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Armed bandits abduct 6 school girls, 2 teachers from Kaduna school

Six school girls and two teachers were on Thursday, abducted from Engravers College, Chikun LGA, Kaduna State, by unknown armed bandits. Confirming the...

Buhari to submit 2020 budget on Tuesday

…As Senate Passes 2020-2022 MTEF, FSP   President Muhammadu Buhari, will on Tuesday, October 8, submit the 2020 budget to the joint sittings...

SERAP wins first court fight to compel CCB to publish asset declarations of presidents, govs’

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has won the latest round in the legal battle to compel the Code of Conduct...

Nigeria set to reintroduce toll gates

  The Federal Government is on the verge of reintroducing toll plazas on roads across the country. The tolls were scrapped in 2004...

Brain Drain : Nigeria To Employ Expartriate Doctors, Says Medical Guild

  By Kunle Akinsola Following massive brain drain that has hit the nation’s health sector, Nigeria will need to employ expartrate medical doctors...

2023: Presidency Dismisses Buhari’s Third Term Bid

  By Kunle Akinsola   Contrary to some media reports, the Presidency has denied that President Muhammadu Buhari is planning a third-term on...

Xenophobia : Pres. Buhari Off to South Africa

Following reported months of xenophobic violence in South Africa, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday depart Abuja for a three-day state visit to...

Maina, ex-chair, Pension taskforce, son arrested in Abuja hotel

    By Kunle Akinsola   The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has arrested the ex-chairman of the Pension Reform Taskforce,...

2020 budget: Buhari to preside over extra-ordinary FEC Saturday 

  Ahead of next week’s presentation of the 2020 budget to the National Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari will preside over an emergency Federal...

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Oct 1: The Journey So Far  by Reuben Abati

    Today marks the 59thanniversary of Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule. On Saturday, October 1, 1960, Nigerians gathered at the Race...

Optimism, despair as Nigerians observe 59th Independence Anniversary

by Kunle Akinsola Nigerians have expressed mixed feelings about the 59 years of nationhood with some belying pessimism about the nation’s growth and...

Nigeria At 59: Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day Speech

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday addressed the nation to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Day anniversary. Below is his full speech: INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH...

Treason charge: Sowore says Nigeria a lawless country

By Kunle Akinsola Omoyele Sowore, the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, has described Nigeria as a lawless country. Sowore was arraigned at a...

Kidnapped 76-Year-Old Siasia’s Mother, Ogere, Regains Freedom After 90 Days

  After about three months of her kidnap, the septuagenarian mother of former Nigerian coach and ex-international, Samson Siasia, has been released. Madam...

Sowore: NBA Tells DSS, You Are Notorious For Disobeying Court Orders

  By Kunle Akinsola Outraged by the continued disobedience of court order by the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Bar Association...

2023: Again Bakare Says Destined To Succeed Buhari

By Kunle Akinsola   For the umpteenth time, the Founder of Latter Rain Assembly and Vice-Presidential Candidate to President Muhammadu Buhari in the...