IN AMERICA, a common complaint of civil-rights activists is that the police treat “driving while black” like a crime. In many countries in Africa, the same crime is simply “driving”. The trouble is not discrimination, […]
The family of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, owners of Raypower and AIT broadcast stations, Raymond Dokpesi, on Saturday said the N2.1 billion received by their patriarch from a former National Security Adviser, NSA, […]
Pandemonium broke out, yesterday, in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State after a tanker carrying 33,000 liters of Premium |Motor Spirit, PMS (petrol) fell off the Ojuelegba bridge, spilling its contents and bursting into flames. One […]
Senator representing Bayelsa East and philanthropist Mr. Ben Murray Bruce of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has fulfilled his pledge to donate half of his wardrobe allowance to widows in his community at Akasa, Bayelsa […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he enlisted the assistance of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to mediate in the political crisis in Guinea Bissau because of his wide political and military experience. A statement issued […]
The family of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, owners of Raypower and AIT broadcast stations, Raymond kpesi, on Saturday said the N2.1 billion received by their patriarch from a former National Security Adviser, NSA, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commissioner has declared Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress the governor-elect of Kogi State, following yesterday’s conclusion of the governorship election declared inconclusive on November 22. The Returning Officer, Immanuel […]
MOST Nigerians do not remember their country’s civil war. A large majority were born years after the 30-month fight between Nigeria and the breakaway region of Biafra, which ended when the secessionists surrendered in 1970. […]
Dr Oladapo Olanipekun, scion of Chief Wole Olanipekun the erudite legal practitioner, was recently named among the latest Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). At under 35, he became, according to accounts, the youngest SAN. I […]
The clamour for a State of Biafra seems, to say the least, rather pathetic. It is an effort cast in the classic mode of a modern-day quixotic daydream or the desire of genuine patriots in […]
May the promise of change not become a mere change of promise. And so, it happens that the All Progressives Congress has learnt nothing ennobling from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s 16 years dominance! Ironically, […]
This week, Nigeria’s senators moved a bill designed to muzzle free speech on social media one step closer to becoming law. The proposed law could affect an estimated 15 million plus Nigerians who use social media, not […]
IN AMERICA, a common complaint of civil-rights activists is that the police treat “driving while black” like a crime. In many countries in Africa, the same crime is simply “driving”. The trouble is not discrimination, […]
A prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Adamawa State and former Commissioner for Finance and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Chief John Babani Elias, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment […]
The presiding judge in the four suits challenging the outcome of the governorship election, and the scheduled supplementary election, Gabriel Kolawole, said he struck out the suits for lack of jurisdiction. Mr. Kolawole, presiding over […]
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has distanced himself from the decision of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum to cut down the size of their work force as a way out of the economic hardship facing […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce High Chief Raymond Dokpesi before it. The order made ex-parte yesterday by Justice Gabriel Kolawole followed an ex-parte application […]
Nigerians have been reacting angrily to a draft bill being discussed in the Senate which aims to punish anyone who “propagates false information” on electronic media. Tweeters have been using #NoToSocialMediaBill to campaign against the […]
More than 100,000 people uprooted by violence and living in camps in northeast Nigeria are set to return home soon, but many fear for their safety and ability to rebuild their lives, aid agency staff […]
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria said on Friday it had received information that groups “associated with terrorism” may be planning attacks against hotels in the country that are frequented by Westerners. In a brief message […]
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