Court frees 114 women demanding IPOB leader Kanu’s whereabouts

A high court sitting in Owerri on Friday granted an unconditional release of 114 women alleged to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group. The women who were remanded on the orders of a magistrate’s court in Owerri were arrested on Friday August 17 by the police for demanding to know the […]

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Police invite Fani-Kayode over alleged criminal publication

The Nigeria Police Force has invited a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, for alleged conspiracy, criminal and inciting publication. In a letter dated August 20, 2018, with Ref. No CR/3000/IGP.SEC/MU/T.G/ABJ Vol.54/226, the police asked the former minister to appear before SP Usman Garba on August 28, 2018. In the letter titled, ‘Conspiracy, criminal […]

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Ajimobi meets Ayefele, says Fresh FM radio station demolition due to law violation, Alaafin sues for peace

Governor Abiola Ajimobi, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi meet Yinka Ayefele – sets up committee to resolve crisis – Afenifere lambasts Oyo Governor, says demolition smacks of high-handedness, power abuse – It is repression of press freedom; we’ll challenge government in court – SERAP Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has set-up a committee to […]

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The place of love in nation building (Part 3)

By Sola Adeyegbe Where lies development? Peace will reign where we shun unhealthy rivalry and evil thoughts. This peace in turn creates the environment in which development occurs. Amongst other factors such as building sustainable national institutions, three things that contribute to national peace and development are: 1. Observance of the Law of Balance; 2. […]

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The Nigerian polity and causes of underdevelopment

This all-important question is frequently asked: why is Nigeria so economically backward despite the abundance of natural and human resources that God has endowed her with? It’s a million-dollar question which had agitated patriotic minds for decades and to which our leaders have failed to provide cogent answer. Each time one ponders this question, one […]

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20 years of PDP, APC have left Nigeria with poverty, instability – Moghalu

– says restructuring will make Nigeria work The presidential aspirant of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has stated that the combined 20 years of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have left a legacy of poverty, instability, unemployment and a lot of corruption in Nigeria. This is […]

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Ex FIFA official, Marin jailed four years for corruption

A US federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Jose Maria Marin, the 86-year-old former head of the Brazilian football federation, to four years in prison over the massive FIFA corruption scandal that rocked the world’s most popular sport. Marin — one of seven FIFA officials arrested at a luxury hotel in Zurich in May 2015 — […]

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