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The Day in Pictures: June 12 Special National Honours Investiture

President Muhammadu Buhari confers Late Chief MKO Abiola with the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic – GCFR.

Trump administration goes after naturalized citizens in moves that may affect thousands of immigrants

Donald Trump’s administration is not only busy separating children away from their parents at the border—they’re also going to start focusing on fresh...

Former governor of Plateau state sentenced to 14 years in prison for N1.12b fraud

A former governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye,  was jailed for 14 years on Tuesday after being found guilty of corruption and diversion...

VIDEO: Disgraceful Nigerian Women in Vicious Street Fights In Europe

A brawl captured on film in Germany train station has been branded “disgraceful and disgusting” as Nigerian women takes gang fights to Europe....

Trump-Kim Summit: Full Text of the statement

Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong-un of the Democratic People’s Republic of...

MKO Abiola prepared victory, inauguration speech, reveals Daughter

Hafsat Abiola’s mother, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola was brutally murdered in 1996, during a demonstration for the release of her husband. By Hafsat Abiola...

“Just do good”: A June 12 story  by Reuben Abati

I used to have a friend we called Alhaji Bashy.  He was not a Muslim. No. But he called himself Alhaji Bashy, even...

June 12: Buhari least expected to actualise mandate – Kokoro

Former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori, said president Buhari was the least...

Trump slams Canadian PM as ‘dishonest and weak

President Donald Trump, angered by statements made at a news conference by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after Trump left the G7 Conference, said...

June 12 Tsunami and the ones who won’t forgive Buhari

By Garba Shehu An old Chinese proverb says: Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil. This short proverb sums the intensity of...

SERAP to CCB, ICPC: Prosecute deputy speaker over alleged N1.1bn water contract scam

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has asked the Acting Chairmen of both the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Independent Corrupt Practices...

Impeachment as an ass

By Sufuyan Ojeifo When, on Tuesday (June 5, 2018), the Senate and the House of Representatives curiously convened their first-ever joint executive session...

The Fruit Called Joy

By Oge Funlola Modie There are quite a number of things in life that seem not to matter until they’re lost. One of...

Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found in Israel

An enigmatic, 2-inch sculpture of a king’s head dating back nearly 3,000 years has set off a modern-day mystery caper as scholars try...

Buhari off to Morocco to boost trade, cooperation

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, June 10, embark on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. The visit, which is...

The ominous “bloodshed” in Ekiti

  By Sufuyan Ojeifo   It was the inimitable pioneer Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine, the late Dele Giwa, who once wrote that one...