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And like all the other great races that came before us, it is in the face of our collective adversities, our present-day challenges and our ever-present struggles that we as a people shall rise up again and dominate our entire environment.
Chief Fani-Kayode
And…Goodbye Nigeria, Hello Oduduwa By Fani-Kayode
(Being a verbatim copy/transcript of a speech delivered by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode to the Alajobi Group- the group that wrote “the Yoruba Constitution”- on the occasion of the commemoration of ”June 12”, as published by The News Magazine of 2 July, 2001).
”I must commend the vision,…Goodbye Nigeria, Hello Oduduwa By Fani-Kayode
John Alechenu, Abuja
The Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has said no date has yet been fixed for the signing of the 2017 budget by the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
Buhari and Osinbajo
Enang, in an electronic mail to our correspondent…BREAKING: No date for signing of budget yet – Presidential aide
A House of Representatives panel yesterday grilled Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, and that of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, over allegations of breaches in the pre-shipment contracts for Nigerian crude oil.
The committee had invited Adeosun on several occasions over the matter,…Reps quiz Adeosun, Fashola over procurement breaches
By Pharez Okpere
I read a post yesterday titled: Facts about Edo line shut down by Osakue Aiyebekpen
I am particularly disgusted and bemused by the lies and outright falsehood originating from members of the APC Edo state, A government that truly care about the welfare and interest of her people…True Facts About Edo Line Shut Down by Pharez Okpere
An Abuja Magistrate Court has remanded one Ahmed Echoda in prison for allegedly providing false information to the police in connection with the raid on the house of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.
Ekweremadu
Echoda was arraigned yesterday for allegedly misleading the Nigerian Police…Whistle-blower remanded over false information on Ekweremadu
What is even more revealing and brings home the true horror of what transpired during the war itself was provided by Mr. Anayo Johnpaul, a historian and public commentator. He wrote as follows:
Femi Fani-Kayode
“Shocking revelations of the hatred for Igbos and how the north used the…50 Years on: An Ode To The Land Of The Rising Sun And Nigeria’s Inconvenient Truth (Part 2
The Nigerian Army says no fewer than 1,400 suspected Boko Haram members arrested by the military are undergoing investigation at its detention facility.
Soldiers dragging the suspect away
Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the outgoing Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, said this during a handover…Army Investigates 1,400 Boko Haram Suspects In Detention
…..Says, Ambode is accidental governor
A group under the aegis of Save Lagos Group (SLG) has strongly condemned the State governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode for sacking of the Anglican Priest, Venerable Femi Taiwo, for allegedly disrespecting the wife of the governor, Bolanle, saying that the action…Democracy Day: Lagos Group condemns Ambode over sacking of Anglican Priest from residence
Members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra and the Indigenous People of Biafra on Monday morning staged a procession in Owerri, the Imo State capital, ahead of the May 30 “sit-at-home” order by the pro-Biafran agitators.
Biafran Protest over Kanu
This was just as…Sit-at-home: Security agencies, MASSOB demonstrate superiority
By Fani-Kayode
“O Igbo arise! O Igbo arise! O Igbo arise!
Let the chains of subjugation be broken, let the yoke of slavery be shattered and let the shackles of servitude fall.
Nnamdi Kanu and Fani Kayode
For the voices of your ancestors and your dead are calling. The voices of your…50 Years on: An Ode To The Land Of The Rising Sun And Nigeria’s Inconvenient Truth
The Nigerian Bar Association, on Monday, faulted the Federal Government’s anti-corruption strategy, and called for the immediate termination of the investigation of judges that has been on for the past eight months without any charges filed against them.
Court
The NBA also demanded the release…stop probe of judges, faults anti-graft strategy – NBA tells FG
Alexander Okere, Benin
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have shot dead an undergraduate at Ugbor, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
The victim, identified as Tobi Ohior, was said to be a student of the Benson Idahosa University.
It was gathered that Ohior was killed after he was…Cultists kill varsity student in Edo
By MefLyn Anwana
The pendulum on which every successful economy in the world swings is entrepreneurship. This truth is etched into the fabric of global economies who embrace industrialization as the unifying factor that cuts through uncharted barriers, and delivers wealth for its people….Standing Tall: Governor Emmanuel’s Enterprise Edge
…says positive results clear for all to see
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday took stock of the two years of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and declared that positives results are clear for all to see.
Osinbajo said this in a national…
By Felix Isere.
It is exactly two years since we took over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria. A child that was given birth to two years ago can perfectly walk by now , a marriage of two years that has been well consummated without any medical or spiritual encumbrances must have produced at…APC: Our Two Years In Power, We Have Failed Nigerians.
A pressure group known as Esan Youth Movement has condemned the unending extrajudicial killings of innocent people in some parts of the country, by Fulani herdsmen, reprimanding the APC-led Federal Government for its silence over the killings.
Kingsley Ohens
It made the condemnation in a press…Esan Youth Movement Condemn The Kiling In Ewu By Fulani Herdsmen
The Nigeria Police Force has promoted some of its senior officers in Lagos to the post of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).
Police
In a statement released by the Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Olarinde Famous-Cole, the promoted…Police promote ACP, 6 CSPs in Lagos, Intensifies Training on Use of Fire Arms
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has given six reasons while the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress failed so far in its two years of ruling the country.
This was in a response to the APC listing its success story so far on its twitter handle few days ago.
The PDP in its response…PDP lists 6 steps APC government failed Nigerians
As Nigeria marks its 18th Democracy Day anniversary, a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday gave Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI) a victory in Round One of the groups’ attempt to secure the release of…FOI: SERAP defeat FG in court over release of FG audited reports for 1999-2015
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) sealed the premises of illegal pharmacies and patent medicine stores during facility inspection and enforcement exercise in Edo State.
The Council’s Director of Inspection and Monitoring, Pharm. Anthonia O. Aruya, disclosed this Friday while briefing…PCN seals 380 illegal pharmacies in Edo
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested 400 foreigners for allegedly entering the country illegally.
Godwin Obaseki
It was gathered that the suspects were arrested during a mop-up exercise carried out on Wednesday across the 18 local government areas of the…400 illegal immigrants arrested in Edo
While addressing workers during the last May Day in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state capital, Governor Ayodele Fayose had told agitated workers and other people who cared to listen that he would never seek any political office again. Prior this declaration, there was insinuation that Fayose was eyeing…Is Fayose searching for ‘third term’?
PDP’s hegemony as the largest political party in Africa was broken following the “legendary amalgamation” of some opposition parties in the build up to the 2015 elections.
It was indeed a watershed in Nigeria’s history when the All Progressives Congress (APC) was formed on 6th February, 2013 and…2 years after: Ruling APC, opposition parties getting weaker
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, speaks with TOLUWANI ENIOLA on the PDP crisis, Musiliu Obanikoro’s reconciliation with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and national issues
The Supreme Court has struck out an application by Ali Modu Sheriff asking the…I feel sorry for Obanikoro reconciling with Tinubu – George
