Akande-Sadipe at the retreat By Banji Ayoola The Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has blamed the Nigerian law enforcement agencies, the police force and and what she described as the weak judicial system for allegedly indirectly aiding the high level of impunity by human trafficking and forced labour offenders […]
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By Niyi Akinnaso Nine of Nigeria’s 36 states were created on August 27, 1991, by the Ibrahim Babangida military administration, many of them being carved out of erstwhile bigger entities. The new states were Abia, Delta, Enugu, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Osun, Taraba and Yobe. The celebrations of the 30th anniversary consisted of the typical menu: […]
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A former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose is under pressure to run for the chairmanship seat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it was learnt on Tuesday. A delegation of prominent party leaders, including governors, National Assembly members, ex-governors and former Federal lawmakers, have visited him in Lagos to join the race ahead of the […]
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Indications emerged yesterday that the Beninese woman, who allegedly had three children for her son and has been sexually involved with another son of hers, has been deported. The woman, Fati Sime was deported along with her first son, Adamu with whom she allegedly had three children. However, the second son, who reportedly caught his […]
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As the clamour for a Nigerian President of South East extraction in 2023 gathers momentum, some young Igbo entrepreneurs have begun to shop for possible candidates from the five South East states. Umunna Lekki Association (ULA), comprising young entrepreneurs from Igboland residing in Lekki, Ikoyi, Banana Island, Victoria Garden City (VGC) and Victoria Island axes […]
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Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Embattled microblogging platform, Twitter, has reached out to and assured Nigerians that it has not stopped engaging with the government on ways to resolve its ban in the country. The ban entered 100 days, yesterday, with the economy losing as much as N246 billion. A 58-word chat sent to […]
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Since he became governor of Imo State on January 14, 2020 by the pronouncement of the Supreme Court, Senator Hope Uzodimma has been faced with many battles. Part of the challenges he faced on assumption of office was how to convince his Imo people to accept him as their governor. That was partly because in […]
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National Treasurer, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria,Dele Alabi(left); Chairman, Conference Planning Committee and General Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank Plc, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, President/Chairman of Council, CIBN, Dr. Bayo Olugbemi, first Vice President, CIBN, Dr. Ken Opara, […]
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• Day Two records full compliance in Southeast • Action paralyses commercial activities, cripples economy • ‘Don’t obey Monday sit-at-home order henceforth’ • IPOB spokesman apologises for destructions, promises to repair damages • HURIWA asks Ndigbo to hold Southeast governors accountable As the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) struggled to dissociate itself from the fallout […]
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• PDP, economists kick as party urges NASS to probe alleged looting of loans • About 85% of matured loans are refinanced, economist suggests • ‘You can’t take more when 80% of revenue goes into debt’ • Lagos to borrow N25b as Sanwo-Olu signs green bond market agreement Amid concerns over debt overhang, President Muhammadu […]
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