By Banji Ayoola War? Never again. Never again in our dear Motherland. Never again on the soil of Nigeria. Never again shall we allow our disagreements to degenerate into such barbarity again, into such callousness. When peoples, bonded together, who were meant to build a harmonious, peaceful nation state, who were meant to build a […]
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• N800bn interbank net inflow expected The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said it will issue fresh treasury bills, TBs, worth N1.02 trillion in the fourth quarter of this year to replace maturing TBs of the same amount during the quarter. The apex bank disclosed this in its TB issuance programme for the fourth quarter […]
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Over seven months after the abduction of her daughter, Leah, by the Boko Haram sect, Mrs Rebecca Sharibu on Friday in Jos continued to share her agony with a plea to President Muhammadu Buhari to take action and rescue her daughter. Her saddest moment, she said, was when after expressing joy and happiness that her […]
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– 15 Igbo billionaires support bid Many years after his death, the sacrifice he made for his people in their trying moment continues to ring bell among his people and open path for his immediate family. In fact, the identity of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu to the Igbo people, has propelled the Movement for the […]
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The United States on Monday will adopt an aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, threatening sanctions against its judges if they proceed with an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Americans in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, is to make the announcement in a midday […]
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Serena Williams smashes her racket in a bad tempered Saturday night Serena Williams’s claim that the code violations that sparked her meltdown in the US Open final were sexist stirred debate, with WTA Tour chief executive Steve Simon backing her on Sunday. Williams was handed three code violations — and docked a point and then […]
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Chinese schoolgirls welcome Buhari to China with flowers Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began his presidential villa activities for the week with an official working visit to Beijing, China, on Sunday, September 2, where he attended the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) meeting with members of the Nigerian community at the Nigeria Embassy in China. He […]
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African Women’s champion Dina Meshref with Aruna Quadri, the African men’s champion Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri on Sunday won the Men’s Singles title at the 2018 ITTF African Championships in Mauritius, the first time in his career. He beat veteran and three time champion, Egypt’s Ahmed Ali Saleh (11-7, 6-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-1). The victory came […]
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A lifeless body of a septuagenarian woman was on Sunday discovered in the popular Ureje river in Ajilosun area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital. Residents of the area and commuters plying the route, located along the Ado Ekiti-Ikere Ekiti road, rushed to the scene to catch a glimpse of the fresh corpse of the […]
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Prominent Human Rights Lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has called for an urgent restructuring of Nigeria. He made the call in Lagos at the 19th Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture with theme: ‘Nigeria’s unity: Matters arising,’ saying: “The restructuring I’m talking about is not the one that will put more money in the pockets of rulers. […]
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