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The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, the Office of the First Lady, Mr Aliyu Abdullah, has parried questions demanding Aisha Buhari’s whereabouts during an interview on television. While speaking on a Channels Television programme, Abdullahi had been asked the whereabouts of the First Lady, but he tendered an apology and said […]

 The Nigerian government should develop a “clear” economic recovery plan capable of taking Nigeria out of recession, the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has said. . The traditional ruler said the federal government should  “urgently unveil recovery plans and policies capable of alleviating the suffering inflicted on the citizens by the current economic […]

A NATION IN SEARCH OF VINDICATION Let me paraphrase the holy prophet Isaiah who said: “For Jerusalem (Nigeria’s sake), I will not be silent until her vindication shines forth like the dawn…..No more shall people call you forsaken, or your land desolate, but you shall be called my delight and your land espoused.” (Is. 62:1,4). […]

Nigerian churches are adjusting their traditional Cross-Over Night Services that mark the end of one year and heralds the arrival of a new one.   Pressed by both the federal and state governments, various church organisations have announced changes in the format of the night watch services, choosing in most cases a mixture of physical […]

Ogun State Government says it has banned all waste cart pushers from operating in the state with immediate effect, saying they constitute security risks to residents of the state. According to the government, recent security reports had indicted the waste cart pushers’ complicity in crimes in various parts of the state. The Special Adviser to […]

The congestion at the Apapa port in Lagos is beginning to take a huge toll on Nigerians and businesses, with the movement of a container from the port to the mainland , a distance of bout 20km, now costs nearly $4,000 (N1.5m), about the cost to ship the same container from China to Nigeria.Consequently, other […]

Nigeria’s Air Force jets have killed many insurgents in a series of airstrikes on the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, the military said Tuesday. According to the Defence headquarters, the air interdiction missions carried out by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole have continued to deal decisive blows on the terrorist elements in […]

Scores of groups and individuals have risen in defence of Bishop Matthew Kukah, whose comments on President Muhammadu Buhari in a Christmas message have been criticized by the government. In his December 25 message, the cleric had said, among others, that: “This government owes the nation an explanation as to where it is headed as […]

It was a moment  of recollection for  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo , Nigeria’s former President and military head of state, as he recounted how  how he survived the February 1976 military coup d’etat, involving Lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Musa Dimka.       Obasanjo said on Sunday that it was General Olu Bajowa (retd.), who indirectly […]