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In the affairs of man, there is always the cynic, the traducer, the proponent, the indolent, the diligent, so on it goes. For those who understand this simple principle of life, they become enigmas and a matter of several conjectures by those given to mischief or plain foolishness. Continue reading The Triumph of Mamman Daura …
Going by the pronouncement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan, penultimate Tuesday, the Dr. Pius Odubu-led 15-man Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Board, confirmed November 5 by the Senate, would have since taken over the interventionist agency from the Interim Management Committee, IMC, but 10 days after, it is palpable that something is amiss. Continue reading …
By Bola A. Akinterinwa When the Nigerian Society of International Law (NSIL) focused its attention on ‘Security, Human Trafficking and International Law’ at its 41st Annual Conference, held in Benin, Edo State, in 2018, it did not quickly foresee that International Law might be moving fast towards a crossroads. The concerns then were essentially about …
FEMI MAKINDE and BOLA BAMIGBOLA Osun State Government has set a benchmark of N3bn monthly internally generated revenue for its revenue collector to ensure proper funding of its 2020 budget. Comm…
TOPE OMOGBOLAGUN The Foursquare Gospel Church Nigeria has installed Rev Samuel Aboyeji as the new General Overseer. He took over from Rev Felix Meduoye who had been at the helm of affairs of the …
JOHN AMEH President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted reorganising the Presidency for improved performance. The President, who spoke on Friday on arrival from London after his private visit to the UK…
BOLA BAMIGBOLA Seven people on Saturday lost their lives in a fatal road crash that occurred along Osogbo-Ikirun Road in Osun State. The accident involved a truck with the number plate, FST 597 X…
DAUD OLATUNJI Hundreds of motorists and travellers were left stranded for many hours on Saturday when some trucks drivers barricaded the two lanes of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway at the Papalanto…
Success Nwogu The Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday alerted the Independent National Electoral Commission that suspected agents of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, of the All Progressive…
…commission condemns violence, calls for calm OLUFEMI ATOYEBI and FRIDAY OLOKOR The Independent National Electoral Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said …
The Centre for Democracy and Development on Saturday said political parties used fake news to delegitimise the Independent National Electoral Commission and the electoral process during the Kogi g…
By Kehinde Oluleye These days, Africa’s fashion industry is growing at an incredible pace; this year, market estimates put the worth of the industry at billions of naira. And if you are up to date in the world of style, then you would know that Lagos is now globally renowned as fashion capital in Africa. …
Tribune OnlineAfter Lagos, Ogakwu’s Illimite goes to Enugu Artist Chinedu Ogakwu’s ‘Illimite-II’ showcases works unhindered by space and time It would be a great return to his south-east roots for artist Chinedu Ogakwu on December 6, 2019, when his solo exhibition, ‘Illimite-II’ opens at Temple Avenue, Enugu. Born and raised in the south-east, Ogakwu launched …
Afeez Hanafi The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, has called for the intervention of Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, in ensuring the continuation of t…
Afeez Hanafi The Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, has said the Ketu Fruits Market was demolished because hoodlums and robbers used the facility as their hideout. The Chai…
FEMI MAKINDE A former Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori, has dissociated herself from a Facebook account created in her name to defraud unsuspecting people. The former deputy gove…
Afeez Hanafi Former workers with the Nigerian Ports Authority have decried the failure of the NPA management to pay their entitlements two months after the payment was approved by the Ministry of …
PATRICK ODEY The Akwa Ibom State Police has paraded an acclaimed pastor with a church in Uyo, Apostle Williams Bassey, for allegedly raping his 20-year-old daughter. The command also arrested ano…
Afeez Hanafi Nigerians have called out the police authorities over the extortion of a 22-year-old 300 level student of the Delta State University, Efe Ifie, by some policemen who accosted him and …
No fewer than 223 participants from 20 local government areas are taking part in the 34th edition of the Bauchi state Qur’anic Recitation Competition holding in Ningi from Nov. 16 to Nov. 23. CBT proprietors laud JAMB for using biometric for examination Malam Mustapha Illehlah, the Chairman of the state Quranic Competition committee, disclosed this …
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Gibson Achonu Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State has advised youths in the state to emulate Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Speaking at the 4th Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu Annual Lecture Series org…
The manual voting system is too vulnerable to abuse. Electronic voting will help in conducting peaceful and transparent elections Advocates of electronic voting in Nigeria got a strong endorsement on Friday from former President Goodluck Jonathan. Describing the violence that preceded yesterday’s gubernatorial elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States as rather ‘disturbing’, he said things …
Tribune OnlineLet my people go! IT was by chance that I stumbled on Gambia TV a few days back and I stayed glued to it for the next one hour as Mr Bardara Joof, the country’s minister for Higher Education, Research and Technology was addressing critical stakeholders on the decision of the government to introduce …
GOD knows your needs and He desires the very best for your life and that of your family as well as for your community and the country at large. He has even gone a step further to make a promise to turn your broken life around and to wipe away those tears. Continue reading Supernatural …
The word praise comes from the Latin word translated “price,” or “value,” and may be defined generally as an ascription of value or worth. Praise may be bestowed upon unworthy objects or from improper motives, but true praise consists in a sincere acknowledgment of a real conviction of worth. Continue reading REJOICE: 12 hours praise …
Ambrose Nnaji Founder, SmartFlow Technologies Limited, Dolapo Adeyeye has identified automation, digitalisation and smart solutions as criteria for the growth of oil and gas business in the country. Adeyeye, who spoke with The Nation exclusively on the sideline of the just concluded Oil Trading & Logistics (OTL) Expo 2019, in Lagos said the company …
Moses Alao On October 29, Governor Seyi Makinde ticked off the fifth month on the 48-month calendar of the administration’s term of four years. On that day, there were no drums or fanfare, as not much attention is given to landmarks like five months in office. But there were songs, even if they were acapella. …
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Chidiebube Okeoma The Court of Appeal in Owerri on Saturday sacked the representative of Isiala Mbano/Onuimo/Okigwe Federal Constituency in Imo State in the House of Representatives, Obinna Onw…
BELOVED, the God I serve has heard our lamentations, seen our afflictions, watched our enemies feed us with the bread of sorrow and has now determined to deliver us from their claws. Continue reading Preparing for hope for the needy (1) at Vanguard News.
Following his recent endorsement by socio-political group, Ondo State Youth for Good Governance (OSYGG), Adeyinka Egunjobi, who had contested for the ticket of Akoko North East state constituency, has opened up to Taiwo Alimi on his ambition for the governorship seat and why Ondo APC needed a breathe of new life During the last Ondo …