The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, was right to have frowned, as it recently did, at President Muhammadu Buhari’s call on the International Community especially the United States of America and United Kingdom to declare the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group. The President’s request chases shadows rather than substance; he will […]
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Lekki traffic Infrastructure, evacuation concerns undermine project’s viability Operator seeks govt intervention on cargo evacuation system Experts say fourth mainland bridge, green rail line will address concerns Lagos to implement master plan in six months, involve stakeholders, says committee head Hours after the first vessel berthed at Lekki deep seaport, stakeholders and residents along the […]
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Bandits kill community leader’s son, abduct three women in Plateau So far, 48 persons have been confirmed dead following Wednesday’s attack by bandits on a mining site at Ajata-Aboki community in Shiroro Local Council of Niger State. A witness, Sani Yusuf, told newsmen, over the weekend, in Minna, that the bandits attacked the site in […]
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Muslim-Muslim ticket may worsen aggression against Christians, HURIWA tells APC flag bearer National Coalition for Democracy, Peace and Unity (NCDPU), following its summit in Kaduna, has rejected the idea of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, picking a Muslim as running mate. It warned that APC would lose the votes of Northern Christians […]
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Founded by Mr. Alex Uruemu Ibru (1945-2011), The Guardian’s foundational rationale upon inception on July 4, 1983 was simple: to create an intellectually driven, independent newspaper presenting balanced and factual coverage of events comparable with the best in Nigeria and globally. Underpinning that was the philosophy of integrity, good conscience and high ethical standards. Through […]
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The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has tasked the politicians of South-West extraction on the imperative of unity and the need to coalesce efforts with the remaining five geo-political zones to actualise the presidential bid of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the 2023 general election. Its Publicity Secretary, Prince Michael Ogungbemi, lauded President […]
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Colleagues and fans of actress, Kemi Afolabi, have continued to support her as she announced that she had begun treatment for her ailment, lupus. Lupus is a disease that occurs when one’s body’s immune system attacks one’s own tissues and organs. Recall that some months ago, she revealed in an interview that went viral that […]
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Popular actress, Toyin Abraham, and her husband, Kolawole Ajeyemi, have rubbished the claims in some quarters that their marriage is currently going through a rough patch. A statement by the actress’ handlers, 007 Entertainment, reads, “We just saw a report of an ‘untrue’ and alleged ‘shaky’ marriage of our talent, Toyin Abraham, and her husband, […]
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Youths queuing to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) By Jerome-Mario Chijioke Utomi Acting on the strength of the current political tempo (or is it temperature) in the country, which encourages all to obtain their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC), I took a trip to one of the Government buildings in Lagos venue of the programme. […]
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By Kene Obiezu It has been eight years, but like a festering wound, the national slight that Chibok in Borno State Nigeria represents just refuses to go away, becoming in the process the symbol of the sinister scar that was first scratched into the soul of a country that has never remained the same. A […]
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