A 21-year-old 300-level female student of University of Lagos on Thursday, told newsmen in Lagos that she stabbed Super TV CEO Michael Ataga to death in self defence. The student said this when she was presented by the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu at the command headquarters. Ataga’s lifeless body was […]
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By Abdu Rafiu For some time there has hardly been a day without one depressing report or the other assailing Nigerians. Thank goodness, there came some breath of fresh air the other day when a collection of leading figures from across the land gathered to deliberate on the state of the nation. The gathering, comprising […]
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FG spends N1.02 trillion on debt servicing in Q1 2021 Explore taxes to rev up revenues, Egypt Central Bank governor advises Borrowed funds should go into high-yielding activities, says ex-minister ‘Debt relief may not lead to economic growth’ The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and ex-Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; President of […]
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Logistics challenges, weak Naira push Jet A-1 to N215 in South, over N300/per litre up North Apapa ports’ congestion costs importers extra $10,000 to $25,000 daily It’s a shame no refinery produces Jet A-1 locally, says Joji Despite an upswing in the global price of crude oil and attendant blessings for oil-producing countries, the price […]
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Benin City based Nigerian artist, Mr Enotie Ogbebor, has been featured in The New York Times. The founder of Nosona Studios wrote on his Facebook wall saying: “I got featured in the The New York Times. They were made to tell stories, to keep memories, and to hand over all these stories and memories from […]
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A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Prof Charles Soludo has emerged governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State. He scored 740 votes to defeat his closest rival, Hon Okwudili Ezenwankwo, representing Orumba North and South Federal constituency, who scored only 41 votes. The results were announced […]
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The Presidency, on Wednesday, said it had no hands in the ongoing amendment processes to the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act by the National Assembly. A lot of outcries from media stakeholders had greeted the amendment processes, with some describing them as another attempts by the federal government […]
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Respected media veterans who spoke in separate interviews, have said the anti-press laws and moves to stifle free speech by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari show that the ex-military head of state is not a born-again democrat as he claimed in his address before some world leaders at the Chatham House in London during […]
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the rest of Nigeria can learn something about the management of ethnic and religious diversity from the South West. He attributed Nigeria’s current problems to its failure to properly manage its diversity in a way that gives minorities a sense of belonging. The former president said this in an […]
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Former Editor-In-Chief of Newswatch Magazine and Chief Executive Officer of MayFive Media Limited, Ray Ekpu, narrated his encounter with President Muhammadu Buhari, when he was Nigeria’s Military Head of State in I984 as a Major General. In this interview with Kayode Oyero, the veteran journalist disclosed how Buhari reportedly vowed to tamper with press freedom. […]
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