Four policemen attached to the Special Anti Robbery Squad Ikeja, Lagos (SARS) have been dismissed from the Force. Assistant Inspector General in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Adamu Ibrahim, upheld the recommendation of police disciplinary body that recommended their dismissal. The four have also been charged to court on offences of Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, Unlawful Detention, Intimidation and Threatening …

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The Kwara State Government has raised the alarm over vandalism and theft of streetlight cables and bulbs and other components of solar farm tunnels currently being built in Ilorin under the Light-Up Kwara (LUK) project. In a statement issued via its Facebook page on Thursday, the government described activities of the vandals as sabotage and warned that anybody caught vandalizing …

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The Atiku Renaissance Group (ARG) has said it has discovered a plot by the Presidency to acuse the Presidential hopeful in the 2019 general elections,former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for sponsoring the incessant herdsmen killings across the nation. ARG said in a statement on Thursday that the Federal Government has been planning to hatch its ploy by opening “phony accounts …

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Benjamin Ogueri Enwerem This beautiful and endowed landscape of diverse cultures, peoples, rigid contours of history, adventures and missed opportunities has really come to be, or not to be. The vicissitudes of war, political transitions, misrule and unending siege of poverty may have diminished and dampened our existence but our survival instincts and perseverance have preserved us through generations to …

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Oseyiza Oogbodo, promising author, poet and curator of Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog, has simultaneously published three of his books. The publications, in the electronic books format,will be available on online publishing platforms that include the renowned Amazon, Inkitt, Okada Books, FlipEBooks and Google Play. Speaking on why he published the books online as against printed copies, he said, “The reality is …

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 The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos has condemned the attack on the Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council and some other journalists on Monday 16th of July, 2018. In a release signed by Melody Akinjiyan Program Officer/Safety Desk Officer, details from Nigerian Tribune has it that, “Suspected hoodlums attacked some journalists at a press conference addressed …

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Tayo Olanipekun About 250 Nigerians pursuing higher education in the United States of America, in the third quarter of this year, have received scholarships from institutions in that country totaling over N1.4bn ($4m). This includes a 12th grader who got a full ride scholarship to Harvard to study Political Science and six grantees going for their fully funded PhD programs …

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Udeme Etukeyen Seen from afar, Nigeria is one large African nation and the continent’s most robust economy, but within the powerhouse that Nigeria represents there are several engines that drive the economy. Best known is Lagos State, which includes Nigeria’s largest city and economic capital, but beyond there a less known success stories that merit global attention.  Of Nigeria’s 36 …

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Madiba’s House, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the leadership principles, philosophies and qualities of the late icon, Dr. Nelson Mandela, aims to spearhead one million tweets on July 18, 2018, in honour of the late icon. July 28 is Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day), as declared by the United Nations since 2009 to honour the legacy of …

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Dayo Emmanuel A total of 246,126 persons would not be able to exercise their franchise tomorrow as the people of Ekiti State, South West Nigeria would go out to participate in the governorship election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Abdulganiy Raji has said. Raji, who answered questions from journalists in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Friday, said a total …

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