In Nigerian elections, can returning officers cancel votes?Governor Gboyega Oyetola is now accepted by us all as the governor of Osun state because that is what the judiciary says. That is not to say that we believe he actually won the election. What we...Sun Jul 14th, 2019 Read More → |
CSR: Beltij constructs wall fence, donates food items to Police, PrisonBy Moses Nosike As part of its contribution to humanitarian intervention in support to providing adequate securities in Nigerian communities, Beltij Limited, a gold mining company has constructed...Sat Jul 13th, 2019 Read More → |
RUGA as the new oil field? By Emmanuel AzikenGiven the kind of theatrics that come with political campaigns, it was not surprising that some mischief-makers in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, used the name of the national chairman...Sat Jul 13th, 2019 Read More → |
Nigeria’s ‘no-show’ in Napoli, one miss too many By Yemi OlusAs the curtain falls on the 2019 World University Games in Napoli, Italy, it would be on record that Nigeria did not send a team to the biennial championship, which is in its 30th edition. This is...Sat Jul 13th, 2019 Read More → |
We must save SecondusBy Emmanuel Aziken Given the kind of theatrics that come with political campaigns, it was not surprising that some mischief-makers in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, used the name of...Sat Jul 13th, 2019 Read More → |
ISI Hijab Crisis: Forum files 11 fresh cases in courtIbadan – Muslim Parents Forum of International School, Ibadan (ISI) says it has filed 11 fresh cases in court to pursue infringement on their children’s fundamental rights of adorning...Fri Jul 12th, 2019 Read More → |
86 illegal health centres shut down, 2doctors nabbed in NasarawaBy David Odama LAFIA – NO Fewer than 86 health centres being operated by quack medical personnel have been shutdown and two quacks doctors arrested in the state. The Permanent Secretary,...Fri Jul 12th, 2019 Read More → |
62-yr-old docked for parading self as monarch By Shina AbubakarA 62-year-old man, Michael Oladeji, was, yesterday, arraigned before a magistrate court sitting in Gbongan, Osun State, for parading self as the Ologbaga of Ogbaga, a community in Ayedade Local...Fri Jul 12th, 2019 Read More → |
Osinbajo, Aregbesola, ex-VC, others for Companion discourseVice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo will lead immediate past Governor of Osun State Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and a renowned expert in Agricultural-Engineering and former University of Uyo...Fri Jul 12th, 2019 Read More → |
Bayelsa oil communities reject oil companies’ MoU, say it’s fraudulentThe oil-bearing communities in the Nembe Council Area of Bayelsa have described as fraudulent the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) drawn by the International Oil Companies (IOCs)...Thu Jul 11th, 2019 Read More → |
Server controversy : INEC boss lied on oath – Timi Frank ...Commends Reno, wants more Nigerians come with evidencesA political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has called on more Nigerians to come up with more credible evidence...Thu Jul 11th, 2019 Read More → |
Mob kills Keke rider wrongly accused of stealing phone, throws body in lagoonIn a case of jungle justice taken too far, Olamide Omolede, a 22-year-old man, was Monday evening, killed by hoodlums in Badore, Ajah, Lagos, after he was wrongly accused of stealing a mobile...Thu Jul 11th, 2019 Read More → |
Who should bear the burden of proving the defence of Alibi?By Gideon Okebu Alibi, as a defence to an allegation of crime, connotes that the defendant alleges that he was elsewhere at the time of the criminal act and thus did not commit the crime. While it...Thu Jul 11th, 2019 Read More → |
Nigeria’s public debt now N24.9trn — DMOBy Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief, Yinka Kolawole, Dirisu Yakubu & Naomi Uzor ABUJA — The nation’s publicdebt stood at N24.947 trillion ($81.274 billion) at the end of March, this...Thu Jul 11th, 2019 Read More → |
Breaking: Release El-Zakzaky now, Reps tell BuhariBy Nwafor Sunday Members of the House of Representatives, Wednesday, charged the Buhari led federal government to as a matter of urgency release the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of...Wed Jul 10th, 2019 Read More → |
