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There is palpable tension at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, on Monday morning, as 15 hefty men in black attire stormed the university campus and positioned themselves around the Governing Council…

No fewer than 127 aides are serving President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.Of the 127 aides, four are a little bit above the rank of ministers; 18 are aides that are paid for by donor agencies; 56 are…

Attahiru Ahmad, emir of Anka and chairman of the Zamfara state council of chiefs, says President Muhammadu Buhari ought have sacked Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence. According to PUNCH, Ahmad made the remark in…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied that it indicted Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, Chairman, Presidential Election Tribunal, for bribery and corruption. Public Relations Officer of the…

Data made available by the Nigeria Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has shown that 28 states would be unable to fund their 2019 budgets from revenue realised in 2018 and 2017. The…

Solomon Derikoma, a lieutenant commander of the Nigeria navy, was found dead inside his apartment on Sunday. The deceased was undergoing training at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna state. A…

These are, indeed, times when odd happenings throw you off balance. And you begin to wonder, what could prompt a mother or a father to sell his or her child? Or how do parents who sell their children explain the motive? Or…

The Senator representing Osun Central in the National Assembly, Senator Olusola Adeyeye, has blamed the Parliament for failing to address the issue of restructuring. The lawmaker lamented the fact that…

Wudil indigenes in Kano State have appealed to the State House of Assembly and the government to revisit the recent creation of Gaya Emirate Council under which they have been grouped. Alhaji Yawale…

MEMBER of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Oba Olatunji Hamzat, is dead. He passed on yesterday’s evening at the age of 86, following a brief…

The Presidency yesterday listed the various measures and initiatives taken by the Federal Government to curtail the spate of crime and criminality across the country. It assured that “evildoers will be…

Death sneaked into the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) on Sunday, snatching Oba Olatunji Hamzat. He passed on Sunday’s evening, following a brief illness, 17…

Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, says he cares less about those praising him as Transport Minister because same praise singers most times turn around to disparage you when you are no longer there. Excerpts:Unfavorable…

The development in Kano State that saw the breaking of the mega emirate, with 44 local government areas under it, into five emirates has sent tongues wagging that it may be a prelude to the deposition of the Emir of Kano,…

Hannatu Mohammed is trending on the social media — and it is not for the good reasons. The 27-year-old was appointed in February into the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan has escaped death by the whiskers as his vehicle was involved in a serious accident. Bamigbetan’s jeep rammed into an armoured carrier as his driver dozed off…

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been cautioned, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, against abrupt sack of the nation’s security chiefs.Pastor Adeboye,…

The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, at the weekend revealed that for some years now, over N200 million was being generated annually by the agency through…

A state governor is in trouble for allegedly withdrawing about N100billion from his state’s Joint Local Government Account (SJLGA) under the guise of addressing security challenges. Much of the…

A tense atmosphere on Sunday enveloped the northern Nigerian city of Kano, as supporters of Emir Lamido Sanusi trooped to the airport to welcome their beleaguered traditional ruler.Hundreds of Kano residents matched towards…

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by Bank PHB Plc (now Keystone Bank Limited) to challenge the sale of licence and assets by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Bank PHB had in 2012…

Piqued and perplexed by the ignominious role played by the outgoing Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, in the last governorship election and purported lack of any infrastructural development…

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered the newly inaugurated Emirs in the state to ensure that every child in their domains is sent to school. The governor, who attended a modest…

Following the disagreement between the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment and the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the appointment of the Chairman of the board of the Nigeria…