Democracy Day: Its time for sober reflection – Tinubu
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, says this year’s Democracy Day is a time for sober reflection, reviewing performances and creating frameworks and action plans to...
View ArticleUnknown assailants strangle elderly couple in Osun
The police in Osun on Sunday said unknown assailants strangled to death an elderly couple in Gbongan area of the state. The spokeswoman of the police in the state, Mrs Folashade Odoro, said in a...
View ArticleDemocracy Day: Its time for sober reflection – Sen. Remi Tinubu
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, says this year’s Democracy Day is a time for sober reflection, reviewing performances and creating frameworks and action plans to...
View ArticleOyo APC commends Ajimobi for promoting good governance
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has commended Gov. Abiola Ajimobi for his commitment to good governance and repositioning of the state in spite of daunting challenges. The APC in a...
View ArticleCan Aero and Arik Air survive?
The Asset Management Company of Nigeria’s (AMCON) belated rescue operation of Arik Air and Aero contractors will have very little effect on the survival prognosis of the two airlines. It is a known...
View ArticleDemocracy Day: We must remain vigilant, says Tinubu
Former Lagos State Governor, Sen. Bola Tinubu on Sunday urged Nigerians not to take the nation’s democracy for granted, but keep and nurture it for the progress and growth of the country. Tinubu, an...
View ArticleIPOB sit-at-home-order: ‘Why I won’t go out on May 30’
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – A one time Minister of Health, Prof. Alphonsius Nwosu has said that he will not go out on 30th May, a day set aside by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to honour...
View ArticlePresident Buhari fulfills campaign promises — Lai Mohammed
Abuja – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has fulfilled its campaign promises to Nigerians despite dwindling...
View ArticleNYSC to post corps members to farms
Brig-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), said on Monday that the scheme would soon begin posting of corps members to farms. Kazaure said this in...
View ArticleBreaking: UI shuts out students, order them to vacate campus over protest
The management of the University of Ibadan, UI, on Monday shut the institution and directed the students to vacate the campus on or before 6pm. The students had earlier taken to the streets of Ibadan...
View ArticleCISLAC, CDD mourn Prof. Abubakar Momoh
The Board of Trustees, Members of the Advisory Council and staff of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) wish to commiserate with Nigerians...
View ArticleVideo: Nigeria vs Corsica highlights
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View ArticleFive-year-old girl, contractor die after three-storey building collapse in Lagos
…six-month-old, 13 others suffer severe injury ..We evacuates, sealed building thrice-LASBCA By Monsuru Olowoopejo Tragedy struck in Lagos State Monday after a three-storey building undergoing...
View ArticleState Viability Index; Lagos generates more IGR than 31 states combined
State Viability Index; 36 States Generate N801bn IGR Against N2.6trn from FAAC …. … … Economic Viable States: Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Edo, Kwara and Delta States … Poor IGR States: Borno, Ebonyi, Kebbi,...
View ArticleBreaking: Huddersfield Town picks last spot for Premier League
Huddersfield Town has won the final spot for next season’s English Premier League by defeating Reading 4-3 via penalty kicks. David Wagner’s side will play in the English top-flight for the first time...
View ArticleThe Ideal Democracy Day celebration by Olisa Metuh
Since 1999, we have celebrated the 29th of May as Democracy Day. Our leaders across the nation have seized upon the day as an opportunity to deliver monologues on their ‘achievements.’ This practice,...
View ArticleDangote to spend $10bn on rice cultivation
LAGOS – The Dangote Group shone at the just concluded 2017 Gateway Trade fair which was held in Abeokuta, emerging as the second most patronised exhibitor, just as the Group disclosed that it was...
View ArticleI’m the most prudent governor in Nigeria, says Ajimobi
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, on Monday, said that he would unveil his successor in May 2018, boasting that he is the most prudent governor in Nigeria. Ajimobi stated this in Ibadan during an...
View ArticleBreaking: Barcelona gets new coach in Ernesto Valverde
Barcelona on Monday confirmed Ernesto Valverde as their new coach on a two-year deal, replacing the departing Luis Enrique. The 53-year-old former Barcelona player arrives at the Camp Nou after...
View ArticleBlack Democracy Day: How 2 were killed, 14 injured in Lagos 3-storey building...
Two people were feared dead while 14 others were rescued alive by emergency respondents on Monday from a collapsed building that happened on Lagos Island. A source at the scene of the incident said...
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