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Osinbajo seeks new Nigerians to dismantle corrupted system
In a clarion call call laced with insights and aimed at reorienting a new set of leadership elite in the…
Lagos partners Commission to fight societal injustice
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has agreed to partner with the Public Complaints Commission, PCC, to fight injustice in…
Lagos judge, husband sue Air France-KLM over missing luggage
Akin Kuponiyi A Lagos State High Court judge, Mrs Oke Lawal and her husband, Chief Bayo Lawal, have sued Air…
Over 600 participated in Niger’s Diaspora presidential polls in Kaduna
Over 600 Nigeriens participated in the Diaspora presidential election in Kaduna state. NAN reports that, the voting which started at…
Adetunji for coronation as Olubadan on March 4
The Olubadan-designate, High Chief Saliu Adetunji, has confirmed March 4 as the date set aside for his coronation as Olubadan…
PDP clears Taraba supplementary elections
pdp The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the three legislative positions contested at Saturday’s re-run in Taraba. The Resident…
Buhari heads to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Eromosele Ebhomele President Muhammadu Buhari is to begin a week-long official visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar from 22 February,…
Don’t spend our pension on infrastructure, TUC warns
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Sunday blew hot over suggestions by some lawmakers in the country that…
Fayose lectures Buhari on the naira, economy
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Sunday joined those who have called for the devaluation of the…
Buy Nigerian to save the Naira?
By Adewunmi Emoruwa I am quite taken aback by the linear, Naira centric thinking, patriotic blackmail attempts led by the…
Capital Oil Plc slams N1bn suit on Ifeanyi Uba
Akin Kuponiyi Capital Oil Plc who deals in petroleum products has slammed N1billion suit on a Nigerian businessman, Chief Ifeanyi…
Vulcaniser commits suicide in Lagos
Yusuf Muhammed A middle aged man, Afape Fatai, has committed suicide in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. Fatai, who resided at…
N225,000 Bribe: SERAP drags NJC, NBA before UN
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a petition to Ms. Monica Pinto UN Special Rapporteur on the independence…
Buhari’s dilemma, naira fall and national security question
By George Elijah Otumu “MEN make history and not the other way round. In periods where there is no leadership,…
Olajumoke Orisaguna: The Nigerian Cinderella by Reuben Abati
About three weeks ago, 27-year old Olajumoke Orisaguna was a complete unknown on the streets of Lagos, hawking bread. A…
Transfers: Mahrez to Barcelona, Giggs to succeed Van Gaal
Manager Louis van Gaal will be sacked if his Manchester United side lose to Shrewsbury in the FA Cup on…
Nadal loses to unseeded player in Rio
Rafael Nadal failed to reach his 100th ATP final after losing in three sets to unseeded Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas in…
Jeb Bush ends White House bid
In the end, a famous name, political pedigree and deep-pocketed donors were not enough to rescue the lackluster presidential campaign…
Niger starts voting in presidential election
Niger began voting in an election on Sunday in which President Mahamadou Issoufou is running for a second term with…
Philippine Catholic church backs Pacquiao over gay comments
The Philippine Catholic church on Sunday defended boxing hero Manny Pacquiao for his opposition to gay marriage, saying he was…
Council staff electrocuted in Ikorodu
Tragedy struck on Thursday in Ikorodu Local Government of Lagos State when a revenue officer with the council was electrocuted.…
I have not sacked you, Aregbesola tells striking doctors
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state told striking doctors in the state on Saturday that he did not sack any…
Plateau rerun: Turn-out impressive, conduct peaceful
Large turn-out of voters characterised the Plateau by-election at Nyelleng and Chip wards in Pankshin Local Government Area on Saturday.…
SPDC intensifies oil recovery of Forcados spill
Jethro Ibileke/Niger Delta The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) at the weekend intensified recovery of oil from…
Shell intensifies oil recovery of Forcados spill
Jethro Ibileke/Niger Delta The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) at the weekend intensified recovery of oil from…
INEC collates results in Benue South senatorial re-run election
Collation of results by INEC officials across the 3000 polling units in the rescheduled Benue South Senatorial election between David…
Wike alleges plot to arrest PDP leaders on eve of rerun polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has alerted Nigerians that the Rivers APC chairman has written a letter…
Illegal charges 2015: banks refund N6.2bn —CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said it compelled Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), to refund N6.2 billion to customers they…
Plateau Utd’s Okafor scores first goal of the 2015/2016 season
Taiwo Adelu Plateau United’s Charles Okafor made history as the player who scored the first goal of the 2015/2016 season…