Don’t vote looters in 2019, Lai Mohammed counsels Nigerians

– Lai Mohammed The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to resist the temptation of voting for those who will return the country to the throes of massive looting, come 2019 elections. He made the appeal on Tuesday in a Sallah message delivered at a media briefing at his home […]

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Alleged killer of Ekiti monarch arrested

The police on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a a mentally challenged person who allegedly stabbed to death the traditional ruler of Odo-Oro-Ekiti, a community in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin. The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Caleb Ikechukwu made this known in Ado Ekiti. […]

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Ayefele: Oyo government shocked by demolition of radio station

Yinka Ayefele – Demolition horrifying, wicked, insensitive – PDP – It’s unfair – Falana Oyo State Government on Monday denied demolishing the Music House containing Fresh FM Radio Station owned by music superstar, Mr Yinka Ayefele. Indeed, it expressed shock about the demolition, saying it was preparing to institute a panel of inquiry to unravel […]

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Alarm: Expired rice meant for animals being dumped in Nigeria – FG

Lai Muhammed Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has raised the alarm that bags of expired rice meant for animals in their countries of origin are being exposed to Nigerians to consume. Speaking with journalists in his Oro, Kwara State country home on Tuesday, the minister blamed the development on smuggling pointing out that if the […]

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Sallah: Unusual low patronage at banks’ ATMs

Bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday attributed non-payment of salaries by the Federal Government as reason for low queues at various banks’ Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited some ATMs in the territory observed that very few customers were seen making withdrawals. Some of […]

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The place of love in nation building (Part 1)

By Sola Adeyegbe A nation has been defined as a stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity, and a common culture. The concept of nation building means the efforts of newly independent countries notably the countries of Africa to transform their territories into viable nations. These new states […]

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Buhari marks Eid el-Kabir with corpers serving in Katsina

President Muhammadu Buhari (arrowed) in the midst of his visitors on Tuesday in Daura As part of the events marking his celebration of the Eid el-Kabir, President Muhammadu Buhari has played host to National Youth Corps members serving in Katsina State. According to the information on his verified Twitter handle @MBuhari, Mr. President hosted the […]

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Buhari treks 800 metres, shows he’s fit for second term – Presidency

President Buhari treks home from Eid prayer ground in Daura President Muhammadu Buhari has demonstrated his fitness to run for a second term by trekking 800 metres from the Eid praying ground in Daura to his private residence, according to the Presidency. After the Eid prayers, he shunned protocol and opted to trek some 800 […]

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