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President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, his hometown, said all mismanaged and misappropriated national assets recovered will be sold off and proceeds paid to the treasury for the benefit of the country. President Buhari who gave the assurance when he received representatives of social groups in Daura Emirate said his administration will continue to pursue […]

Pope Francis has bowed to rebels of Ahiara Diocese in Imo state and abandoned Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke, after priests and laymen rejected his appointment for six years. In a reaction, Okpaleke has resigned from his post. A Vatican statement said the pope had accepted the resignation. It said the position had been declared vacant […]

The hope of Nigerian longs fuel queues in Nigeria to disappear was rekindled as President Obasanjo Launches one of the modular refineries licences awarded by President Mohamadu Buhari. Azikel Refinery is the first of all the initial 22 licences award by President Mohammadu Buhari in the initial phase of his Government to have commenced construction […]

The Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, venue of the meeting was lavishly decorated to impress, and it did impressed. The participants were corporately kitted; men and women alike. All seated in such a manner that could be mistaken for, fresh law graduates being called to the Nigerian Bar or shareholders on Annual General Meeting (AGM). They […]

Pan African Financial Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc again showcased its footprint in the world of entertainment as it premiered the most anticipated movie of the year #BlackPanther, A Night in Wakanda. The movie which was hosted by TV personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu premiered over the weekend at Imax Cinemas in Lekki, and saw […]

Mr. Gwnfor Evans MP, the great Welsh politician, lawyer and author and the leader of Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, for no less than 36 years before he passed on in 2005, made the following historic and profound observation many years ago. He said, ” ‘Britishness’ is a political synonym for ‘Englishness’ which extends […]

A popular Kano based woman notorious for different criminalities has been arrested and charged to court for impersonation and other related offences. The suspect, one Maryam Umar A.K.A Kofar Mata, 38, of Kano metropolis was arrested February 11, 2018 and was immediately arraigned in Court 29 at Sabon Gari, Kano. According to the police report, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on all citizens of the country, particularly the elites, to be prepared to make sacrifices as a foundation for national growth and development. Speaking at a meeting Sunday in Daura with Katsina Senior Citizens, President Buhari said that in the life of a country, there are occasions when citizens must […]

One of the important issues highlighted by innuendo in Obasanjo’s recent letter to Buhari on the basis of which the Ota General advised him to forego any second term ambition is the issue of his age. Buhari is officially 75 years old. Babangida sought to reinforce Obasanjo’s call for Buhari not to go for a […]

A serious crisis is brewing in Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), following the recent election Rt. Rev. Humphrey Olumakaiye as the new Bishop of Lagos. There had also been serious allegation of corruption and inducement of members with money during the election held in Ilorin. During the recent Episcopal Synod of the Church in Ilorin, […]

Democracy, as a human contrivance, is dependent on human choice among an array of options. The choice of majority of qualified electors is considered “free and fair” no matter the intrinsic quality of the choice that often manifests later in the form of ability to turn promise into performance, which is called competence. In many […]

Nigeria and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on Friday in Madrid, Spain, signed an agreement on the hosting of the 61st UNWTO Commission for Africa (UNWTO CAF) Meeting 4-6 June 2018 in Abuja. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, signed for the Nigerian Government while UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili signed for […]