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Nearly 27 years after, new Orimolusi of Ijebu-Igbo, Oba Jaiyeola Adebajo, gets staff of office Feb. 23

  After about two and a half decades, the ancient city of Ijebu-Igbo in Ogun State will come alive on Wednesday, February 23,...

Controversial Gombe FMC Bill: House of Reps suspends action, awaiting Senate’s concurrence

    The House of Representatives says it has suspended action on a bill seeking to establish a Federal Medical Centre in Deba...

Doping: Nigerian Olympics medalist, sprinter Blessing Okagbare, bags 10 years ban 

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   Following her expulsion from last year’s Tokyo Olympics for doping violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on...

Ogun tanker tragedy claims 17 lives

Another petrol tanker tragedy has occurred in Ogun State leaving at least 17 people dead. About 14 of them were roasted when a...

Ogun Gov., Ooni of Ife, Senators Adeola, Odebiyi to storm Ado-Odo for late Olofin Adimula Oodua, Oba Abdul Lateef Akanni

      The ancient town of Ado-Odo in Ado-Odo/Ota council area of Ogun State will be agog with life on Saturday, February...

Those rubbishing N5,000 vulnerable intervention fund as insufficient are elite — Minister

  The Minister of Humanitarian Services, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, has described those saying N5,000 monthly national cash...

FEC approves $2.81bn for railway services

    The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of $2.81 billion for the Ministry of Transportation for the procurement...

IPOB: Ozekhome raises alarm over Nnamdi Kanu’s sight

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome(SAN) has alleged that the sight of the detained leader of...

Contaminated petrol: We’ll handle erring suppliers, House of Rep C’ttee assures Nigerians

      The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has intervened in the current fuel situation in the country with a...

Fuel situation: NANS urges understanding, cooperation with NNPC to normalize supply chain

    As the fuel supply situation is being pursued with vigour by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd and its subsidiary, the...

Seizure of bus by Lagos taskforce: Driver douses self with petrol, sets self aflame

    Frustrated by the high-handedness of the Lagos State Taskforce which impounded his commercial bus, the driver has set himself alight.  ...

Former NPA Boss Bala Usman cleared of fraud but indicted for insubordination, Amaechi’s panel reports

Hadiza Bala Usman, the former managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has been cleared of allegations of failing to remit N165...

Supreme Court And Executive Order 10: Matters Arising

  By Reuben Abati      On Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria in a split decision voted 6-1 to nullify Executive Order...

Most addicted social media users in Africa : Nigerians rank first, trailed by South Africans, Ghanaians

Globally, social media usage has plateaued, according to the Global Web Index’s flagship report on the latest trends in social media.   The...

Pres. Buhari confirms Bello-Koko as NPA MD/CEO

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko as the substantive Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)....