“Who are you looking for?’’ a gateman howled as he partly opened a gate to peep at our correspondent on Thursday. Seeing that the ‘intruder’ was not one of the tenants in the building, he firmly bolted the gate and walked farther into the compound. The building, on 57 Akinwunmi Street, Alagomeji, Yaba, attracted attention […]
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Lagos State Police Command has released the father of 21-year-old student of the University of Lagos, who allegedly stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, to death. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, said that the suspect’s father and one Nkechi Mogbo, have been released on bail. It was […]
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The Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has issued seven queries on the audited accounts of the Nigerian Ports Authority in 2017. The queries include standalone financial statements, non-current assets (depreciation, addition to fixed assets, property, plant and equipment, and interest in joint ventures), current assets (cash and cash equivalent, trapped fund in Enterprise […]
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The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya, had charged troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, to destroy all Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists’ enclaves in their various locations. According to a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, on Saturday, […]
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Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress have begun a search for a consensus candidate for the position of National Chairman. It was gathered in Abuja, on Friday, that members of the party leadership and some stakeholders agreed to commence the search in order to keep the “tradition of smooth leadership transition.” The party source, who […]
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Iyabo Ojo, Nkechi Blessing The Theatre Arts & Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria has issued a stern warning to actresses, Iyabo Ojo and Nkechi Blessing, over their derogatory statements against the guild. In a statement read by veteran actor, Jide Kosoko, who is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Association, the […]
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I Wasn’t Arrested But Invited – Cleric Go Beyond Invitation, Afenifere, UPU Tell DSS Don’t Be Over Excited, Ex-defence Minister Advises Nigerians The Department of State Services (DSS), yesterday, confirmed that its operatives at the Kaduna office invited an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Abubakar Gumi for questioning to aid an ongoing investigation. The Service, however, […]
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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, in this interview with Samson Folarin, urges media professionals to mobilise public support against the proposed amendments of the National Broadcasting Commission Act and the Nigerian Press Council Act. How do you perceive the proposed amendments of the NBC Act and NPC Act? The timing is totally […]
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alleges 476 online platforms working against government The Federal Government said yesterday that placing Twitter on an indefinite suspension was a hard decision to take because of its importance as information dissemination and business channel. It also restated that 476 online media outlets were working hard to pull down the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Minister of […]
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