Bandits [Picture credit: Voice of America (VOA)] On January 14, a band of heavily armed men stormed Dankade town in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing at least 17 residents and abducting many more in a punitive expedition. The residents had refused to pay a protection levy of N25 millon imposed by […]
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Two persons collecting dues under the disguise of being union reps at Oshodi, yesterday Photo: Ayodele Adeniran • Dues Should Be Harmonised — Transporters A sneak preview of what may play out in the days ahead presented itself during a briefing to announce the introduction of the N800 daily Consolidated Informal Transport Sector Levy (CITSL), […]
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Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran distributing COVID-19 kits Oyo State government has distributed COVID-19 first aid kits to some non-formal learning centers, under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme, saying this is part of its efforts at ensuring rapid response to emergency situations at its […]
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Hollywood star actress Regina King’s only son Ian Alexander Jr. has died. A statement by the Kings expressed devastation at the sudden demise of the 26-year-old Alexander. “Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian. “He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. […]
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Twenty three years after, former Head of State, retired Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar has broken his silence on how the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola died while in detention. That election, Nigeria’s freest and fairest ever, was annulled by the regime of military President Ibrahim Babangida. Abubakar, who […]
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Barely 48 hours after the report of Hanifa Abubakar, who was kidnapped and later killed by her teacher in Kano, went viral across the country, residents of Zaria, in Kaduna State, were also thrown into mourning over the murder of an eight-year-old Asma’u, who was allegedly kidnapped and later killed by her neighbour. Her abductors […]
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Even with the torrents of bad news daily pervading this country, Nigerians are unlikely to forget in a hurry the killing of 45 persons following the collapse of 21-storey building in Gerrard Road, Ikoyi barely three months ago. Government nevertheless has a sacred duty to do the needful and, as much as possible, prevent a […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo (seventh from left); National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu (sixth left); leftwards are: former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Peter Obi; former governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko; National Secretary of PDP, Senator Sam Anyanwun; Deputy National Chairman, South, Amb. Taofeek Arapaja; and former governor of Cross River […]
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The Supreme Court has reversed its earlier dismissal of an appeal by GTBank against a N2.4 billion judgment given in favour of Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited by the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a judgment delivered on Friday, a five-man panel, led by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, held unanimously that the Supreme Court […]
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Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, has said he decided to contest the 2023 presidential election after leaders from the six geopolitical zones approached him to run. This is as he revealed that he had earlier told other presidential aspirants like the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, former president of the […]
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