Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Counsel warns against molestation of IPOB leader’s supporters Says nothing significant will happen at hearing today As the trial of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, continues today, an Igbo socio-cultural group, Ndigbo United Forum (NUF), said that Ndigbo would never for any reason disown or distance themselves from him. The […]

 The bad spot at Joju, Sango Ota road in Ogun State As state govt proposes affordable housing trust fund  These times are not really the best for professionals and housing market in Sango Ota, gateway to Ogun State, as the once vibrant town has seen property values decline by over 60 per cent due to […]

The flagging economic relationship between Nigeria and Togo is to be restructured, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Togo, Mr. Debo Adesina, said at the weekend. He spoke in Lome, the Togolese capital after presenting his Letters of Credence to President Faure Gnassingbe. He said: “The key component of my mandate, as given by President Muhammadu Buhari, is […]

Photo:  Boureima Hama / AFP • Stalemate enters 46 days over border closure • Shortage of raw materials might worsen, consumers to pay more amid inflationStill reeling from the effects of Nigeria’s border closure on its economy, the government of the Republic of Benin has imposed new import duty of CFA9 million (N6.5 million) per […]

Applicants wait to obtain national identity numbers at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, in the Lagos state capital of Ikeja, (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) • Govt to focus on remote areas as 59.8m NINs are now issued • Telecoms operators claim over 50% GSM coverage of NigeriaThe Federal Government’s extension […]

A report by a committee of the House of Representatives has recommended the arrest of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emiefele, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director Mele Kyari and 52 other heads of government agencies for gross violation of the provisions of the Financial Regulatory Council on rendition of […]

They were 121, all pupils of the Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna. The school was attacked on July 5. Six were earlier released in three batches. Twenty-eight of them were released yesterday after spending 20 days in the bandits’ den. Their parents shed tears of joy. Not even their children’s frail looks could stop them […]

Nigeria ready for diplomatic show down if Benin Republic declines As Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Igboho returns to court today in Cotonou, Nigeria has demanded nothing short of his extradition. The Federal Government has communicated this position to the Benin Republic, which plans an extradition hearing. Igboho was arrested on July 19 at the Cotonou […]