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Some retired workers of the Radio Lagos and Lagos television on Tuesday appealed to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to adequately fund the organisations to enable them to offset their terminal benefits before May 29. The retirees made the appeal an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, claiming …

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Wednesday April 24, 2019, came under fire over his comment that he was not bothered about the decision of medical doctors who choose to leave Nigeria to practice outside the country. From reactions of medical professionals to other comments on the …

The Igbo people are one of the most industrious tribes in the country. Due to their hard work and tenacity, these folks have consistently produced billionaires and multimillionaires. In this post, we take a look at the 5 richest Igbo men in Nigeria. 5. Tony Elumelu Tony Elumelu Tony Elumelu …

A member of the House of Representatives, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who represents Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, has declared her intention to contest for the seat of the Speaker. Onyejeocha made the declaration despite the decision of the leadership of her party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to support the …

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says his generation has failed the country as the dreams people of his generation had about the country had not materialised. Speaking on Hard Talk, a BBC programme anchored by Zeinab Badawi, the professor said: “I compare today with dreams and aspirations we had when …

A group, Awori Welfare Association of Nigeria (AWAN), on Tuesday said it was deeply concerned about what it called the distortion of the history of Lagos in some quarters. The President of the group, Chief Solomon Ojolowo, expressed the concern at a news conference in Lagos. He said the recent …

Bolaji Amusan, alias Mr Latin, has debunked information circulating about Babatunde Omidina, better known as Baba Suwe. The Nigerian actor and renowned comedian has been ill for some weeks. On Tuesday, Latin, who is the president of the Theater Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), said Baba …

By Chioma Gabriel & Gbenga Olarinoye Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has reaffirmed his position on the family ties between Yoruba and Igbo nations, that the Igbos are from Ile-Ife, saying the two major ethnic groups in Nigeria are inseparable members of the same family. Ooni Ogunwusi stated …

Words are currently milling round that Olajumoke Orisaguna, the bread seller turned celebrity, has left her husband and father of her two kids, Mr. Sunday Orisagunna, for good. Global Excellence gathered that Jumoke Oniburedi as Jumoke is known, had changed her surname on her social media accounts to Chris, removing …

A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election Sunday, exit polls showed, dealing a stunning rebuke to the country’s political establishment. Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president on television, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko by taking 73 percent of the …