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…..Biggest opposition party remains divided, scarred by past…..Voter anger stokes emergence of alternatives to main partiesSamuel Okunola shares the frustration of many Nigerians with the man he voted for three years ago, President Muhammadu Buhari. The 52-year-old tailor no longer feels he can support him in elections next year, but he doesn’t see an alternative. […]

The Inspector-General of Police ( I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all policemen attached to Very Important Personalities (VIPs), political and public office holders in the country. Idris gave the order at the monthly meeting with Commissioners of Police and above on Monday in Abuja. “A directive for the withdrawal of […]

Despite Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) effort to promote financial inclusion,Nigerian banks lost over 2 million customers between 2016 and 2017. According to statistics from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), the number of active bank accounts also reduced by 1.5 million, dropping from 65 million to 63.5 million. The statistics obtained by the News […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has disclosed that it has apprehended Mr. John Abey, a notorius gun runner and some members of a kidnapping gang. The arrest was announced in a statement issue by Tony Opuiyo on Sunday. The statment reads; “In furtherance of tactical operations to stem activities of criminal elements across States of […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Friday, March 16, 2018, arraigned Kayode Odukoya , Managing Director, FirstNation Airways before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on a four-count charge bordering on forgery, use of false information, perjury and stealing to the tune of N1, 741, […]

The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), has called on the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to urgently intervene and void the sack of a lecturer, Mr Joseph Akeju, whose appointment was terminated by the governing council of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), Lagos, for exposing corrupt practices at the institution. Mr. Akeju, […]

The Lagos State Government on Thursday buckled under pressure, reducing all levies for its new Land Use Charge (LUC) that had attracted public outcry in the state. The reduction came two days after the Ikeja branch of the Nigeria Bar Association in Lagos marched against the new law, with its chairman, Mr Adeshina Ogunlana, describing […]

It may sound like fiction but seventy years ago, there was no Coca Cola; 7-Up; Fanta; Sprite; Soda Water; Vitamalt; Pepsi; Limca; Amstel Malta; Malta Guinness; Mirinda; Schweppes; etc. in Lagos or the rest of Nigeria for that matter. Air-conditioners were non-existent and only a few houses had what was described as “Frigidaires” (designed to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Damaturu, Yobe State capital assured Nigerians and the international community that the missing 11o Dapchi girls will be rescued or released. Speaking at a meeting in Government House Yobe, attended by government officials, security and intelligence chiefs, community and religious leaders, President Buhari recounted recent successes recorded by the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo as the new Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants. He replaces Brigadier-General Paul Boroh (Rtd). Prof Dokubo is currently Director of Research and Studies at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. He holds a PhD in Strategic Studies […]

Rex Tillerson, US Secretary of State has been sacked. www.www.aso.rocks search engine understands that Mr. Rex Tillerson was informed of his sack on Friday, while meeting with Nigeria`s President Mohammadu Buhari in Abuja. White house sources informed our correspondent that difference of opinion was the reason for the sack of Mr. Tillerson. Mr. Tillerson was immediately […]Read More

Dear BT, I have chosen this medium of an open letter to reach out to you due to the substantial issues I intend to bring to your notice in the full glare of the Nigerian public. You are important to me as a comrade in the Nigerian project, and as a co-combatant in the seedy […]