NIGERIA: Why I’m in Ekiti guber race, by Olubolade
ADO EKITI — The Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Capt Caleb Olubolade, has explained why he decided to run for the governorship election in the state, assuring that he would...
Gana backs ASUU, says education requires better funding
ABUJA — Former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana, has stated that for a meaningful transformation to take place in the country, government at all levels must be ready to...
NIGERIA: Lagos task force impounds Police-registered bullion van
LAGOS— Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences, yesterday, impounded a Police-registered bullion van with cash and arrested the driver for violating the state road traffic law, 2012....
NIGERIA: Osogbo ruling houses disown incumbent Ataoja
OSOGBO—The royal families of Osogbo in Osun State have disowned the traditional ruler of the town, the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, declaring him as an illegal occupant of...
We have a very long way to go! (1)
Truly speaking, we have a very, very long way to go as a people,” commented Iyke as the commuter bus glided through the surprisingly light traffic along the Oshodi –...
11 Nigerian poets shortlisted for CORA/NLNG Literature Prize
Eleven Nigerian poets have been shortlisted, out of over 200, to compete for this year’s CORA/NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The President, Association...
First Watch: Cashlite and cashless …CBN to the rescue
Currency notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in the denominations of N200, N100, N50, N20, N10 and N5 are currently not readily available on demand in banks...
NIGERIA: Stakeholders advocate PPP in health insurance
Stakeholders in the health, finance, industrial and oil and gas sectors have called for the adoption of the Public Private Partnership, PPP, model in reaching the grassroots and in sustaining...
BBA 2013: It’s going to be a wild party for the chase
Party, party, party is what our Chasemates do best, even when there is only five of them in the House. This evening the Housemates got all dolled up and no...
BBA 2013: Elikem is not just a businessman but a very good tailor,
As we may well know by now the Ghanaian hottie that is Elikem is not just a businessman but a very good tailor, or so we hear. This afternoon, he...