Gen Zamani Lekwot was military governor of Rivers State from July 1975 to 1978 during the military administration of Murtala Muhammed and Olusegun Obasanjo. He also served as Ambassador and High Commissioner to the Republics of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Gambia. Lekwot retired from the army in 1985. Following the violence that erupted between […]
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Dele and Shayo (not real names) have been married for a few years. Shayo is a housewife, taking care of the children, while Dele goes to work every day. Dele came back from work one fine evening, expecting to get “something light” from his wife after dinner, only for her to say “Dele I have […]
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Where is 25-year-old Cynthia Amarachi, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Osun State? What happened to her on March 15, after she left the state en route to Lagos for a weekend with her parents? These are the questions her mother, siblings and friends have been asking following her mysterious disappearance. Their […]
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Serena Williams’ first U.S. Open tune-up ended in a dramatic fashion as the tearful American was forced to retire with a back injury on Sunday. She quit while trailing Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu 3-1 in the Rogers Cup final. Williams, who hopes to chase a record-equalling 24th career Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, […]
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Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed worry that insecurity has degenerated rapidly from a state of benign manageability to intractable malignancy. He lamented: “This situation, which seems to preoccupy the attention of the Federal Government at the expense of other issues in the socio-political and economic spectra, appears increasingly problematic.” Abubakar, who […]
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It was a pathetic situation for the household of Mrs. Victoria Enobabor, a widow, as their four-year-old girl, Victoria, has gone missing since Friday from their residence at NEPA bus-stop, Jakande Estate, Ejigbo, leaving the family in a state of confusion. According to Mrs. Enobabor who is the father’s relative, efforts by the family to […]
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Sixteen traditional rulers, known as ‘Pelupelu Obas,’ have sued Governor Kayode Fayemi over his recent appointment of Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Alabi, as Chairman of the Ekiti State Traditional Council. The aggrieved monarchs described the action taken by the governor picking someone outside the 16 Obas called ‘Alademerindinlogun’ to occupy the exalted seat as […]
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General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has declared it is an aberration to take Holy Communion during the day, which explains why he does not take Holy Communion in other churches. He spoke at the Holy Communion service at the just- concluded 67th convention of the church at […]
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Omoyele Sowore and members of Global Coalition for Security and Democracy Youths and facilitators under the auspices of the Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria on Monday, August 4, defied threats of security agencies to hold the ‘Revolution Now’ protest in four states of the country and Abuja The protesters said their demands […]
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Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has asked Nigerians to publicly apologise to former President Goodluck Jonathan for working against his re-election in 2015. He said in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja that traditional rulers, religious leaders and other Nigerians who sabotaged the Jonathan […]
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