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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has narrated how a “prejudiced” landlord some decades ago discriminated against him for being an “Ijebu man”, a Yoruba sub-group in South-west Nigeria. Mr Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said […]

The Chairman of the Committee, Mark Gbillah (LP, Benue), on Thursday, announced that Mr Malami, who had ignored previous invitations, will appear before the committee on 27 April, after the public holiday. He said Mr […]

The more things change, the more they remain the same’ cliché aptly captures the in-country passport application process, directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior. In about eight years, tonnes of resources have […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the peaceful outcome of the 2023 general elections “will go down on record as one of the proudest achievements of my administration in addition to our neutrality in the […]

Nigeria’s inflation rate has risen to 22.04 per cent in the month of March from 21.91 per cent in February 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, yesterday, disclosing it is the third consecutive […]

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 […]