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A NATION IS AN IDEA: THINKING THROUGH BIAFRA PART 1
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema There are people, both Nigerians and non-Nigerians, who are using the recent pro-Biafra agitations in parts…
Oshiomhole to Okonjo-Iweala: I await your lawyer’s letter
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr.…
Lagos to relocate illegal FESTAC markets
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is to relocate markets along 1st, 2nd and 3rd gates in FESTAC to another…
Court adjourns KPMG suit against FRC till 7 Dec.
Akin kuponiyi Justice Ibrahim Buba presiding over a federal high court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Thursday adjourned till Monday,7 December,…
GOtv Boxing Night: Fijabi vows to dethrone Nigerian lightweight champion
Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi, who is seeking to dethrone the National Lightweight boxing champion, Sadiq Ahmed, has declared himself the next…
Monarchs seek judicious use of Ambode’s N4.7b equipment to police
Kazeem Ugbodaga Traditional rulers in Lagos, western Nigeria, have called on the police to judiciously utilize the N4.7 billion security…
$2b arms deal: CACOL demands heavy punishment for culprits
Eromosele Ebhomele The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has asked that there should be no sacred cows in the pursuit…
Pascal Atuma’s hilarious LAPD African Cops hits Nigerian cinemas Friday
Funsho Arogundade LAPD African Cops, a Hollywood-Nollywood film, produced to extend the frontiers of comedy in both climes, will premiere…
Osinbajo’s wife sets agenda for women at Oyo summit
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, has urged Nigerian women to be proud of themselves because…
Clearing agent arrested for diverting client’s money
Cyriacus Izuekwe A clearing agent has been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ Court for allegedly diverting his client’s N2.8m…
U-23 Nations Cup: We’ve good chance to qualify, says Egypt coach
Taiwo Adelu Coach of Egyptian Young Pharaohs, Hossam Al Badri, has boasted that his team have good chances of qualifying…
Nwobodo sues Buhari over ministers dichotomy
A human rights and public interest litigation lawyer, John Nwobodo has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of…
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Supreme Court convicts Oscar Pistorius of murder
Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier manslaughter…
U-23 Nations Cup: Dream Team’s defence worries Akpoborie, Lawal
Taiwo Adelu The way Nigeria’s U-23 Dream Team VI conceded goals after taking the lead in their last two matches…
Police unveil Korede Bello as Youth Ambassador
The Nigeria Police on Wednesday unveiled a Nigerian musician, Korede Bello as the Police Youth Ambassador. Unveiling the youth ambassador…
Estate Manager converts dead man’s N33.7m, properties
Paul Iyoghojie A trustee to the estate of the late Mr. Abiodun Toma Ikomi, Adebayo Shogeyinbo has been arraigned before…
Remittance & Mobilemoney stakeholders meet over ‘lowering transaction cost’
More than 250 delegates from over 25 countries are expected for the 6th remittance and mobilemoney expo to be held…
Bayelsa Polls: PDP urges members to be fearless
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday in Abuja called on its members in Bayelsa to remain vigilant, focused and…
Jega, Oloyede, others for 10th Wole Soyinka Awards
Attahiru Jega, erstwhile Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Professor of Political Science, who played an outstanding…
8 civilians, 2 police officers killed in Biafra protest
Ten people including two police officers died in the latest protests Wednesday over renewed demands for a Biafran state to…
Jumia dominated Black Friday Sales in Nigeria
Fatoumata Ba, Managing Director of Jumia Nigeria has disclosed the results of Black Friday Sales, saying the performance of African…
MTN CEO, Corporate Affairs manager in Nigeria resign
MTN Group South Africa has announced the resignation of MTN CEO in Nigeria, Michael Ikpoki and that of head of…
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Nigeria slashes MTN fine to $3.4 billion
Nigerian telecoms authorities have reduced by a more than third a $5.2 billion fine imposed on South African mobile phone…
Fuel scarcity will end soon, says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the approval of N522 billion by the National Assembly for…
Why Oshiomhole is trying to implicate me – Okonjo-Iweala
Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed why Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo is trying to implicate her…
Man dies aboard Arik Air flight in Nigeria
A 57-year-old man, Albert Nnadi, was on Wednesday confirmed dead on board an Arik Air flight from Owerri to Lagos.…
Okonjo-Iweala tells Buhari to call ‘reckless’ Oshiomhole to order
…says she has absolutely nothing to do with $2.1bn arms deal Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has requested…
$2.2b Arms Probe: DSS transfers Dasuki to EFCC
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday moved ex-National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki who is under probe for…
Gary Cahill signs new four-year contract at Chelsea
Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has signed a new four-year contract with the Stamford Bridge club. The 29-year-old England international has…
U-23 Nations Cup: Nigeria in tight corner, draw with Egypt
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Dream Team VI found themselves in a tight corner qualifying for the knockout stage of the U-23…