I joined #RevolutionNow to protest hardship in Nigeria -Osun petty trader, Sariyu Akanmu

Osun State-based fufu (cassava flour) seller, Mrs Sariyu Akanmu, beaten by the police for participating in the #RevolutionNow protest on Monday, tells Bola Bamigbola her story Tell us more about yourself. I don’t know when I was born. My parents were not educated. But I knew when one of my friends who should be of […]

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Family of missing corps member accuses police of negligence

Investigation is ongoing – Police Sorrow and anguish have continued to prevail at the home of the Nwawike family in Ikorodu, an outskirt in Lagos State following the mysterious disappearance of their daughter, Cynthia Amarachi, 25, after she boarded a vehicle from Ibadan to Lagos to spend the weekend with her parents on March 15, […]

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Osun governor yet to appoint commissioners almost nine months after swearing in

Almost nine months after he was sworn in as the Governor of Osun State, under the banner of the All Prugressives Congress, APC, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola is yet to nominate commissioners to lead the ministries in the state. As confirmed by Kunle Oyatomi, the APC spokesman in the state, eight former commissioners who served with […]

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Nigeria needs sincere leadership to overcome challenges – Babatope

Former Minister of Transport and Aviation, Chief Ebenezer Babatope believes that sincerity of purpose by President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would go a long way in addressing Nigeria’s present security and social challenges. Babatope, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), in this […]

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Sallah: Pray for Nigeria, Fayemi urges Muslims

Bamidele too Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged Muslims to uphold the lessons of love, loyalty and sacrifice which form the foundation of the Eid-el- Kabir celebration, during and after the festivities. He also urged the Muslims to collaborate with adherents of other religions in the country in the quest for peace and progress. […]

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Zamfara removes Maru emir, Kanoma district head

Zamfara State Government has finally removed the suspended Emir of Maru, Alhaji Abubakar Cika Ibrahim and the district head of Kanoma, Alhaji Ahmed Kanoma from office. The two monarchs, who were suspended for allegedly being part of armed banditry in their respective domains, were stripped of their positions on Saturday following the outcome of a […]

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How journalists could help rebuild Nigeria – Obamuwagun

Olumoru-elect reels out vision for Imoru Kingdom A former Deputy National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Prince Oluwarotimi Obamuwagun, now elected the Olumoru of Imoru Kingdom in  Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, has advised on how to sustain Nigeria as a nation state where all citizens will live happily together […]

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Nigeria celebrates Africa’s first chartered accountant, Akintola Williams at 100

“As the whole world looks forward to his centenary next August, a grateful nation cannot wait to celebrate the accountant and statesman.”This was exactly how The Guardian concluded a special tribute to the doyen of the accounting profession in Nigeria, Chief Akintola Williams when he marked his 99th birthday last year. Then, clocking 100 sounded […]

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Eid-el-Kabir: Muslims decry insecurity, hardship

Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) • Ram, food prices soar• Buhari leaves for Daura, a lawmakers call for prayers As Muslim faithful in the country prepare to join their brethren all over the world to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, it is different strokes for different people, as the security challenges in the country […]

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