Bayo Akinloye UNICEF today commemorated Nigerian Children’s Day, saying that it comes at a crucial moment for child rights in the country, and for child rights globally. They launched a campaign to draw awareness to children’s rights by all of Nigerian society. “While there have been many advances over the last years, children in Nigeria are still not accessing health, …

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Bayo Akinloye Former Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has denied the allegation by the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) senator representing Zamfara Central, Senator Kabiru Marafa, that Chukwu diverted the N300 million meant for medical equipment in Zamfara State to Enugu State, describing it as a blatant lie. Recall that Senator Marafa had at plenary, on Tuesday, accused the former …

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Tayo Olanipekun The U.S. government has said a lesson it learnt in the last 10 years in the efforts geared toward fighting corruption and money laundering is that “criminals are getting better and better at hiding their assets and hiding their crimes.” This is as its Department of Justice has, through the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) programs on …

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**To Hold Anti-Corruption Protest In Abuja Tuesday Bayo Akinloye A coalition of civil society organisations has described the sale of the oil bloc, OPP 245, as a dummy sold to the Nigerian government, calling for a mass protest by the public in Abuja, tomorrow. According to a statement by the groups, the anti-corruption “awareness march holds 8 am at Unity …

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Folake Sokoya A 52-year-old suspected fraudster,  Tayo Ogunmola, is presently cooling his heels in the detention cell of the Ogun State Police Command for making an attempt to swindle the command’s Commissioner Of Police, CP Bashir Makama. The suspect was arrested after a phone call he made to the CP, pretending to be an old herbalist who mistakenly sent a …

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…Says Sports A Major Tool For Economic Growth In African  Tayo Olanipekun Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday received former Super Eagles players, Kanu Nwankwo, Finidi George and Victor Ikpeba in company with other African football legends as guests at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja. The Governor is hosting the assemblage of ex African football play makers …

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Ismaila Sarki’s second-minute header was all that Niger Tornadoes needed to record 1-0 win against MFM FC in a Matchday 20 fixture of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) played at the Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna on Wednesday. www.npfl.ng reported that Niger Tornadoe’s safe-hands, Mustapha Aliko kept his place in goal for the Ikon Allah Boys while MFM dropped six players …

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 Some of Nigeria’s most influential and powerful business leaders traveled to Maiduguri on Tuesday in a first-ever collective visit to camps for internally displaced people where aid agencies have been responding to the most urgent needs of women, men, and children freshly displaced by the ongoing conflict. Mr. Adewale Tinubu, Group CEO of Oando Plc, one of Nigeria’s largest indigenous …

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African football legends both in Nigeria and abroad will on Saturday, May 18, storm the Agege Stadium in Lagos to feature in the testimonial match organised to honour the outgoing Governor of the Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode. Among the stars that have confirmed their participation for the one-day event include: The President of Liberia and former World Footballer-of-the-Year Award winner, …

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The Bayelsa Government has said that the late Isaac Boro is the symbol of Ijaw struggle. The state government made the statement while it paid tribute to the foremost freedom fighter. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, spoke in Yenagoa, the state capital as part of programmes marking the remembrance day of the Late freedom fighter …

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