‘My wife and I now sleep less than one hour a day since our 3 children disappeared’

Abuja-based Mr Sunday Ani and his wife are having a traumatic time after their three children ‘disappeared’ from their school and have not been seen since over a week. The businessman speaks with Solomon Odeeniyi about the incident in the following interview. For how long have you been married and how many children do you […]

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Appointing Omisore, prime suspect in Ige’s murder APC secretary discredits probe -Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday said the resumption of investigation into the murder of a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, was already hamstrung and disrobed of credibility with the emergence of a prime suspect in the case, Otunba Iyiola Omisore, as the National Secretary of […]

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Ogun poly graduate battling liver disease needs N7.1m for surgery

Thirty-four-year-old Kehinde Badmus, has lived the last five months in excruciating pain as he struggles to fight his way through chronic liver damage. The Ogun State Polytechnic graduate of Mass Communication, who is currently battling for his life at a private hospital in Lagos, fell ill shortly after his introduction to his would-be in-laws in […]

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First ladies’ indecency in public office

Undignified conduct of two erstwhile first ladies in Anambra State the other day relives the significance of spouses in the leadership recruitment process. Though the Anambra show of shame has petered into a comic relief, the symbolism to recurring bad governance of the men folks should not be lost on all. Clearly, the women behind […]

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Pressure group delivers PDP presidential nomination form to Peter Obi

A political pressure group, Like Minds for Peter Obi, delivered presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the aspirant in Onitsha, Anambra, on Friday. The group bought the form for N40 million at the party’s Abuja secretariat on Thursday and delivered same to Obi at his Niger Drive residence in Onitsha. Those […]

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Over 4.1 million Ukrainian refugees flee war

Women, children account for 90 percent Nearly 4.14 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia’s full-scale invasion began on February 24, with tens of thousands continuing to flood into neighbouring countries each day, UN numbers show. The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, said Saturday that 4,137,842 Ukrainians had fled in just over five weeks, […]

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Ramadan: Sultan declares start of Muslim fasting month

• As Buhari urges faithful to feed the poor The much expected Ramadan for 2022 commences today, Saturday, April 2, 2022, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced. He declared Saturday as the first day of Ramadan 1443 AH in […]

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Insecurity: What Buhari must do now

President Muhammadu Buhari (right); Chadian President, Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby; Director General, NIA, Amb. Ahmed Rufai and Nigerian Ambassador to Chad, Sadique Abubakar during Deby’s official visit to the State House Abuja…yesterday Photo: Philip Ojisua • Name, Prosecute Terrorism Sponsors Without Further Delay, Says Yoruba Ronu • Rejig Heads Of Security Agencies To Reflect […]

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Why Ambassador Sola Iji should be next Senator representing Ondo South

Reasons why a former envoy, Ambassador Sola Iji, should be elected as Senator in the forthcoming 2023 elections to represent Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, have been canvassed by his campaign organisation. A statement on Friday by the Director General, Ambassador Sola Iji Campaign Organisation (ASICO,) Onibudo ‘Wole Iroaye, said: “Research has […]

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