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Sanni and Biafra agitators

Permit me to correct the impression of Senator Shehu Sani of Kaduna Central and his co-travellers calling Biafra agitators as forces of former President Goodluck Jonathan and that they were executing...

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Dearth of classrooms in Ikorodu

The people of Gberigbe, Ikorodu, Lagos are appealing to the Lagos State Government to reconstruct Community Grammar District 2 School. The school needs classrooms for proper learning. A situation...

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Still on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Respite may have come to the commuters of the beleaguered and ever busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway if we are to go by the words of Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun! The governor gave this indication...

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Buhari’s time to work

It is no longer news that President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration mismanaged the economy. It is not news either that the Jonathan administration reenacted Nigeria of 1980 to 1983 or that in the...

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Ministers without portfolios

Now that President Muhammadu Buhari has had his 36 ministers confirmed by the Senate for him to fulfil the constitutional requirement, fulfil all righteousness and assuage people’s agitation, he can...

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End IKEDC darkness

I wish to use this medium to express the sadness of the residents of Omesesan Street, Alagbado, Alimosho LGA of Lagos State over the total blackout in the street despite the recent jubilation of...

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Leave Jonathan alone

President Muhammadu Buhari is at it again. This time, he is saying everywhere that Nigeria is broke and that former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party are responsible. Recall...

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Romanians hold mass protests despite PM’s resignation

Aljazeera Thousands of Romanians have taken to the streets of the capital for a second night to call for end to corruption despite the resignation of the country’s prime minister. Prime Minister Victor...

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Hunt for survivors at collapsed Pakistan building site

Aljazeera At least 18 people have been killed and more than 75 others injured after a factory collapsed in the industrial area of Lahore, in Pakistan’s east. Muhammad Usman, a local administrator, said...

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Pwajok’s body arrives in Jos

Jude Owuamanam, Jos The remains of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the April 11 governorship election in Plateau state, Senator Gyang Pwajok, arrived in the country on Wednesday. Pwajok, or...

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Nigeria is not broke

People will naturally and instinctively evaluate and judge you by your words, action and deed within a specific period of time of engagement. It baffles not a few Nigerians that President Muhammadu...

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Ministers’ pay

I don’t think there is anything strange if there’s no money to pay the new ministers. For once, we expect our leaders, the new ministers, to make sacrifice for their country. Many of them are very rich...

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Blatant incredulities

Should anyone lose sleep over the suffocating stench enveloping the Nigerian political space? Definitely No. As things turn out, is Nigeria worth dying for? The answer lies in the wind of change that...

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Buhari’s worrying inertia

As one of the most passionate promoters of the Buhari Presidency brand, a mission I embarked upon out of sheer patriotism and objectivity, I owe it a duty to my conscience and patriotic spirit to...

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Amosun, give us transformer

The Moborode community in ljebu-lgbo rejoices with Governor lbikunle Amosun on his re-election and also congratulate him on the confirmation of his electoral victory at the election petitions tribunal....

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Stranded UK tourists to fly back home from Egypt

Aljazeera Thousands of British tourists stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh can begin flying back home on Friday after UK government permitted resumption of flights from the Egyptian resort city. More than 20...

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U-17: Eaglets trounce Mexico 4-2, tackle Mali in final

Defending champions Golden Eaglets of Nigeria came from a goal down to beat Mexico 4-2 in the FIFA U-17 World Cup semi-finals in Chile. The free-scoring Nigerians will lock horns with fellow West...

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Afghan Taliban faction appoints new ‘supreme leader’

Aljazeera A breakaway faction of the Taliban has elected its own leader, sparking speculation over the unity of the group and its future decisions. Abdul Manan Niazi, the spokesperson for the High...

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No going back on N5,000 allowance to jobless youths – APC

The All Progressives Congress has assured Nigerians that it will not renege on its campaign promise to pay 5,000 Naira each monthly to 25 million most vulnerable Nigerians, while calling on the...

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Israelis decry Netanyahu’s choice for media spokesman

Aljazeera Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under fire for nominating a new spokesman who has in the past derided the country’s much-admired president, made snarky remarks about US...

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