That Sunday morning, mama Osinbajo had left instruction that we should wait for her in one of the rooms in the massive compound of the Anglican Church where she worships. She was not the type that would abandon church service to honour an interview appointment. It must be God first.  But just as the service wounded off she walked briskly …

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    Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan and his oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke received kickbacks as part of a $1.3 billion deal involving oil giants ENI and Shell, Italian prosecutors have said. According to a  report by the AFP, Court documents filed late last month in the city of Milan  outline a case against 11 people, including senior executives from …

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This week’s episode of Globacom-sponsored TV drama series, Professor Johnbull, billed to go on air today is focusing on the near extinct culture of impeccable table mannerism among the young generation. The episode entitled: Kitchen On the Run beams the light on the dilemma of average modern day working class women who have to juggle the responsibilities of home-making with …

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  On Sunday 8th January 2017, Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos delivered his nationwide broadcast on the state of the nation. The sermon has the theme: ‘Looking into the future with the eyes of faith.’ Https://www.nationalwire.com.ng has brought the full texts to readers. Enjoy it. SCRIPTURAL TEXT: Isaiah 32:1–8; 15–20 and 33:10–16 (MSG). Introduction Fellow citizens of our …

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Olabode Adaramola Niger State government has announced the death of the former governor of the State, Engineer Abdulkadir Abdullahi Kure FNSE. He died after a brief illness in a German Hospital in Germany on Sunday evening at the age of 61years. In a statement by the Hon Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa, in Minna on Sunday …

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Reactions have continued to trail the sack of Mr. Jim Obazee, the Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) by President Muhammadu Buhari who has also ordered the reconstitution of the council’s  board. Obazee’s sack was announced Monday in a statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President according to NAN. The statement announced …

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Olabode Adaramola, Minna The Campaign for Democracy (CD) has said it has constituted a committee to monitor the implementation of the 2017 budget by Ministries, Departments and Agencies at both federal and states levels across Nigeria. To this end, CD also said it has directed all its state offices in parts of the country to set up similar committees to carry out the …

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Sokoya Folake A 24 – year old driver accused of stealing his boss’ car, TVs and a pet dog, has confessed that Christmas needs of his siblings pushed him into the stealing. The suspect, Abass Ope, from Ogun State was arrested at Ojuelegba area of Lagos by the Decoy Team of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the State Police Command, on …

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  Olabode Adaramola One killed, 15 others injured in midnight attack in Niger community as Government promises to tackle infiltration of Kidnappers, Cattle rustlers. Uneasy calm reigned at the weekend in Niger state following a midnight attack by some suspected cattle rustlers in Angwar Umadi Village in Shiroro local government area of the state that has left one person  dead and 15 others suffering …

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