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How Top FG Officials, Employment Syndicate Fleece Desperate Jobseekers, Sell Slots For N5M, N4M
Desperate jobseekers in Nigeria’s saturated labour market have resorted to raising millions of naira to secure placements in federal agencies.National Security: How Abuja, Lagos, PH, CCTV Project Was Stalled
By Murphy Ganagana Alejandro Francisco Herrero, Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina to Nigeria, would be sleeping with an eye open. On Sunday, March 14,...HELP! Nigeria Under Siege, as Bandits Go Haywire
* Abduct 1,160 persons in 4 months, 2,806 murder incidents recorded in a year *Police should come clean on statistics –Ejiofor, Ex -DSS Director “We are in...UNYIME IBANGA: End of the Road for Dreaded Cult Leader *How Overcomer was killed
For two years, he held Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria by the jugular. His nostrils belched fire whenever he gave orders to his lieutenants...FATAL ADVENTURE! Police Officer Abandons Duty Post, Dies in S3x Romp with Prostitute 72 Hours to New Year
It was an ignoble end for a police officer, a vile indulgence which has thrown his family into pain and agony barely three days...
- Business
- Interview
Don’t Obey Open Grazing Ban, Miyetti Allah Leader Tells Fulani Herdsmen
National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, has instructed Fulani herdsmen not to obey the ban on open grazing as recently pronounced by...What We Do With Ransom Money – Interview With Abductor Of Kankara Schoolboys
In this exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Auwal Daudawa, originally from Zurmi in Zamfara State, recounted how he picked up arms and why he...E-X-C-L-U-S-I-V-E! NEW SECURITY OUTFIT FOR NORTH SOON …Shettima Yerima, President, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum Explodes *Says Northern Governors have failed us...
The National President of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, a political pressure group and umbrella body of all youth groups in northern Nigeria,...DAMNING EXPOSE! Ex-Police Chief Opens Up …I Would Have Ended Boko Haram in 2012 If I’d Become IGP *Warns of...
Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power is presently facing danger of insurgents attack. And it’s real. The increasing presence of members of an Islamic sect...
- Scudlife
OBITUARY: Elder Larri Goes Home November 21
The remains of Elder Andrew Ebikemefa Larri, aged 68, who slept in the Lord on September 21st, 2021, would be interred on November 20, 2021.Virtuous Woman Turns In Son Who Returned Home After 3 Years With A Gun
A boy who returned home after sojourning for three years got more than what he bargained for when his mother found him with a gun.Bandits Were More Interested In Capturing than Shooting Me -Dairo, Pilot Of Fighter Jet Shot In Zamfara
Flt. Lt. Abayomi Dairo, pilot of the ill-fated Alpha Jet that was gunned down by bandits in Zamfara State while on a mission speaks.Abuja Community Where Baking Of Bean Cake Is Taboo
Chukuku, a village near Gwagwalada, where residents are forbidden from baking bean cake, a delicacy widely known as Akara, but allowed to eatSecretary Turns Shoe-maker In Abuja, Says It Gives Me Strength
A 26 year-old woman, Ms Sophia Amaka, stunned members of her family when she quit her promising job as a secretary to...
- Polity
National Convention: No Position Yet On Zoning, Says APC National Secretary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja, denied releasing any zoning arrangement for its forthcoming National Convention, slated for February 26, 2022, as being speculated.PDP Shifts Osun Gubernatorial Screening Appeals To Monday, Jan. 24
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shifted its Osun State Gubernatorial Screening Appeals, earlier scheduled for January 19, to Monday, January 24.Don’t Expect Much From Soludo’s First 1 Year In Office – APGA Chieftain
Soludo, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), won the November 6, 2021 governorship election in the state and will be sworn in on March 17.PDP Will Definitely Produce Nigerian’s Next President – Ayu
Ayu gave the assurance on Sunday in Port Harcourt at the gala night hosted by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers for PDP governors.2023 Presidency: Group Seeks Collective Support For Osinbajo
The communique was read by a member of the group and chairman, Delta State Osinbajo grassroots organization, Prof David Ojenebo.
- Public Sphere
2023: Bola Tinubu And His ‘Loyal Boys’ In Government, By Yushau A. Shuaib
Tinubu responded that he would rather intensify the revenue generation and collection drive in Lagos State to sustain the third tier of government, and without the Federation Account, than retract the over 30 newer local governments he had created.Why Bola Tinubu Mustn’t Be Nigeria’s President
So I was at the governor’s office in Alausa, Lagos State. Accessing the governor was like seeking a needle in a haystack.2023: Where Are The Masquerades?, By Dakuku Peterside
No matter the reason, masquerades thrive by covering who they are and taking up a persona unique to the image they want to portray.Perspectives On The Symbolic ‘Presidential Amnesty’ Recently Granted To Chief Femi Fani Kayode And The Emerging Need For An Actual Presidential Amnesty To Sunday...
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode had done the unthinkable and deservedly so, the news generated quite a number of controversies as manifestly.
- Viewpoint
Interrogating Nigerians’ Deadly Desires For Their Leaders
By Onyema Omenuwa The death of Abba Kyari, the President’s Chief of Staff (CoS), on April 17, 2020, throws to the fore, again, the peculiar...
- Crime
Police Arrest 26 Armed Robbery, Kidnap, Other Suspects In Plateau
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Bartholomew Onyeka, paraded the suspects before journalists on Wednesday in Jos.‘My Husband Murdered Our 3 Children, Dump Bodies Inside Freezer’, Woman Cries Out
A woman says her husband murdered her three children and dumped their bruised bodies inside a freezer he brought home the previous day.Husband Hires Man For N10,000 To Kill Pregnant Wife
Preliminary investigation revealed that Wasiu was married to Taiwo, but they got separated due to irreconcilable differences.Police Confirm Armed Robbery Attacks On Commercial Banks, Killings In Kogi
They were said to have had a field day at the UBA branch in the town after attacking the Police station as residents ran for their lives.How Armed Men In Disguise Attacked Abia Police Headquarters With Gun Truck, Kill Police Inspector
Armed men disguised in military camouflage attack Abia Police Headquarters with gun truck, kill police Inspector.
- Agriculture
Nigeria To Start Rice Exportation Soon, Says RIFAN
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says the country will commence exportation of rice in the near future to engender the twin benefits of food security and economic diversification.FG Moves To Reduce Importation Of Livestock Products
The Federal Government is determined to reduce the importation of dairy products, scale up its local production as well as marketing in the country.Agricorp To Close Poultry Deficit With N4Bn Investment
Its Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth Obiajulu, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos State.Plateau To Host 1,500 Farmers In Root Crops Expo
Muopshin said this in an interview on Tuesday in Jos. He said that the conference would bring international investors into the state.820 Nigerian Farmers To Plant New SAMPEA 20-T Cowpea
Already, farmers participating in the exercise have been provided with the necessary inputs including certified seeds of SAMPEA 20-T.
- Entertainment
Davido Raises N151M In A Day Hours After Posting Account Details
As seen on his official Instagram handle @davido, his bank details as of Thursday showed a total sum of N151, 458, 030. 52 in his account.Nini, Queen, Saga Evicted From Big Brother Naija Show
Nini, Queen, and Saga, housemates of the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija Season 6, have been evicted from the show.I Am The Most Controversial Person On Earth, Says Actress Tonto Dikeh
Dikeh said that initially, the negative things people said about her used to make her sad before discovering that she could build on it.‘My Village People’ Crosses N100 Million In Nigerian Box Office
“My Village People,” Bovi’s awaited upcoming feature film, has premiered its official trailer ahead of its June 11, 2021, cinema release.Trump Border Wall Damaged By Heavy Flooding
Funding for the parts of the border wall Trump built before leaving office in January came from federal monies that included billions
- Foreign News
UN Chief Urges Burkina Faso Coup Leaders To Lay Down Arms
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned any attempt to take over the government by the force of arms in Burkina Faso.Burkina Faso President Kabore Detained In Military Camp – Sources
Several armoured vehicles of the presidential fleet, riddled with bullets, could be seen near the president’s residence. One was spattered with blood.Presidential Election Kicks Off In Italy
The Italian presidency is up for grabs on Monday when lawmakers elect the successor of incumbent President Sergio Mattarella.Key Suspect In Haitian President’s Murder Extradited To U.S
Earlier, media reported that Jaar, a Haitian businessman, and convicted drug trafficker, was arrested in the Dominican Republic.WHO Recommends Lifting COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
The WHO also urged states to recognise all vaccines that have received WHO authorisation, particularly in the context of international travel.
- Health
Nigeria Records 230 New COVID-19 Cases – NCDC
The NCDC stated this via its official website on Thursday morning, saying with the addition, the country’s total COVID-19 infections jumped to 251,571.Kaduna Govt Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak In 3 LGAs
The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ibrahim Hussaini, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna.3, 598 Cholera Deaths In 2021 Unacceptable, Says FG
The Director, while thanking UNICEF for its role in leadership and support, said the renewed commitment of all stakeholders was needed.Use Of Toothpick Is Harmful To Oral Health – Dentist
He advised that people should use dental floss rather than a toothpick to pick or remove debris stuck in the gum between the teeth.COVID-19: Nigeria Records 8 Fatalities, 420 New Infections
Nigeria recorded eight deaths from the COVID019 virus and 420 new cases on Monday in 12 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
- Law & Judiciary
Senator Drags Estranged Wife Of Fani-Kayode To Court Over Alleged Defamation
Offor told the court that he had little information about the case and so could not explain why Chikwendu and her legal team were absent in court.Court Remands Man Over Alleged Gun Possession
Enilobo directed that the defendant should be held in custody pending the legal opinion of the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).Businessman Jailed 5 Years For Assaulting Police Officer
An Upper Area Court in Jos, Plateau State on Monday sentenced a businessman, Prosper Dala, to five years imprisonment for hitting a police officer in the nose.Man Allegedly Murders 3 siblings, Remanded
The court did not take his plea as Magistrate Abimbola Amole-Ajimoti said that she needed advice from the Oyo State Director of Public Prosecutions.Court Remands Farmer Alleged To Have Beaten Uncle To Death
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna State on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 25-year-old farmer, Festus Luka, alleged to have beaten his uncle to death.
- Sports
AFCON 2021: Toro, Ikpea Express Confidence Of Victory Ahead Of Nigeria, Egypt Clash
Toro, who spoke on Monday ahead of the match, said he was confident that the Super Eagles would soar above the Pharaohs of Egypt.AFCON 2021: Super Eagles Land In Cameroon, Set To Conquer Africa
The Austin Eguavoen-tutored team had their last training session in Abuja on Wednesday morning before departing Nigeria.Osaka Glad To Be Back, Hopes Tears Are In Her Past
There were glimpses of Osaka’s best in the win over world number 61 Cornet at the WTA 250 Melbourne Summer Set 1 tournament.Torres Tests Positive For COVID-19 Hours After Being Unveiled By FC Barcelona
But his debut could be delayed after the Catalan club announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 along with team-mate Pedri.14-year-old Ogunnowo Wins Double Gold Medals At Lagos State Open Darts Championships
The finals of the two-day event of Lagos State Open Darts Championships were held at the Sports Bar, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.
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Marginal Oilfields: NUPRC Withdraws Offers Over Signature Payment Failure
Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive Officer, NUPRC, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos State.
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For instance, you have seen the negative responses from the South since certain persons declared their interest; that is the right of the electorate.
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