Benin Republic traders, licensed agents lament continued closure of Nigeria border Two years after the Idiroko end of the Nigeria/Benin border was shut by the federal government, traders, residents, and business operators are calling on the government to consider reopening the border to save them from hunger and death, reports Kunle Akinrinade It was a […]
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His built-in instinct to spot danger brought him fame. He had his ear to the ground and he could hear the sound of danger from afar. Like the human breath, you could feel his pulse when he was tracking criminals. His infectious zeal and courage in serving fatherland was very inspiring and rich with posterity […]
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By Emmanuel Oladesu Until the factuality surrounding his mysterious demise is unraveled, the big question will continue to stare the nation in the face: who killed Bashorun Moshood Kashimaawo Olawale (M.K.O) Abiola? Almost 24 years after, the controversy over the sudden death of the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election in detention remains […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently held their governorship primary elections in Ekiti State for the June 18, 2022 governorship. Two winners emerged due to some political factors, which worked in favour of the candidates. The immediate past Chairman of the PDP, Mr Bisi Kolawole and former state Commissioner […]
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The crisis rocking the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (ÀPC) has taken a turn for the worse with the two factions of the party refusing to work together in spite of efforts by the national leadership of the party to reconcile the gladiators ahead of the 2023 general elections. Checks showed that […]
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Travelers at at motor park Land travel recorded one of its bumpiest rides last year. Besides the poor infrastructure that afflicted both road and rail paths nationwide, worsening insecurity made safe travel a luxury that only a few could afford. The free rein of daredevil ‘bandits’, killer herders, kidnappers, and armed robbers literally stifled inter-state […]
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Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi Adesipe, has relived her near-death experience last year. She narrated how she was diagnosed with an incurable ailment. The actress revealed that she had been going in and out of hospitals and was also placed on oxygen due to difficulty in breathing. She said: “I wrote my will and booked a […]
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Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, has revealed how she prepared for death after being diagnosed with incurable disease. In a statement via her Instagram page on Friday, the actress stated that she wrote her Will and booked a space with a funeral ground after her diagnosis. She wrote, “I wrote my will and booked a space […]
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By Olukorede Yishau My Participations is not a work of fiction. However, its characters, like those in fictional works, are flawed, and interesting to follow. It is the autobiography of Chief Bisi Akande, ex-governor and ex-party chairman, a man who has always come across as blunt. The book has more than confirmed that. It is […]
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Photo credit: Twitter/Abubakar Malami The tenures of democratically elected governors of the 36 states of Nigeria have since the inception of democracy been administered unhindered, except in cases of staggered elections ocassioned by court decisions. The tenure of these governors runs without being truncated by the president through any political manipulation as required by law, […]
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