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Human Rights Campaigners Rise To Defend Fawehinmi Property Against Encroachment

  A group of leading human rights activists and associates of fiery lawyer Late Chief Gani Fawehinmi on Friday rose in defence of his property against encroachment....

Adebanjo,Afenifere leader, for burial May 3 — Family

  The family of Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the late leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Thursday announced the funeral arrangements for the...

Be prudent in Spending,IMF Tells Nigeria

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Nigeria to be prudent in spending following implementation of hard economic reforms that has made it to...

Be prudent in Spending,IMF Tells Nigeria

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Nigeria to be prudent in spending following implementation of hard economic reforms that has made it to save more...

Many feared dead as building housing restaurant collapses in Lagos

  The collapsed building used is for illustration purpose A tragic incident occurred on Saturday morning as a building housing a local restaurant known as “Equal...

Waiting for an African Pope

By Azu Ishiekwene It’s nothing to laugh off, however tempting. If the movies imitate life, we may not be as far away from an African pope. It happened in The Conclave,...

Gunmen kill man, kidnap wife 13 days after wedding

    Gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits, on Wednesday night, shot a newly-wedded man and kidnapped his wife to unknown destination in a Nasarawa community....

U.S. to execute man convicted of rape, murder

Murder A U.S. citizen is scheduled to be executed in Alabama on Thursday evening after dropping his appeals, saying he was guilty of raping and murdering a woman in...

Alleged $1bn fraud: Court gives EFCC go-ahead to arrest, detain 6 CBEX promoters

  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the go-ahead to arrest and detain six promoters of Crypto...

FG orders forensic audit of NNPC as Edun outlines reforms to restore investor confidence

  NNPC CEO Bayo Ojulari NNPC CEO Bayo Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced a forensic audit of the Nigerian...