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Efforts by the Lagos State Government to curb the activities of land grabbers popularly known as Omo onile received a massive boost on Thursday as the Special Task Force on Land Grabbing set by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode arrested one Kamorudeen Lamina alias Sir K Oluwo, a notorious Omo onile kingpin, who has been terrorising […]

Most columnists, writers and public commentators have shied away from doing so but today yours truly will treat a matter and pose a question that is in the hearts and minds of many both within and outside Nigeria.  The question is whether President Muhammadu Buhari (remember him?) is actually dead or still alive. And, assuming […]

The European Union (EU) Commission on Thursday in Brussels, Belgium, announced a support package of €143 million to help the early recovery and reconstruction needs in the North East of Nigeria. The package is for the provision of basic services including energy, education and health, job creation, strengthening monitoring and evaluation systems as well as […]

The All Progressives Congress in Bebeji local government area of Kano state has expelled the suspended House of Representatives member, Alhaji Abdulmumini Jibrin from the party over alleged anti party activities. In a prompt response, the lawmaker debunked the expulsion, saying it was done by unauthorised persons. Jibrin said the person who addressed the news […]

So, by the ruling of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, standing trial for sundry assets declaration charges for two years now is blameless. The crimes, for which he had been making rounds at CCT for two years now, never happened. Or is it that they happened but Bukola Saraki was […]

The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has approved a major re-organisation of the upper echelons of the Nigerian Navy. In a major posting of senior officers, 21 Rear Admirals were affected. The new Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command is Rear Admiral SAG Abbah, formerly Navy Secretary while Rear Admiral VO […]

A civil liberty organisation, Movement of the People of Nigeria, on Wednesday alleged that the persons behind the lawsuit against personnel of Nigerian military authorities in the United States, were not Nigerians “but terrorists and extremists.” The group, which demanded an investigation of their real identities, however promised to raise its own team of lawyers to confront […]Read More

The reconstitution of the grazing reserve management committee, was in the interest of all and not intended to harm anyone or group, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, said on Wednesday. The governor who assured all its citizens, especially those from the Eastern Senatorial Zone that no Bill has been sent to Kogi State House of Assembly in that […]Read More

In reaction to a statement credited to Major Al Mustapha (Rtd.) the former chief security adviser (CSO) to former head of state, late General Sani Abacha after a meeting to broker peace between the North and South Eastern part of the country over the quit notice issued to Igbos by Arewa Coalition group in Kaduna […]

SunTrust Bank has debunked the claim that the bank failed to pay some staff of the National Assembly who protested non-payment of their salaries on Tuesday. It would be recalled that the protest by legislative aides was triggered by the death of Hassan Abiodun, an aide to the Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Suleiman as they blamed […]

What is now clear in words and in deed is that Nigerians are amongst the most lawless people on earth and the fifth most lawless country in Africa, according to the 2016 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index. South Africa, Ghana, Botswana, Senegal and Tunisia are rated best on the African continent in […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has hailed the triumph of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) as another victory of Nigerians over tyranny, saying; “I am happy that I predicted that the CCT will absolve the Senate President in my 2017 predictions and it has come to pass.” Governor Fayose who […]Read More