Lagos State Government will be setting up a joint working committee to resolve issues surrounding the recent demolition of some buildings in the Alaba International Market area and some other markets in Lagos. The committee is to help clear some of the misunderstandings surrounding the demolition exercise. Members of the joint committee, the state government […]
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Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has urged the Department of State Services to hasten the investigation into the cases involving the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele was arrested on June 10 by officials of the DSS […]
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By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu It is astounding that Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is still so relevant across the globe at 65 years of age. Things Fall Apart was first published on June 17, 1958, by William Heinemann, London, and contains only 50,380 words, but it has packed more influence all over the world […]
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The Nigerian Army (NA) on Friday held special Jumat prayers across units and formations in the country, as part of activities marking the Nigeria Army Day celebration (NADCEL) 2023. The well-attended Jummat prayers allowed the Muslim faithful to offer prayers for the unity and well-being of the Nigerian Army, the Armed Forces of Nigeria, and […]
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• NERC maintains silence over July 1 take-off • May quietly approve new tariff • Consumers experience vending challenges amid panic buying • Hike unavoidable but Ill-timed, experts insist There is apprehension in the country over the planned introduction of a new electricity tariff regime, which is expected to take off today. With the initial […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo There is no contesting the fact that the culture of marriage around us and globally is becoming increasingly permissive and lax. The level of faithfulness and uprightness as expected in marriage, has become unbelievably and embarrassingly low, almost to the point of zero in some instances. A lot of things in our […]
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By Olusola Adeyegbe Sometimes, profound discussions happen on buses. Years ago, a bus conductor in Lagos, Nigeria told his passengers that he does not buy the idea conveyed by the words: “olden days”. There is nothing like the olden days he said. The olden days are what have extended to this very day he affirmed. […]
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Prof. Abubakar Rasheed hands over to Mr Chris Maiyaki The outgone Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, has formally handed over to the most senior officer in the commission, Mr. Chris Maiyaki. At the handover ceremony in Abuja on Friday, Rasheed said he had secured the necessary approval from President […]
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Senior military officers have been given a deadline of Monday, July 3, 2023, by the Defence Headquarters to tender their resignation. The Defence Headquarters thereafter directed all senior officers with seniority on commission above the Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course 39 to proceed on voluntary retirement. The notice of resignation was issued in an official […]
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Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has split the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism into two. In a newsletter, he said the government has identified tourism as one of the major drivers of Oyo State’s economic expansion agenda. “As you already know, Tourism is one of the sectors that we will be focusing on during […]
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