WRITTEN BY AYO OLOWO After so many conflicting reports and statements on Ooni’s death, the controversy surrounding the Ooni’s death has finally been buried. The Traditional Council has finally confirmed the death of the Monarch traditionally and a date has been fixed for the Burial of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the Ooni of Ife. It was Adetokunbo, the monarch’s […]
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Lagos is the most vibrant city in Nigeria. It’s seductive charms are legendary, and for good reason. Inviting cafes and lounges, lustrous boutiques, top notch museums, and an impressive restaurant scene make Lagos the runway model of Nigerian cities—beautiful, fashionable, confident, and inspiring envy at every turn. However, its size and scope can make it a challenge and […]
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Centre for Crisis Communication, said on Tuesday that some Boko Haram elements have approached it for dialogue as a way of ending the seeming intractable insurgency in the country, particularly in the North-East. The Executive Secretary of the centre, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (rtd.), who addressed the press on sundry national issues including terrorism, stated […]
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The Hardley Apartments, on Victoria Island owned by Kanu Nwankwo was among other hotels, churches and mosques sealed across the state on Monday over alleged air and noise pollution. No fewer than 30 facilities were shut in areas, including Ketu, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, Victoria Island and Surulere. LASEPA said the owners of the facilities had been […]
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Following the directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria, banks in Nigeria have exposed huge debtors who are threatening to kill the sector. While nine banks published the names of the loans defaulters on Monday, four banks released the lists of their chronic debtors, owing a total of N143.81bn, on Tuesday. The four banks are […]
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BY AYO OLOWO The military in Nigeria says it has rescued 178 people held by the Boko Haram group in Nigeria’s Borno state in raids that destroyed several camps in the country’s northeast. Colonel Tukur Gusau who is the Army’s spokesperson said in a statement on Sunday that 101 of the those freed were children, […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, has described Lagos State as the engine room for the growth and development of Nigeria. Ambode said this on Sunday when he led lawmakers and leaders of the All Progressives Congress to receive a delegation of US Congress, led by Congressman Darelle Issa. The state team, which received the US delegation at the […]
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BY AYO OLOWO Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger claimed a first victory over Jose Mourinho at the 14th attempt. It was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s first-half goal earned the Gunners a 1-0 win in the season-opening Community Shield at Wembley, after which Mourinho made a point of congratulating the Arsenal players. Though a happy ending for Wenger, he […]
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Buhari spoke in Cotonou on Saturday during a gala lunch held in honour by the President of Benin Republic, Boni Yayi. He expressed optimism that the Multi-national Joint Task Force, Multinational JTF launched in Cameroon on Thursday would start yielding fruits soon. This is as Yayi who described his country as the 37th State of […]
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The National Publicity Secretary of the Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Saturday said the spate of lies chunked out by the APC and its spokesperson, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in the desperation to suppress the truth is not only reprehensible but also symptomatic of lack of character. “When the matter first came up, the […]
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