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As reactions continue to trail the Federal Government’s $800 million World Bank grant to be used as subsidy palliatives ahead of the proposed fuel removal in June, Nigerians have described the loan as unnecessary, stressing […]

Poor Policies by the Federal Government are creating trade barriers that may worsen the nation’s economic growth this year, going by the World Bank’s projections. The World Bank, in its Africa Pulse Report April 2023 […]

It was another buck passing, yesterday, by Lagos authorities, as rescuers continue the search for missing person(s) in the collapsed seven-storey building at Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos State. The building, which was one […]

The drama surrounding the harassment and detention of Labour Party’s (LP) flag-bearer in the February 25 presidential poll, Peter Obi, continued, yesterday, as the party said it was not aware of any apology purportedly issued […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that all developments on Banana Island be placed on hold, subject to a comprehensive audit by officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA). This is to determine how […]

American actor Jamie Foxx has been hospitalised and is recovering following “a medical complication”. His daughter, Corinne Foxx, stated this in a statement posted on his Instagram page late on Wednesday. It read, “We wanted […]

INEC had fixed April 15 for supplementary governorship elections in the two states and in five senatorial districts, 31 federal constituencies, and 58 state assembly constituencies. Atiku, in his message on Thursday, however, called on […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, described the just-concluded general elections as a “sickening show of shame,” saying that efforts should be made by patriotic Nigerians to not only correct it but prevent reoccurrence. Speaking in […]

When the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, was commissioned by General Yakubu Gowon’s regime in 1972, sports journalists and administrators across the globe called it ‘the new Mecca of sports’. And true to type, the […]

The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, said the story of Mr. Ugo Agballa, the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, is that of a failed state chairman. […]

American business magazine, Forbes, in its 2023 list of 25 richest people in the world, featured Bernard Arnault on the No. 1 spot, followed by Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk. In its previous list […]

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he is being pressured to leave the county with attacks against his person emanating from different quarters. Obi, who said this is in a […]

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government said the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has committed treason. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the statement while speaking in […]

Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said the Nigeria presidency should go to the southeast region to heal from the wounds of the civil war. The Nigerian civil war lasted for three years between 1967 […]

Lai Mohammed is currently in Washington DC to engage with international media organisations and Think tanks on the just-concluded 2023 elections. He has so far engaged respectively with the “Washington Post”, Voice of America, Associated […]

Ahead of the May 29 handover, the Defence Headquarters on Monday vowed to resist anything that would truncate democracy. The Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, stated this in an interview with one […]

In this Interview with EMMANUEL OJO, veteran journalist, Liadi Tella, shares the experience of his years of practice and other contemporary issues You celebrated your 75th birthday on March 3. How do you feel attaining […]