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A socio-political organisation, Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF), has described as “wicked, callous, selfish and insensitive”, the decision of the 19 Northern governors to “abandon President Muhammadu Buhari in his moment of trial.” According to them, instead of informing their citizens about the true situation surrounding the President, the governors have engaged themselves in schemes and […]Read More

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded the sale of 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application document in grand style recording over 1.7 million candidates at the close of the site by 12 midnight on Friday May 5 2017.  The Board urges Nigerians to have trust in its processes as they are […]

Twenty-nine school children comprising 12 boys and 17 girls died on Saturday  morning when the bus conveying them to an examination veered off the road and plunged into a river. Two of their teachers and the bus driver also died. The incident, which happened near Karatu, northern part of Tanzania, threw the East African country […]

Nigeria’s Presidency on Saturday confirmed the release of the 82 Chibok schoolgirls after three years in  captivity and also revealed how their  freedom was negotiated. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said the girls were released by their captors in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Ifeanyi Ubah, Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited.  The arrest was sequel to UBAH’s engagement in acts of economic sabotage which include stealing, diversion and illegal sale of petroleum products stored in his tank farm by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).  According to DSS […]

In a clear effort to further the Niger Delta New Vision policy of the Buhari administration, the Presidency has directed the resumption of activities towards the eventual opening of the Nigerian Maritime University before the end of the year, in line with the demands championed by major stakeholders in the region. Coming as one of […]

Nollywood star actress, Mercy Aigbe on Friday issued a statement dismissing the claims of her estranged husband, Lanre Gentry about her mental health. The actress confirmed that she has suffered violent domestic abuse from her husband, asking why he is bent on ruining her career. Mercy Aigbe said these in her first public statement since […]

There are important lessons to be learnt from the detention and recent release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), a breakaway faction of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra. MASSOB was formed in 1999 by Ralph Uwazurike, an Indian-trained lawyer ostensibly to realize the Biafra. In 2005 […]

For the Sumerians the word “Mumu’’ means creative reason, in other words, that which creates all things. The Babylonian priests see the god Marduk as the creator of the world. Marduk was identified with the word “Mumu’’. The early Greeks of the Milesian school of philosophy said: “the cosmic substance is reason, wisdom and harmony. […]

The Management of NASCON on Thursday assured shareholders of bumper returns on their investment in the company as it has concluded arrangements to roll out more products before the end of this year. When introduced, the new products will enhance the company’s turnover, profitability and ultimately rub-off positively on the shareholders. Chairperson of the company, […]

Abdullahi Usman on May 5, 2017 The much anticipated launch of one of the first in the series of publications on the 2015 general elections titled, “Against the Run of Play: How an incumbent president was defeated in Nigeria”, has come and gone. As part of the build up to its public presentation in Lagos […]

Many northerners have been trying to describe the crisis brewing between the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II and his state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as strictly a Kanawa’s affair. But that is not the case looking at the crisis from panoramic perspective. The tango between the prominent monarch and the governor is a recurring […]