Pregnant woman’s corpse found in bathroom

Police Inspector General, Usman Baba The husband, children and neighbours of a pregnant woman, Ramota Raheem, have been left in shock after discovering her remains in the bathroom of her apartment in the Agboju-Satellite Town area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Ramota’s children left her at home to a destination in the area, […]

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OPEC+ to increase oil output by 600,000bpd in May

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies seem set to ease back on their production cuts, after ministers, on Tuesday, endorsed previously agreed plans to boost crude oil output from May. The group, known as OPEC+, intends to pump some two million barrels per day of extra crude oil by July with the […]

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Afenifere at 70: Footprints of a colossus movement

Ayo Opadokun, former General Secretary of Afenifere and National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), founding Convener, Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reform (CODER) and former Assistant-Director of Organisation of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) reflects on the 70th anniversary of the pan Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere. By Ayo Opadokun Permit me to open this unique […]

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Reviving Awolowo’s legacy

By Opeyemi Samuel The leadership of Yoruba Professionals Foundation (YPF) and Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO) recently organised a programme aimed at waging war against poverty, youth unemployment and crimes through industrialisation and agriculture. The programme, with the theme: Promoting Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship in Yoruba Land, was geared towards reviving the industrialisation policy of the late Obafemi Awolowo […]

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NLC says no fuel price increase without fixing refineries

Nigeria Labour Congress says it has listed key issues that should be addressed before the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will adjust the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. It specifically stated that one of such items was that the oil firm must fix the country’s refineries in order to cut down on […]

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NLC says no fuel price increase without fixing refineries Nigeria Labour Congress says it has listed key issues that should be addressed before the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation will adjust the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. It specifically stated that one of such items was that the oil firm must fix […]

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Mob lynches kidnap suspect, burns police station, patrol vans

ANGRY mob on Tuesday attacked Kware Divisional Police Station in Sokoto State and lynched a suspected kidnapper. Members of the mob, who are residents of the area, went violent and also set ablaze a car belonging to the Divisional Police Officer and two other police vans. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sanusi, who confirmed […]

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Why I’m angry with some governors – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said some of his colleagues are only running to Abuja to take photographs with President Muhammadu Buhari, instead of tackling the challenges in their states. Speaking on Tuesday during an interactive session with some traditional rulers, political leaders, and other stakeholders at Government House in Port Harcourt, he said […]

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Of Nigeria’s vaccine discrimination

By Charles Onunaiju Last September, the federal government through the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 was given the sample of the first Covid-19 vaccine by a delegation headed by the Russian ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Alexey Sherbashin. The sample of the then newly developed and first vaccine, Russian made Sputnik-V was handed over to […]

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Wike imposes curfew on Rivers’ boundaries

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has imposed night curfew on  the borders Rivers shares with Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Imo states, following recent attacks and killings of security operatives  by  gunmen. The governor in a broadcast on Tuesday, said the curfew would take effect from today by 8pm. He said it was necessitated by […]

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