Lagos State Government has honoured Celestina Nwankwo, the DPO of Ogudu Police Station, Lagos, for her act of kindness that led to the saving of the life of Ajabor Friday, the man who was shot by bandits and left for dead at Ogudu. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu today described her as a role model worthy of […]
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By Yinka Fabowale “Iwe yin yii…o po ju owo e lo” meaning”: “This your magazine is worth more than the price.” That is the confession by a friend after running through the contents of the latest edition of Newspeak Magazine. My friend, a former senior government official in Oyo State, who I have longed known […]
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Feeding over 200 million Nigerians requires generation, improvement and widespread application of various home-grown and adapted technologies, innovations and farmer education, experts have said. Over 30 million farmers in Nigeria should produce enough food for the country, but contrary is the case on accounts of primitive tools, non-application of improved technologies and high-yielding varieties. Part […]
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Prices of rice and other food items have increased drastically since the closure of the borders, sparking off complaints that the action has imposed suffering on the people. Particularly, some Nigerians have kicked against the policy, saying ordinary Nigerians are left food-stranded while the big players in corruption and smuggling live in affluence. However, some […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that the peaceful conduct of the 2019 general elections was clear proof that Nigeria`s democracy was maturing. He stated this in Abuja while declaring open the 25th Nigeria Economic Summit (NES) with the theme: ‘‘Nigeria 2050: Shifting Gears’’ He added that the resort to the rule of law by […]
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Government should find a sustainable model to fund and maintain the highways In a country whose government recently promised to take 100 million of its population out of poverty within the next 10 years, having functional roads are crucial. A good network of road infrastructure is a huge potential for catch-up growth and development. But the […]
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Popular Juju music superstar, King Sunny Ade who was perceived as Ebenezer Obey’s rival in the music industry, has disclosed that they always pretended to be at loggerheads. According to KSA, the aim of their supposed face-offs was for their fans to enjoy their music even though their friendship began with a clash between their […]
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Says there won’t be warning strike Trade Union Congress President, Quadri Olaleye, said organised labour would not go on a warning strike before the main industrial action, if government failed to meet workers’ demand on the implementation of the new minimum wage by the close of work on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. In a communiqué […]
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Convener of “#Revolution Now” Mr Omoyele Sowore speaks during his arraignment for charges against the government at the Federal High Court in Abuja, on September 30, 2019. – Nigeria’s high court ordered on September 30, 2019, a former presidential candidate remanded in custody after he was charged with plotting treason over calls for a “revolution” […]
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said the claim of a former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, that he refused international help with the rescue of the kidnapped Chibok girls was untrue. Cameron, had, in his new book, ‘For the Record’, accused Jonathan and the Nigerian Government, which Jonathan then headed, of corruption and rejecting […]
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