By Banji Ayoola Remi Aye, a former Head Photographer of The Hope newspapers, who has been battling for survival since Tuesday, has passed on. He died about 8.30 this morning, at his Oda, near Akure country home according to his son, Ayo. He called on phone shortly after and sadly said briefly: “Daddy mi ti […]
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Lanre Arogundade at the DSS office at International Airport Lagos on Thursday, February 11, 2022 The Executive Director of the International Press Institute based in Lagos and former President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, was arrested by officials of the Department of State Services on Thursday. Though the security outfit […]
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DIRECTOR of the International Press Centre, IPC, Lanre Arogundade, was reportedly detained, yesterday, by officers attached to the Department of State Services, DSS. According to Arogundade, he had just arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, in Lagos, from The Gambia, when he was detained by DSS operatives around 3:30 pm. The IPC director, who […]
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Armed robbers yesterday afternoon attacked a bullion van in the Idi Ape area of Ibadan, Oyo State, shooting two policemen and two others dead and making away with an unspecified amount of money. The seven masked thieves attacked the cash vehicle which was said to be coming from the Iwo Road area of the city, […]
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Photo/Facebook/SpeakerGbaja The House of Representatives, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to declare a national emergency aimed at stemming the tide of ritual killings in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu, at the plenary presided by Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase. The House asked Inspector General of […]
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Consortium faults oil giant’s indictment President gives directive on compensation for victims A major row broke out yesterday over the importation of adulterated petrol. Some of the firms accused by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited of importing the toxic petrol denied culpability. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that those involved in the importation […]
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By Dan Agbese In this file photo taken on November 16, 1955 Picture released on November 16, 1955 of first president of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe from 1963 to 1966. – On October 1, 2020, Nigeria celebrates its 60th independence from Britain. (Photo by – / AFP) I have argued a zillion times in this column […]
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Demonstrators gathering in Ouagadougou to show support to the military hold a picture of Liutenent Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba the leader of the mutiny and of the Patriotic Movement for the Protection and the Restauration (MPSR) on January 25, 2022. – In the aftermath of the coup d’etat in Burkina Faso which overthrew President Roch […]
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Photo/facebook/OfficialSeyiMakinde Ibadan business owners, residents lament outage, fuel scarcity Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated Governor Seyi Makinde for allegedly allowing the entire state to be thrown into total darkness, following government’s closure of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) offices on Wednesday. Chairman of the party, Mr. Ajiboye Isaac Omodewu, […]
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Stranded commuters at the Federal Secretariat Abuja as fuel scarcity bites in Abuja…yesterday. Credit: Philip Ojisua • Stop your comedy of anger, buck-passing, PDP replies Buhari • Reps probes NNPC, SON, others over sale of bad fuel • MRS, Emadeb deny involvement in adulterated fuel supply • NARTO threatens strike, insists on rate review Nearly […]
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