30yrs after, pro-democracy activists remind Tinubu of June 12 ideals

• Babangida: June 12 election freest, but Nigerian leaders failed to exploit gains, can’t conduct credible polls • Election annulment was a tragic mistake – Jerry Gana • Odumakin: Tinubu, an erstwhile June 12 activist as president • June 12 apostles will not rest until Nigerians enjoy good governance, says Onitiri As Nigerians commemorate the […]

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Managing petrol subsidy removal fallout

President Bola Tinubu will go down in history as the first Nigerian leader to trigger a national crisis in his very first hour in office. Amid the current asphyxiating socioeconomic climate, his impetuous “subsidy is gone!” declaration at his inauguration immediately triggered panic buying of petrol, whose pump prices rose by over 250 percent, and […]

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Federal Polytechnic Offa matriculates 11,450 Students

The Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara state on Friday matriculated 11,450 Students for the 2022/2023 academic session. The matriculating students, according to the Rector of the institution, Dr. Kadiri Kamoru were admitted for National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) full-time and part-time courses in the Polytechnic. Speaking at the event, the Rector admonished the […]

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Sanwo-Olu, rid Lagos of criminals, extortionists

Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, is reeling under the strangulating grip of street thugs, violent transport union enforcers also known as agbero, cultists, and sundry criminals. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu must reengineer the security and transportation systems to surmount these threats that have made living in Lagos barely tolerable for its 22 million residents. In his […]

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Why I attended four universities — Mr. Macaroni

Comedian and actor, Adebowale Adedayo, aka Mr. Macaroni, has said he attended four universities and got expelled while studying at one of the universities. The skit-maker made the revelation while chronicling his journey toward becoming a graduate in a tweet on Saturday. Following the expulsion, Mr. Macaroni, however, noted that he was recalled and later […]

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National Assembly leadership tussle: PDP alleges APC plot to arrest lawmakers-elect

Ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of plotting to intimidate and arrest lawmakers-elect seen as championing the independence of the legislature to influence the choice of the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives. The party stated […]

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SERAP sues Tinubu over failure to probe missing fuel subsidy funds

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued President Bola Tinubu, over “the failure to probe the allegations that USD$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019.” It filed the lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, […]

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Aides, workers arrested for carting away National Assembly property

Security officials attached to the National Assembly Complex in Abuja have arrested some legislative aides and National Assembly workers for engaging in last-minute looting of the offices of lawmakers and carting away valuables belonging to the second tier of government. Some of the items are television sets, cabinet shelves, electronics, computers, printers, furniture, air conditioners, […]

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FCTA clarifies ‘Acting Minister’ designation

The Federal Capital Territory has called on the media and members of the public, not to address the Permanent Secretary of the FCT Administration, Olusade Adesola, as the Acting Minister. The FCTA made the clarification, following reports in some media assigning the designation of Acting Minister, to the Permanent Secretary. In a statement signed by […]

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