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2023-12-01 01:07
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has pledged revive the agency to meet address challenges of Nigerians.
The Chairman of the committee, Rep. A… Read More
2023-11-30 23:57
“There is no nation that can survive without the police.” -Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa
According to Google, mutiny is any overt act of defiance or attack upon military (includin… Read More
2023-11-30 23:05
The Edo State Commissioner for Business, Trade and Cooperatives, Hon. Patrick Iria Uanseru, has reiterated the commitment of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to uplift the stan… Read More
2023-11-30 21:43
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, ONOMM, has put Nigeria’s oil output at 1.5 million barrels per day, bpd, for purpose of quota… Read More
2023-11-30 21:33
The presidency has assured that Nigerians will begin to see the effects of the 2024 budget within the shortest possible time.
Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters to Preside… Read More
2023-11-30 17:01
The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, yesterday, said that he signed a law making it mandatory for female children to inherit their fathers’ property and… Read More
2023-11-30 16:58
Major oil-producing nations led by Riyadh and Moscow were moving towards an agreement to further slash production to prop up volatile prices, a source close to the negotiations told AFP.
Min… Read More
2023-11-30 16:50
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau has assured the introduction of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).
Gusau gave the… Read More
2023-11-30 16:00
At independence in 1960, Nigeria was widely projected to emerge as one of the top performing economies among the then Third World. Because of its enormous human and natural resource base, Ni… Read More
2023-11-30 15:25
Last week, I wrote about the lack of accountability in Nigerian politics. I submitted that most Nigerians are unquestioning about their leaders, and uncritically accept whatever they’r… Read More
2023-11-30 14:28
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped by two spots in the latest FIFA ranking to place 42nd in the world.
In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body, on Thur… Read More
2023-11-30 14:16
Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed has said that only 51 percent of 2023 budget has been implemented while citing inflation as one of the constraints that affected performance of the budge… Read More
2023-11-30 14:09
President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the appointment of Wura-Ola Adepoju as the substantive Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS).
She reportedly made the disclos… Read More
2023-11-30 13:40
Deputy Governor of Ondo State and the vice chairman of the State Executive Council, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa is currently presiding over the state exco meeting in Akure, the state capital.
The… Read More
2023-11-30 13:37
Prominent economist Bismarck Rewane said Nigerians are not interested in budgetary figures if the prices of basic commodities like rice, bread, and garri fail to go down.
Rewane stated this… Read More
2023-11-30 07:40
If there is any idiomatic expression that unarguably finds expression on the debt quagmire which Nigeria is at the moment enmeshed in, it is the law of holes, or the first law of holes, whic… Read More
2023-11-30 07:35
The social media is routinely awash with acerbic comments that eloquently speak to the antagonistic relationship that exist amongst Nigerians- they come with heavy religious and ethnic conno… Read More
2023-11-30 07:31
In a stunning revelation that has reverberated through legal circles, Myson Nejo, a committed human rights advocate and legal practitioner, has brought to light a deeply troubling bribery sc… Read More
2023-11-30 05:37
Recently, precisely on Tuesday November 21, 2023, I participated as a panelist at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands, p… Read More
2023-11-30 03:53
Israel’s war cabinet convened Wednesday night for a special session to weigh the possibility of extending the truce with Hamas, hours before a multi-day pause in fighting in the Gaza S… Read More
2023-11-30 03:20
The recent judgements by appeal courts quashing election victories of many elected lawmakers and governors have given nigerians sleepless night. The 2023 elections have come and gone,the dus… Read More
2023-11-30 03:15
Nigeria is a very wide country with over 250 ethnic groups,very high in population, different types of religious background, large in land mass (The GIANT of Africa), and many more. This mea… Read More
2023-11-30 03:03
“Closer working relationships among security agencies are critical for the synergy of efforts in securing the country.” –Maj. Gen. Mongonu (Rtd)
This is my second commentar… Read More
2023-11-30 02:55
Eclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by seizures during pregnancy, poses significant challenges, especially in regions like Northern Nigeria, where access to ade… Read More
2023-11-29 14:12
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate in the just concluded Kogi State Governorship election, Senator Dino Melaye has announced his decision not to seek legal redress following his ele… Read More
2023-11-29 14:09
Celestial Church of Christ, Land of Goshen Cathedral, situated in the Kosofe area of Lagos, has come under fire for inviting Fuji musician Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, and controversial street singer… Read More
2023-11-29 14:06
Following the nullification of the elections of the former Speaker and former Deputy Speaker, the Bauchi State House of Assembly has elected Babayo Akuyam as its new Speaker and Ahmed Abdull… Read More
2023-11-29 14:03
President Bola Tinubu has presented the 2024 Appropriation Bill of N27.5 trillion before a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The appropriation bill was christened… Read More
2023-11-29 12:36
Four-time Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah, who was born in Somalia and trafficked to Britain as a child, joined the UN migration agency on Tuesday as its first global goodwill ambassador… Read More
2023-11-29 12:18
Global revenues from women’s sport will top $1 billion for the first time in 2024 thanks to an explosion in popularity, according to financial experts Deloitte.
Fresh from a highly suc… Read More
2023-11-29 11:19
From Hamas’s brutal attacks in Israel, and the fierce retribution it provoked, to the kiss that caused a revolt in Spanish football, here are 10 events that marked a tumultuous 2023:
… Read More
2023-11-29 10:49
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has declared that the state is safe for investors to bring in their investments.
The governor also scored President Bola Tinunu’s economic policies h… Read More
2023-11-29 10:40
The Supreme Court has ruled that both the old and the redesigned Naira banknotes remain valid legal tenders in the country beyond December 31.
The apex court, in a ruling by a seven-man pane… Read More
2023-11-29 10:29
A US Osprey military aircraft with eight crew on board crashed on Wednesday off a Japanese island, the coastguard said, in the latest accident involving the tilt-rotor military aircraft.
It… Read More
2023-11-29 07:46
Nigeria’s external debt profile will hit over $51.759 billion, as President Bola Tinubu yesterday sought the National Assembly’s approval for fresh $8.6 billion and €100 mil… Read More
2023-11-29 06:35
Today my lawyers wrote the attorney-general of Benue (who is counsel to the Governor of Benue, and Attorney-General of Benue, the 1st and 2nd respondents in the lawsuit); counsel to the Spec… Read More
2023-11-29 06:04
Nigerians Remain Panicky Under the Current Judicial Atmosphere: A Call for Judicial Therapy And Helpful Directions that Current and Aspiring lawyers should Draw from These Entrenched Issues… Read More
2023-11-29 05:58
That the Oyo State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps management don’t know or understand the components of professionalism requesting for in the Oyo State Security Network Age… Read More
2023-11-29 05:49
God did not show modern Israel where He hid the oil and the gas until they, as a nation, had developed capacities and capabilities necessary for surviving in a very dynamic 20th and 21st cen… Read More
2023-11-29 00:57
As a Nigerian expatriate living in Brazil, I have been following the recent developments in my home country with great concern and empathy. The past six months have been marked by political… Read More
2023-11-29 00:52
It is often said that some people are born great; some achieve greatness while some have greatness thrust on them. Nothing excites or inspires forward-looking people more than reflecting on… Read More
2023-11-29 00:48
“Hard work pays off if you’re patient enough to see it through.” – Michael Chandler
Mele Kyari took over as the Group Managing Director of the now-defunct N… Read More
2023-11-28 20:19
Luke 17:12-19
[12]And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
[13]And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have m… Read More
2023-11-28 16:32
France qualified for the Under-17 World Cup final in Indonesia on Tuesday after a 2-1 win against a spirited Mali side.
They will try to claim a second championship after their only win in 2… Read More
2023-11-28 16:28
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, on Tuesday, commenced full-blown hearing on the case the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred aga… Read More
2023-11-28 16:26
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a fresh loan of $8.6 billion and €100 million earmarked for the execution of vital projects in various sectors of the economy.
Tinu… Read More
2023-11-28 13:31
Barcelona midfielder Gavi has undergone surgery on his torn right knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the club announced on Tuesday.
Gavi suffered a horrible injury during Spain’s E… Read More
2023-11-28 13:28
An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State has affirmed the election of Siminalayi Fubara as the governor of Rivers State.
The court dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of… Read More
2023-11-28 13:24
Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has stated that despite their differences during the 2020 governorship election, Adams Oshiomhole, the former Governor, is still like a fathe… Read More
2023-11-28 13:20
President Bola Tinubu has signalled his readiness to present the 2024 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday (tomorrow), November 29, by 11 a.m.
Preside… Read More
2023-11-28 13:13
It is no more news that the first decade of the 21st century ended with an unwelcoming world economic outlook following the 2008–2009 global financial crisis, featuring the collapse of… Read More
2023-11-28 13:07
An Igbo adage goes that, “When a mad man walks naked, it is his relatives who feel the shame, not the mad man himself.” It is no wonder then that Bola Ahmed Tinubu never fails to… Read More
2023-11-28 10:11
A constitutional lawyer, Daniel Bwala has said that the Supreme Court has its job well cut for it in deciding whether the Court of Appeal has a right to upturn settled law when it considers… Read More
2023-11-28 01:51
On November 27, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held discussions with former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who arrived in Moscow to take part in the 9th Primakov Readings International… Read More
2023-11-27 21:34
The Federal Government is to procure customised explosives and narcotic detection screening system with remote and dual view for five international airports in the country to reduce the stre… Read More
2023-11-27 21:30
In a move aimed at enhancing the safety and security of the Nigerian aviation sector, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has initiated moves to begin blacklis… Read More
2023-11-27 21:26
The 200-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun state, Subair Enitan, early midnight on Monday completed 58 hours of hand wash-a-thon.
This is in a bid to set a record for… Read More
2023-11-27 21:23
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Malam Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
This was announced in a statement issued… Read More
2023-11-27 21:06
Transcending Nigeria’s Troubled Ariwoola Supreme Court – A Plea for Unconventional Approaches, Proposing London as the Ultimate Appellate Court, Embracing a One-Time Departure fo… Read More
2023-11-27 15:35
Global leaders struggle to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict which began October 7. United Nations has held series of meetings, expressed concern over the humanitarian catastrophe tha… Read More
2023-11-27 15:26
Lawmakers have proposed the establishment of 32 more federal universities.
The Senate and the House of Representatives have received 32 bills seeking the creation of new universities, polyte… Read More
2023-11-27 14:01
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council in Kogi has called on the general public to hold the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the state responsible, if anything unt… Read More
2023-11-27 13:57
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has hinted that President Bola Tinubu will present the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly in the next few da… Read More
2023-11-27 13:29
The heavens rejoiced 77 years ago when on the 25th day of November, 1946 a child was born in Jada who was named Atiku Abubakar. Orphaned at a very tender age, the young Atiku had to contend… Read More
2023-11-27 11:02
Joyce Banda, Malawi’s fourth (and first female) president, was in Nigeria earlier this month as guest of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State in South-East Nigeria, whe… Read More
2023-11-27 11:00
The number of dependents from Nigerian students has been the highest among other foreign students in the United Kingdom, rising from 1,427 in 2019 to 60,506 at the end of September 2023.
Thi… Read More
2023-11-27 10:57
The deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has declared his readiness to contest for state governorship election in 2024.
Shaibu made the declaration in a televised announcement on Mond… Read More
2023-11-27 10:54
More than 1,000 Islamic clerics have offered special prayers for President Bola Tinubu and the NNPP National Leader, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, for peace, progress and political stability in the… Read More
2023-11-27 10:50
A storm has left more than two thousand towns and villages in war-torn Ukraine without power Monday, the government said, piling pressure on the country’s fragile power grid.
The energ… Read More
2023-11-27 01:02
According to Israeli sources, 17 hostages have returned to Israeli land following the latest release. One woman in her 80s was admitted to the hospital when her life was threatened.
On day t… Read More
2023-11-27 00:55
Lautaro Martinez’s goal in Sunday’s gritty 1-1 draw at closest rivals Juventus maintained Inter Milan’s two-point lead at the top of Serie A.
Argentina forward Martinez sla… Read More
2023-11-27 00:51
United Nigeria Airlines flight has explained why one of its aircrafts destined for Abuja on Sunday landed in Asaba, the capital of Delta state.
The airline, in a statement signed by its Head… Read More
2023-11-27 00:46
Unknown gunmen last Saturday night kidnapped and murdered a traditional ruler, Eze Joe-Benz Ochulor, Olu 1 of Otulu Amumara, in Ezinihitte Mbaise Council Area of Imo state.
The State Police… Read More
2023-11-26 23:35
Predictably, the Nigerian Army has debunked allegations that one of its own, Captain Alphonsus Bazza, took his life. This denouncement is despite overwhelming evidence that the overwhelmed o… Read More
2023-11-26 23:31
In May 2022, Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, made dismissive remarks when confronted about his dual roles and rumored presidential aspirations, stating… Read More
2023-11-26 23:25
As Nigeria eagerly anticipates the unfolding political drama, the prospect of Bola Ahmed Tinubu securing a second term is a topic rife with speculation and debate. While Tinubu has been a pr… Read More
2023-11-26 23:22
Glory be to God, Chief Oluwole Oladapo Olanipekun is two years above seventy!
It is not due to his power or ability to plead cases in the court of law. It is purely the grace of the Strength… Read More
2023-11-26 23:19
In recent years, Northern Nigeria has witnessed a significant surge in the adoption and investment in digital marketing. Historically known for its traditional and cultural richness, this re… Read More
2023-11-26 23:15
The Elite Sheriff Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2023 introduced by Hon Victor Abang, member representing Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency of Cross River State in the Green Chamber of the Nationa… Read More
2023-11-26 18:18
A man in France on Sunday confessed to killing his three children and turned himself in, said prosecutors and a police source.
“A man presented himself to the police in Dieppe (Seine-M… Read More
2023-11-26 17:51
Armed confrontations erupted in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday, prompting the government to declare an immediate national curfew in response to what it described as an attac… Read More
2023-11-26 17:28
The President’s Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated that preparations are being made to ensure the launch of the Students’ Loan Scheme in January 2024, allowin… Read More
2023-11-26 17:22
In recent times, the Kwara South region of Nigeria has been plagued by a growing menace of insecurity. The rise in criminal activities such as armed robbery, kidnapping, and banditry has ins… Read More
2023-11-26 17:18
The upsurge in mental health cases across Nigeria has become a pressing concern in recent years. The term “madness” commonly used in local parlance to describe mental health cond… Read More
2023-11-26 16:50
The city of Maiduguri, nestled in the northeastern region of Nigeria, has been witnessing a remarkable transformation in its public transportation system. With the introduction of new metro… Read More
2023-11-26 16:46
Few days to the bowing out of former President Muhammadu Buhari, the Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), Dr. Emem Omokaro, unveiled the Continuing Engagement Bureau (CE… Read More
2023-11-26 16:26
Marriage is seen as a lifelong commitment, and people often felt pressure to get married because of societal expectations or family pressure.
Nowadays, people are less concerned with followi… Read More
2023-11-26 11:27
Nigerians are desperately yearning for a legislature that embodies the wishes and aspirations of the people as well as the ideals of democracy. The majority have even concluded that an effec… Read More
2023-11-26 11:17
Politics and International Studies stand as intertwined disciplines, each playing a pivotal role in shaping the complex tapestry of global affairs. At their core, these fields delve into und… Read More
2023-11-26 07:01
With great opportunity, comes great responsibility. Leadership is a sacerdotal responsibility that demands a purity of purpose, clarity of mind, unwavering of discipline, a catalogue of abil… Read More
2023-11-25 21:14
Yes, it is a season of claims and counter-claims. Yet, cost of living is hitting the roof. Hunger is pelting the bellies of both the righteous and the infidel. Living life is almost becomin… Read More
2023-11-25 18:14
On Saturday, 121 students were awarded First Class at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU’s 11th Convocation ceremony.
This is as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, h… Read More
2023-11-25 16:57
Following air reconnaissance that established the presence of over 100 heavily armed Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the Mandara highlands of Borno state, Nigerian Airforce air strikes on Fri… Read More
2023-11-25 16:47
Jurgen Klopp acknowledged his new-look Liverpool are far from done, but they passed a key test by drawing 1-1 against Manchester City on Saturday.
Klopp’s side are now just one point b… Read More
2023-11-25 16:13
Undoubtedly, one of the longest political survivors of the Fourth Republic, Mr Nyesom Wike achieved another feat this week when he emerged as the undisputed leader of two major political par… Read More
2023-11-25 16:09
A friend, a foremost sports journalist, called me up last week from Abuja to inform me that he was racing to the office of the Minister of Sports to inform him of his decision to lead a nati… Read More
2023-11-25 15:50
President Bola Tinubu took the bull by the horns on Friday night, stepping into the leadership controversy threatening the Ondo State government’s tranquilly by claiming that Governor… Read More
2023-11-25 15:41
Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, lost a total of $1.4 billion in 8 years due to the CBN’s prohibition on 43 goods.
Cardoso made the announcement at the 58th An… Read More
2023-11-25 15:36
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Hassan Kukah has lamented the growing romance of the judiciary with politicians, saying the development does not augur well for democracy.
Delivering the key not a… Read More
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