Activist lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) said in Lagos yesterday that former President Goodluck Jonathan could not contest the office of the president again. He noted that the ex-President has decided to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the purpose of contesting 2023 presidential election. But Falana, in a statement yesterday, contended that Goodluck is […]
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Osinbajo and Oba of Benin during the visit. Photo: gbemisola300 Pledges: ‘I will use all of what I have to serve this country.’ “I am well equipped to lead the country due to the exposure I have working with President Muhammadu Buhari, which has exposed me to critical decisions and programmes about Nigeria,” the Vice […]
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By Abdu Rafiu For some years, concern has been expressed in many countries over sermons either in churches or on crusade grounds. It is believed that many clergy men exploit human weaknesses and sometimes desperation for material well-being to neglect the all-important talk and guidance about inner development, better referred to as spiritual development, which […]
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A man prepares traditional remedies at a market in Katsina on December 14, 2021. – Africa’s most populous country is struggling with double-digit inflation, especially high food prices, and many Nigerians are looking for ways to save on basic expenses. (Photo by Aminu Abubakar / AFP) On April 22, one of Nigeria’s best-known fast-food chain […]
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The reported participation of Nigerian governors at the 11th Global Annual Investment Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), was a frivolous, wasteful and non-productive exercise. Intended by the NGF to convince investors to invest in Nigeria’s comatose economy, the participation of the governors was another reflection […]
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The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) eliminated more than 23 terrorists, rescued 619 victims and forced 1,159 terrorists to surrender within three weeks in the North East. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko said this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces in the last […]
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Partners Pan-Atlantic University on media innovation programme MTN has unveiled its readiness to roll out the fifth generation (5G) network service in the country by the second half of the year. The Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, made this known in Lagos, yesterday when he announced the partnership of the firm with Pan-Atlantic […]
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It’s untrue – Ogunmolasuyi, APC ward chairman The Majority Leader of Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi, has been chased out of his Owo Constituency 1 by angry youths for alleged poor performance. According to Facebook post shared on Wednesday in a video shared by a user, Tosin Fapohunda II: “An Ondo State lawmaker […]
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A Nigerian investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has emerged a 2022 fellow of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. As contained in a statement, Soyombo, the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, is one of the 13 fellows selected worldwide to participate in the six-month fellowship […]
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FRSC blames speeding Ten people have died in separate accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. In the first incident, four persons were burnt to death when a commercial bus caught fire at the Fidiwo, Ogun State end of the road. Our correspondent gathered that the bus had a tyre burst, lost control, somersaulted and went up […]
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