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Former governor of Oyo State, Dr Omololu Olunloyo, has come out to talk about Nigeria at 59 and how the country can strive to be better. Speaking on if the country has progressed, “No, because 1960 was a great year of hope for us. There was evidence that it was ...

Ex Governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi has asked for sacrifice from the leaders and citizens to ensure the development of Nigeria. He disclosed this briefly after being honoured by the Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan on Sunday. Ajimobi was one of those who bagged meritorious award at a ceremony ...

Ex Governor and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the Feb polls, Peter Obi has cried out that Nigeria has a $90bn, about N28 trillion debt portfolio with absolutely nothing to show for it. The PDP man said Nigeria has spent more than N1,6 trillion to service ...

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has begged Nigerian youths to keep living peacefully. The vibrant politician believes the young ones should get themselves involved in viable ventures to aid the creation of a better future for Nigeria. Gov Aminu said this at an interactive meeting with youth groups in ...

Former Chief Economic Adviser to Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Magnus Kpakol has had his say on the poverty level in Nigeria. In a recent interview, Magnus said we can only kill poverty in Nigeria if the government can concentrate on human capital development. He added that without proper data, government ...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo recently attended the graduation ceremony of their son, Fiyin, from Warwick University in the United Kingdom. Their kids, Kiki and Damilola were also present at the important ceremony. See pictures,

On Friday Iyi Uwadiae, the registrar of West African Examination Council, (WAEC) came from the WAEC headquaters in Ghana to present the attestation certificate, confirmation of WAEC result to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president was presented with the attestation because by law WAEC cannot issue ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress has insisted on embarking on a nationwide strike over the non-implementation of N30, 000 as the new National Minimum Wage, in spite of the National Industrial Court ruling in Abuja Strike Action begins on Tuesday November 6th. Markets, Shops, Businesses, Offices, Transportation and Filling Stations will ...

The Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette arrived in Lagos this morning for an official visit to the state. She arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos at 8.47am. She was received by the Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State, Canadian Consular officials and security chiefs. ...

Hajiya Hadiza Jummai Ali, the Former First lady of Kaduna and Wife of Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd), the Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) died yesterday night at the age of 53. She will be buried today. She was the First lady of Kaduna state when her ...

Bishop David Oyedepo, the Bishop of Living Faith Church (aka Winners Chapel) during his sermon yesterday said the government have not been able to arrest the killer herdsmen in some parts of middle belts because they are agents of the Government. While speaking at the Church’s Sunday Service titled ‘Covenant ...

Chief Tony Anenih, a former Minister of Works and chieftain of PDP died yesterday afternoon at the Cedar Crest hospital in Abuja, where he had been on admission. He was aged 85.

A baby presumed to have been aborted was found dumped in a roadside drainage channel at the Majuo area of Ziks Avenue, Awka, the Anambra State capital on Wednesday. It is believed the baby must have been wrapped in clothes and thrown into the gutter last night. Residents, who arrived ...

“Dry”, a 2014 movie by Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke Linus, will screen at the 2018 Ray Charles Week which will take place at Dillard University, New Orleans, Lousiana, U.S. on Friday 26th october The movie’s theme focuses on the practice of fistula and under-age marriage among young Nigerian women. It ...

Rufus ‎Daramola Kehinde has been sent back to prison by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter to death. Inspector Johnson Okunade the prosecutor, told the Court that the accused committed the offence of raping his daughter to death on August 10 in Iyin-Ekiti. He urged ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday indicated that it was working round the clock to come up with a policy that would monitor, regulate and control the number of children a woman can give birth to. It went ahead to make it known that it has launched a massive consultation of ...

Yesterday, thursday night, President Muhammadu Buhari hosted a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for the members of Kannywood Entertainment Industry. During his speech, President Buhari vowed put an end to the terrors of Boko Haram sect soon. He said: “It’s totally wrong for any believer in God to kill ...

Earlier today, the leader of the now proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was spotted in Jerusalem, Israel. Photos and Videos of him praying in Jerusalem was shared online by Radio Biafra. Kanu went missing in September last year after the military invaded his home in Abia state. ...

The Federal Ministry of Health has banned the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations to check substance abuse among Nigerians. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made the decision known in a statement issued by Mr Olajide Oshundun, Assistant Director of Information in ...

An armed robber who specializes in robbing and dispossessing commercial motorcyclists popularly known as ‘Okada riders’ of their motorcycles has died in an accident while trying to evade arrest after shooting at a victim and snatching his motorcycle at Abule Ijaiye area of Lefenwa, Ogun State. A statement by the ...