Not less than nine men suspected to be kidnappers, have been apprehended in Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command said the suspects were “members of a notorious kidnap syndicate terrorising residents of Ogun State.” The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the syndicate used to operate along the Abeokuta-Ayetoro road, where many residents had been […]
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The first lady, Aisha Buhari, has urged political parties to always consider women as running mates to candidates contesting elections into various positions across the country. Mrs Buhari was speaking on Saturday night when she hosted presidential aspirants from various political parties to a Ramadan (Iftar) breakfast at the State House, Abuja. The Iftar was […]
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Popular Nigerian Gospel artiste, Tim Godfrey, and his fiancée, Erica Katrina, tied the knot on Saturday. The couple shared videos on their respective Instagram pages. Sharing his excitement, Godfrey said, “Walking down the aisle with you today, I can’t stay still.” Godfrey, who is a father of one, had proposed to Erica on Valentine’s Day […]
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Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB),, has said that Africa must prepare for the inevitability of a global food crisis. Adesina was speaking about Africa’s priorities as a guest at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Centre, Washington. Fielding questions from the Council’s Africa Center Chair, Ambassador Rama Yade and other senior members […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has directed the nation’s armed forces, security and intelligence agencies to intensify the clampdown on illegal refineries. Buhari’s directives followed reported deaths of tens of people in an explosion that rocked an illegal crude oil refinery in Abaezi forest, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Describing the incident as a […]
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Femi Falana (SAN), a Human Rights lawyer, has said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari deceived Nigerians with his resolve to wage war against corruption at the inception of the administration, saying events in recent times have exposed the deceit of the government. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria who was reacting to the last week’s […]
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A former media aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Reno Omokri, has debunked reports that his former boss would soon declare to run for the 2023 presidential elections. Earlier, reports emerged that Jonathan, whose poster surfaced in some parts of the country recently, would soon join the presidential race. The former president had while addressing […]
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Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, has extolled the virtues of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, who passed on Friday, aged 83 years. According to Fayemi the departure of the revered monarch has created a big vacuum in the traditional institution in Oyo State in particular and Yoruba land in […]
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Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, on Saturday, described as a national tragedy, collosal and personal loss to him, the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III Adams, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, expressed shock at the news of Oba Adeyemi’s death, stating that […]
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Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the passing of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. Obasanjo, who described the late Alaafin as a symbol of the nation’s epic struggle in self discovery and self actualisation, said the Oba was a fervent promoter of mutual tolerance. In a letter to the Oyo State […]
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