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For the record! Wife of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Toyin has distance herself from the alleged multi-million dollar assets owned by Bukola through shell companies in tax havens, by saying she is not a Nigerian, but a British. New records obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists revealed …

BY WALE ADEWUNMI The Senator representing Ogun East at the National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu, has blamed the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State on the arrogance of incumbent Governor Ayodele Fayose. Kashamu, a member of the PDP, said he saw …

A former Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to renounce the presidential seat following failure to secure the lives and property of Nigerians. He accused the President of failing to stop killings perpetrated by Fulani militant herdsmen. In an open letter …

Following the tragic tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which claimed lives and property on Thursday June 28, 2018, the Lagos State Government on Sunday July 1, 2018 restricted movement of Fuel Tankers to designated trailer route going forward. The government also said it was …

A former Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to renounce the presidential seat following failure to secure the lives and property of Nigerians. He accused the President of failing to stop killings perpetrated by Fulani militant herdsmen. In an open letter …

Ahead of the historic visit of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron to Lagos, the State Government on Sunday announced that there would be traffic diversion and restricted movement from 12 noon to 12 midnight on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 around the Alausa, African Shrine/Agidingbi axis. Permanent Secretary in the …

A manuscript written almost ten years ago has been selected as the winner of the Dusty Manuscript Contest; a prize organized for budding Nigerian writers. Written by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson, the winning manuscript, titled Devil’s Pawn clinched the top prize ahead of The Orchid Protocol by Onoche Emeka Onyekwena and …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday June 12, 2018 in Abuja offered unreserved apology on behalf of the federal government to the family of Moshood Abiola, over the annulment of June 12 1993 poll, presumably won by late Abiola. The president apologised at the Special National Honours Investiture and award presentation …

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force from conducting stop and search operations on roads except when necessary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some group of Nigerians recently in the social media, called for …

In the bid to fulfil his decision, President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, today Tuesday June 12, 2018 decorated the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 Presidential election, late Moshood Kashimowo  Abiola with the Nigeria’s highest honour of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) land while …