By Martins Oloja When I read the other day that some powerful patriots in the governing party, the APC had concluded plans to return former president Good-luck Azikiwe Jonathan to power, my soul magnified the Lord that at long last, the most populous black nation on earth would fulfil destiny sooner than later. I hope most right-thinking […]
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Trial resumes soon Fleeing former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina was brought before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday morning by a combined team of policemen and operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was a day after the Nigeria Police extradited him to Nigeria […]
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Four persons have reportedly died after kidnappers on Thursday hijacked the Benin-Abuja Road. The driver of an articulated vehicle, in his attempt to escape, rammed into a commercial bus that was used to barricade the busy road. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, and Auchi Polytechnic are in the axis. Sources said the hoodlums first attacked a […]
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By Kolawole Olaniyan President Muhammadu Buhari is failing to live up to his promises to ensure respect for human rights, obey the rule of law, and tackle corruption. Since assuming office in May 2015, the Buhari government has consistently flouted constitutionally and internationally guaranteed human rights. The growing crackdown on peaceful dissent, and the signing […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday recounted how he missed the opportunity of a last moment with his late mother, Mrs Abigail Makinde. He said the news of of his mother,s death was still a shock for him to bear, in a tribute at the service of songs held at The Arcade of the […]
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The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) on Thursday said that Nigerians have lost faith in the ability of the Federal Government and security agencies to secure lives and properties in the country. Its National President, Comrade Makolo Hassan, said that President Muhammadu Buhari carries the moral burden of his administration’s fight […]
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Left behind: Chairman, Board of Trustees, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Mr. Kehinde Durosimi-Etti; Executive Secretary/CEO, LSSTF, Dr. Abdurrazaq Balogun; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu with families of police officers who died during the riots that followed the #EndSARS protests … in Civic Centre, Victoria […]
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… At the burial of Borno slain farmers By Mike Kebonkwu In Nigeria, it is almost customary with us that no one takes responsibility for anything. This is the reason why a driver’s mate (conductor), will be blamed and held responsible for an accident. After 60 years of independence, the political class and the ruling […]
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Ondo Police Commissioner, Mr Bolaji Salami Two persons have been feared killed in a communal clash between angry youths of Ude and Isinigbo communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, who engaged themselves in a bloody fight that resulted also in the destruction of property worth millions of naira. The palace of […]
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COVID-19 deepens economic uncertainty as consumption pattern changes While the total mobile phone shipments to Africa declined by 6.0 per cent year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020, shipments to Nigeria grew due to a shift from vendors to entry-level and mid-range devices. The International Data Corporation (IDC) made this known in its Quarterly Global […]
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