The increasing cost of groceries and provisions has affected hamper sales ahead of the Yuletide. Our reporter, who visited some shops and markets in Lagos, found a drop in hamper sales compared to previous years. At the Mushin market provision sales section, only two women had gift hampers displayed for sale in their stores. The […]

Security has been beefed up in Maiduguri and environs as President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit the town. The President would inaugurate viable projects executed by Governor Babagana Zulum’s administration during the visit to the state. These include the Custom flyover and 20km Custom-Muna dual carriageway. Buhari will also inaugurate the Centre For Distance […]

Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, the wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, (Ọjájá II), has announced that she should no longer be addressed as the Queen of Ile-Ife but as the Queen of the people. Naomi, in a statement on her social media pages, said: “I bless the Lord Almighty for His faithfulness […]

  For Ige, free education was not debatable The late Chief Bola Ige embodied the humanist ideals of the Obafemi Awolowo School of Politics, his protégé, Chief Bisi Akande has said. Akande, in his book, ‘My Participations’, said he was not sure of what would have happened to Oyo State if another person had been […]

says unsolved crimes lead to culture of impunity Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to disclose investigative findings on the murder of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige (SAN). He said that unsolved crimes result in a culture of impunity. He stated these in a message […]

‘How ex-Attorney General and Justice Minister was killed’ Assassinated Nigeria’s ex-Attorney General and justice Minister, Chief Bola Ige intended to resign from the government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo before he was killed on December 23, 2001, former Osun State Governor Chief Bisi Akande has said. Akande, in his book, ‘My Participations’, recalled that the late […]

• urges Senate to stabilise polity ahead of 2023 poll The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly will on Thursday transmit the 2022 Appropriation Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law. He gave the hint on Wednesday in his remarks at the close of plenary. The House of Representatives […]