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Olamide, Timaya, Harry Song for peace concert in Niger Delta
For peace to reign in the Niger Delta, popular Nigerian musicians have been scheduled to participate at a concert in…
Buhari and the challenges of sainthood – A rejoinder
Remi Oyeyemi I have just finished reading the powerful article by Sonala Olumhense with the heading “A Funny Thing Happened…
Pictures: Lecture for Femi Osofisan’s 70th birthday
To mark the 70th birthday of prolific writer, Femi Osofisan, a lecture was held at the Trenchard Hall of the…
Convicted money launderer forfeits $86,000 to Govt
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has obtained conviction on a case of suspected money laundering brought against Duru…
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Pictures: President Buhari Confers With Tinubu in London
President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in London, on Thursday…
Lagos shuts CWAY, others for public safety
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has shut down two water producing companies in Lagos, CWAY Nigeria Drinking Water Science…
Over 700 Boko Haram insurgents surrender- Defence spokesman
The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, has disclosed that more than 700 repentant Boko Haram insurgents in the…
FG alerts Nigerians to ISIS indoctrination mobile app targeting children
The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians to the existence of a newly-launched mobile application developed by the Islamic State of…
5,700 Lagos youths for agro-business training
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN and the Association of Micro Entrepreneurs of Nigeria, AMEN in…
Fire guts MTN warehouse in Ogba, Ikeja
Abu Jimoh Mobile telecommunications giant, MTN’s warehouse located off Acme Road, Ogba, Lagos State, has been gutted by fire. The…
You want federalism? Fight for it!
Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò If I hear another Southern governor, especially from the Western states of old, call for “true federalism” one…
Ambode honours 555 with long service merit award
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday presented long service merit awards to 555 public servants who had distinguished…
Nigeria may experience food shortage, UNDP warns
The UN Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday, warned that Nigeria might experience food shortage, if urgent interventions were not put…
My husband attempted to rape my sister several times -Wife
A 45-year old trader, Mrs Cecilia Ayayi, has approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end her 20-year-old marriage…
Police refute alleged pipeline attack in A/Ibom
The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Mr Murtala Mani, on Thursday refuted an alleged explosion of pipelines at Ikot…
Six dead, 23 injured in Lagos ghastly motor accidents
Kazeem Ugbodaga Six people have been confirmed dead and 23 others injured in two separate accidents which occurred in Lagos…
Buhari extends vacation by 5 more days
President Muhammadu Buhari is no longer arriving the country today as scheduled. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed on Thursday that…
Fuel queues resurface in Port Harcourt, sells for N160 per litre
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The strike declared by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) over sack of its…
The Revolt Of Mandela’s Grandchildren by Okey Ndibe
South Africa is in the midst—some would say the very incipient stage—of a major political and cultural revolt. One of…
Wike’s SSG, Kenneth Kobani, charged with terrorism
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital has started the trial of Kenneth Kobani,…
Pictures: Osinbajo presides over June FEC meeting
Acting President Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, 15 June, 2016 presided over the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the Council…
Lagos taskforce arrests 3 notorious ‘Awawa’ cult members
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested three notorious members of the ‘Awawa Boys’ cult group who…
Nigerian students berate Amaechi over comments, seek apology
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, over what it described as…
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We are not owing Shuaibu Amodu N25 million – Edo Govt
The Edo State Government has denied owing the late former Chief Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Shuaibu Amodu,…
Students protest, issue Gov Amosun 48hr ultimatum
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Students of Tai Solarin College of Education, TASCE, Omu Ijebu, on Wednesday gave Governor Ibikunle Amosun 48 hours…
Kidnapped Kogi judge regains freedom
Justice Isiyaka Momoh-Jimoh Usman of the Kogi Customary Court of Appeal has been freed by his abductors. A statement issued…
Court of Appeal dismisses Dasuki’s attempt to stop trial
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by retired Col. Sambo Dasuki to discontinue his…
Sambo Dasuki’s trial adjourned again
An Abuja High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the case of alleged diversion of N13.6 billion against retired Col.…
Lawyer’s absence stalls Raymond Dokpesi’s trial again
The trial of erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc., Mr Raymond Dokpesi, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday…
30 dead as bus falls into ravine in India
A bus skidded off a hill road into a ravine in north-eastern India killing 30 passengers, police said Wednesday. The…