffickers in 2015'The PunchThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Bauchi State Command on Thursday said it seized a total of 2.076, tonnes of different hard drugs and 290 cartons and 737 bottles of cough syr...

The PunchPresidency, NSA approved N2.4bn disbursement at NIMASA – WitnessThe PunchAn Assistant Director in the Department of Finance Services, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Mrs. Olamide Odusanya, has told a Federal High Court in...

The Guardian NigeriaBuhari Welcomes IDB Offer To Mobilise Funds For Investment In NigeriaLeadership NewspapersPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday welcomed an offer by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to organise a financing roundtable in Abuja to ...

The PunchEnugu council polls: APC chieftain arraigned over alleged perjuryDailyPost NigeriaThe court case between some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, and the Enugu State government took another dimension on Thursday as a...

The PunchPipeline vandalism: Navy warns against impunityThe PunchThe Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas, has warned against the renewed vandalism of oil and gas pipeline installations in the Niger Delta. The Navy chief, who attributed vandali...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONExplosion At Adamawa Bomb Dump Kills FourCHANNELS TELEVISIONFour policemen have been killed after a bomb accidentally went off at the Police Armory of the Jimeta Divisional Police headquarters, in Yola, Adamawa state. The Adamawa Sta...

VanguardWe are irrevocably committed to indigenous technology for National transformation – SystemSpecsVanguardOver the past few months, we have been inundated with enormous goodwill messages from home and abroad in respect of our successful track-re...

The PunchEFCC to re-arraign Metuh for obstruction of operatives todayThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has amended the charges of destruction of evidence filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja...

NAIJ.COMHe has instilled the fear of Allah in us – Shagari's son praises his fatherNAIJ.COMFormer president Shehu Shagari, who has turned 91 on February 25, has advised Nigerians to continue to keep peace and unity in Nigeria. The ex-president wa...

DailyPost NigeriaNAFDAC bans beans importationThe PunchTHE Nigerian Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has on Thursday said it has placed a ban on the importation of beans in the country. The Acting Director General of the Agency, Mr...

Naija247newsSaraki Embarrassed Over Leak Of His Secret Meeting With APC Bigwigs To Discuss His CTT TrialNaija247newsNigeria's embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki is angry and shocked over a reports revealing the details of his secret meeting w...

NAIJ.COMGood News: Chibok girls still alive, this is how they can be rescuedNAIJ.COMIf recent reports are anything to go by, the over 200 secondary school girls kidnapped from Chibok over a year ago are still alive. This much was disclosed by Shehu San...

DailyPost NigeriaSupreme Court validates election of Senator Oduah, two othersDailyPost Nigeriastella_oduah The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Senator Stella Oduah and two others were validly elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Par...

NAIJ.COMN225,000 bribe allegation: Rickey Tarfa withdraws suit against FGNAIJ.COMProminent Lagos lawyer, Rickey Tarfa, SAN, on Wednesday, February 24, withdrew fundamental rights suit he filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, MTN N...

NAIJ.COMNewspaper review: N302mn car gifts lands another PDP chief in EFCC netNAIJ.COMThe Punch reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on February 24 arrested the immediate past acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party ...

Information NigeriaBuhari Right Not To Devalue Naira – AnyaokuInformation Nigeriaanyaoku- A former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, on Wednesday in Ondo State, threw his weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari's decisi...

The PunchMan, 32, allegedly rapes 6-yr-old girlVanguardLagos—A 32-year-old horticulture apprentice, Abeng Oji, who was alleged to have raped a six-year-old girl, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates' Court sitting in Lagos. The ...

The PunchJonathan's ex-ADC files N100m suit against EFCCThe PunchA former Aide-de-Camp to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Ojogbane Adegbe, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Federal Territory High Court in Gudu, deman...

The PunchPsychology graduate breaks UNILAG record, scores 5.00 CGPAThe PunchAuthorities of the University of Lagos on Wednesday declared a Psychology graduand, Ayodele Dada, as the best in the institution's history. Dada scored a Cumulative Grade P...

NAIJ.COMBoko Haram: Buratai meets secretly with Borno elders, speaks on Chibok girlsNAIJ.COMThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai secretly met with elders in Borno state on Wednesday, February 24. He vowed to ensure that all the Chibok g...

VanguardRumours of Governor Udom's defection are wicked — Inyang-Eyen, Works CommissionerVanguardAkparawa Ephraim Inyang—Eyen is the Commissioner for Works in Akwa-Ibom State and a close associate of the Governor Udom Emmanuel. Following the Su...

DailyPost NigeriaTSA: We're committed to indigenous technology for National transformation – SystemSpecsDailyPost NigeriaMr John Obaro, Managing Director/CEO, SystemSpecs, developers of the Remita software used for the collection of Federal gover...

The Eagle OnlineMinister commends media's role in fight against corruption, terrorismThe Eagle OnlineSo far we have enjoyed tremendous support from the media, especially in our anti-corruption fight and our fight against terrorism. I think the medi...

2017 Population Census demarcation of areas delayed in BornoThe PunchThe proposed National Population Commission's Enumeration Area Demarcation in Borno State has been hit by hitches, the Honourable Federal Commissioner in charge of the state, Alha...

National Mirror26 states owe corps members − NYSCThe PunchThe National Youth Service Corps has expressed concern over the lack of preparedness of some states for orientation camps, saying about 26 states are currently owing corps members. Some, NYSC ...

DailyPost NigeriaSenate slashes commission on TSA from N7.6bn to N656mDailyPost Nigeriasenate The Senate has recommended the slashing of commission due to SystemSpecs, owners of the Remita software used for the collection of Federal government revenue ...

VanguardYakubu Dogara: CAN election is not compulsoryPulse Nigeria“The body of Christ is not divided, and leadership in the kingdom is not about what you desire to do to God. " Published: 14.36; Olamide Oni. Print; eMail · Yakubu Dogara p...

VanguardMimiko's achievements in Ondo is true transformation – AnyaokuVanguardFormer Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku has described the achievements recorded by Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko as true transformation...

BBC News2016 budget: I will deal severely with those who “padded” the budget, Buhari vowsVanguardABUJA-In a development that has openly shown his anger and dissatisfaction with the controversy trailing the 2016 budget proposal currently being debat...

TheCableIn defence of Senator MarafaTheCableMr. Alabi Tajudeen is an ardent reader of this column by his own say-so. So far we've met only on the screens of our handsets as he frequently texts me his opinion on various issues unsolicited. Occasiona...

DailyPost NigeriaJAMB gives 2016 candidates 48 hours to complete late registrationDailyPost Nigeriajamb The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has given two days to candidates, who could not upload and complete their registration process, ...

The Nation NewspaperBello names new Kogi SSG, 32 other officialsDaily TrustKogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, yesterday approved the appointment of Mrs Ayoade Folashade Arike as the Secretary to the State Government. Alhaji Momoh Jubril was also...

The PunchBoT makes U-turn as PDP govs back SheriffDaily TrustGovernors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have said the simmering crisis over the appointment of Senator Modu Ali Sheriff as the party chairman has been resolved. Sheriff, a former gove...

The Punch$2b Malabu scam: Stop maligning me, go and clear your name, Atiku tells AdokeVanguardBARELY 24 four hours after writing a comprehensive letter to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, exonerating himself of any infraction in the controversial Malabu O...

VanguardKogi gov poll: Tribunal hears Faleke, Wada's petitions March 4, 8VanguardABUJA—Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has fixed March 4 and 8 to commence hearing of suits lodged before it by Hon. James Falek...

VanguardReps wade into Kogi Assembly crisis, send 10-man delegationVanguardABUJA—MEMBERS of the House of Representatives yesterday waded into the crisis rocking the Kogi State House Assembly as a 10-man panel had been mandated to investigate the alle...

The PunchEx-PDP BoT chair in fresh N300m arms scamThe PunchThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday filed before a Federal High Court in Abuja a fresh evidence of N300m allegedly received by a former Chairman, Board of Trustee of the Peop...

The Eagle OnlineExtortion: Ogun Assembly wants DPO probed, police carpet lawmakerThe PunchThe Ogun State House of Assembly has ordered the immediate probe of the Divisional Police Officer, Sagamu Division, Mr. John Mark, over alleged extortion. The Spe...

The Guardian NigeriaCrime: LASG building nation's first DNA forensics laboratoryVanguardLagos—The Lagos State government is establishing the first high-powered Deoxyribonucleic Acid or DNA Forensic Laboratory in Nigeria to take off within the nex...

The Guardian NigeriaSynagogue: Victim's children sue TB Joshua, Lagos, othersThe PunchThe two children of a South African, Kalambaie Wa Kalambaie, who died in the September 12, 2014 Synagogue Church Of All Nation's building collapse have filed ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONSenate Orders Revocation Of Re-allocated FCT PlotsCHANNELS TELEVISIONThe Senate Committee on FCT has called for the immediate revocation of plots of land that were allegedly reallocated by the Federal Capital Development Authority, (...

TheCableBuhari Approves New Board For NEITICHANNELS TELEVISIONneiti_logo President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Waziri Adio, as the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Until his ...

Nigerian Entertainment TodayFemi Adebayo: 10 things you must know about Oga Bello's son as he becomes S.A to Kwara State GovernorNigerian Entertainment TodayFemi Adebayo is a multiple-award winning Nigerian actor, director, producer. A lawyer by tr...

Sacked 12 VCs were arbitrarily appointed by Jonathan – ASUUVanguardAbuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday in Abuja said the recent removal of12 vice-chancellors of Federal universities by the Federal Government amounted ...

P.M. NewsSacked 12 VCs were arbitrarily appointed by Jonathan – ASUUVanguardAbuja – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday in Abuja said the recent removal of12 vice-chancellors of Federal universities by the Federal Government ...

The Nation NewspaperFG files charges against Moro, three othersThe Nation NewspaperThe Federal Government on Tuesday took further steps in the planned prosecution of former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, when it filed charges against him and three ot...

The WhistlerNigerians React To Buhari's Appointment Of Blind Man As S.AThe WhistlerPresident Muhammadu Buhari's appointment of a visually impaired man, Dr. Samuel Inalegwu Ode Ankeli as his Senior Special Assistant has generated various reactio...

Village head arrested for allegedly defiling, infecting a13-year-old girl with HIVVanguardThe Kano State Hisbah Board said it has arrested a Village Head in Danbatta Local Government Area of the state (names withheld) for allegedly defiling a 13-year- ...

BusinessDayLawmakers not responsible for padding 2016 budget – Rep NamdasBusinessDayThe House of Representatives on Tuesday said that lawmakers were not responsible for the padding of the 2016 budget proposal. Rep. Abdulrazak Namdas (APC-Adamawa), th...

Naija247news2016 Hajj: Buhari urged to seek quota increase for NigeriaNaija247newsThe Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), an NGO, on Tuesday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to appeal to the Saudi Arabian Government to increase Hajj quota for the count...

DailyPost NigeriaLai Mohammed to restructure NTA, FRCN, othersDailyPost NigeriaLAI-MOHAMMED The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has disclosed that government-owned media organizations will be restructured and reinvented in orde...

Leadership NewspapersAPC Slams Fayose Over Opposition To TSALeadership NewspapersEkiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has carpetted Governor Ayodele Fayose over his stance against the Federal Government's Treasury Single Accou...

VanguardIn Kogi: INEC names PDP candidate winner of election after initially declaring it inconclusivePulse NigeriaThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate in Kogi Central, Al...

Naija247newsFG to develop common plan to rebuild North Eastern Nigeria, says OsinbajoNaija247newsThe Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said on Monday in Abuja, that the Federal Government would develop a common plan for the rebuilding of the North E...

Naija247newsNigerian Army/Shi'ites Clash: Sect Ignore Panel on Zaria Killings, Insists on El-Zakzaky's whereaboutsNaija247newsThe Sheikh El-Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi'ites, on Monday, shunned the Judicia...

Naija247newsWhy I want to succeed Oshiomhole as the next governor of Edo state – Peter EseleNaija247newsComrade Peter Esele is the immediate past president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC). TUC is one of the two pivotal and foremost Organized Labour...

VanguardLASU crisis: Students, shuttle operators, NURTW clash over leviesVanguardLagos—Activities on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway were yesterday halted for hours after students of the Lagos State University, LASU and the shuttle operators clashed wit...

The Guardian NigeriaTaraba gov'ship poll: Why we upheld PDP's victory — S-CourtVanguardABUJA — The Supreme Court, yesterday, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate in Taraba State, Aisha Alhassan, had no loc...

DailyPost NigeriaLamentation of FaniThe Nation NewspaperHe just rechristened himself Olufemi Olu-Kayode, from Femi Fani-Kayode. But the distinctive Fani lament, of pathos and bathos, against Ali Modu Sheriff (SAS), as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nat...

P.M. NewsSoyinka Centre calls for entries for oil & gas reportingP.M. NewsL-R: Prof. Wole Soyinka; Deputy Head of Mission, Kingdom of Netherlands in Nigeria, Mr. Michel Deelen; General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Chevron, Mr. De...

The Nation NewspaperCourt suspends Okah's trial pending recovery from surgeryThe Nation NewspaperAlleged mastermind of the October 1, 2010 bombing in Abuja, Charles Okah, is currently on admission at the National Hospital, Abuja, recuperating from ...

NAIJ.COMRead how IGP planned to end bribery among rank and fileNAIJ.COMThe activities of bad egg in the police has gotten the attention of the inspector general of police, Solomon Arase, who has vowed to remove elements capable of leading policemen int...

The PunchI will not resign as PDP chair- Modu SheriffVanguardFormer governor of Borno state, Senator Ali Modu Sherrif on Monday said he would not succumb to the widespread calls by some members of the party that he should resign his position while plea...

360Nobs.comEl-Rufai Seeks 2-Year Jail Term For Unlicensed Religious Preachers In Kaduna360Nobs.comGovernor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has conveyed a bill seeking to regulate religious preaching across the state, to the state House of Assembly. The ...

NAIJ.COMOoni Of Ife's marriage allegedly crashes, Benin woman set to take over (photos)NAIJ.COMThere are reports that Ooni of Ile Ife, Oba Enitan Babatunde Adeyeye Ogunwusi is set to take a new wife because his first marriage to Adebukunola Ogunwus...

Information NigeriaBuhari Plans To Install Northerner As CAN Leader, Group AllegesInformation NigeriaAhead of the expiration of the tenure of the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor in July, tension is already mou...

NAIJ.COMN225,000 bribe allegation: embattled lawyer Ricky Tarfa demands N5bnNAIJ.COMChief Rickey Tarfa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has filed a fresh fundamental rights enforcement suit against the telecommunications company MTN Nigeria Communi...

The Nation NewspaperNigeria: INEC Suspends Imo North Re-Run Election IndefinitelyAllAfrica.comOwerri — Sequel to serious disturbances and protest staged by some youths of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some women at the Imo state headquarter...

The Guardian NigeriaNigeriens cast votes in KadunaDaily TrustCitizens of Niger Republic residing in Kaduna State yesterday participated in their country's 2016 presidential election. Daily Trust gathered that about 674 Nigeriens were accredited to ...

VanguardACF, Ohanaeze condemn killing of unarmed MASSOB, IPOB membersVanguardENUGU—The Arewa Consultative Forum and Ohanaeze Ndigbo have condemned the killing of unarmed Biafran agitators by security agents and asked the Federal Government to release...

The PunchAdetunji to be crowned Olubadan March 4The PunchHigh Chief Saliu Adetunji has said he will be crowned the new Olubadan of Ibadanland on March 4, 2016. The position became vacant following the death of Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade on January 19. ...

Leadership NewspapersDasukigate: Returning loot won't stop prosecution, says MaguThe PunchThe Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, says the anti-graft agency will prosecute those suspected to have benefitted f...

SaharaReporters.comAlleged bribe: SERAP demands judge's suspensionThe PunchThe Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the United Nations to prevail on the National Judicial Council to immediately suspend a judge of the Federal H...

The Nation NewspaperAkoko leaders condemn attack on aspirantThe Nation NewspaperAll Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State at the weekend summoned an emergency meeting of all governorship aspirants i...

We want more informationThe PunchFellow Nigerians, we need to jointly appeal to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to keep Nigerians updated on what the government is doing about burning issues, such as the budget 'mishap...

P.M. NewsJAMB dismisses protests over closure of registrationP.M. NewsThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that protests by some candidates in Lagos and Benin over the closure of the JAMB registration portal ahead of the 2016 ...

NAIJ.COMRights activist blasts Buhari-led FG, says Nigeria has changed for worseNAIJ.COMOne of Nigeria's foremost social, political, environmental and human rights activist, Henry Omoregie has stated that the present government under the leadership...

VanguardBenue South Rerun: PDP congratulates MarkVanguardThe main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated former Senate President David Mark on his victory in Saturday's Benue South Senatorial re-run election. Sen. David Mark vo...

NAIJ.COMRead what Nigerian military did to Boko Haram members who sneaked into IDPsNAIJ.COMTwo suspected Boko Haram terrorists who sneaked into the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Borno state have been arrested by the Nigerian military. The...

Buhari heads for Saudi Arabia, Quatar over oil price stabilityP.M. NewsPresident Muhammadu Buhari is to begin a week-long official visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar from Monday, 22 February, 2016, according to a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina o...

P.M. News867 Nigerien citizens voting in Sokoto – CENINaija247newsNo fewer than 867 citizens of Niger Republic who had been registered would be casting their votes in Sunday's Presidential and Legislative elections at Sokoto Centre. A News Agency...

Osun DefenderTompolo Boys Defies Buhari, Vows To Set Nigeria AblazeOsun DefenderInformation from reliable sources craving anonymity, whose tips are always credible , have indicated that Warri High Chief General Ekpemupolo aka General Tompolo may order ...

DailyPost NigeriaNnamdi Kanu: Buhari should stop mocking democracy with 'ojuju calabar' trial – FayoseDailyPost NigeriaAyo-Fayose Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has charged Nigerians to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to purge h...

YNaija'Nobody can accuse this government of padding any budget' – Lai MohammedYNaijaThe Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, said that 2016 Appropriation Bill was not padded, noting that the total figure that was vo...

Leadership NewspapersThe Fight Against Corruption And The Rule Of LawLeadership NewspapersIn the ongoing national debate on the Federal Government's anti-corruption fight, critics have said, time and again, that the battle is being waged without re...

The Guardian NigeriaFG insists 2016 budget not paddedThe PunchDespite the discrepancies in the 2016 Appropriation Bill, the Federal Government on Saturday insisted that the budget proposal was not padded. The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. La...