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Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:49:38 +0000
Soldiers escort herdsmen to Ogun villages, flog residents for rejecting herders
Not a few residents of Ketu-speaking villages in Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State were brutalised by soldiers who escorted herdsmen to graze in the communities, prompting residents and monarchs to cry out to the military and state governm...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:46:55 +0000
Kudos, knocks over Sunday Igboho’s ‘quit notice’ to herders
By Alao Abiodun The ‘quit notice’ issued by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to Fulanis in Igangan, Ibarapa East local government over alleged kidnapping and banditry has continued to elicit mixed reactions among...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:20:47 +0000
Sexual harassment: Victim’s result still withheld by OAU after lecturer’s jail term
By Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation ICPC probes case, Osinbajo raises poser University: Student didn’t complete programme of study Monica Osagie, the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) , Ile-Ife post-graduate student, who was sexually...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:20:08 +0000
Again, Supreme Court rejects request by Abachas to unfreeze accounts in UK, Switzerland, others
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja A fresh move by the family of the late military head of state, General Sani Abacha, to unfreeze foreign accounts traced to him and relatives crashed on Friday with the Supreme Court declining the request. Younger brother of the...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:18:02 +0000
What men and women think after sex (2)
By Funmi Akingbade Last week we started an extensive thought-provoking discussion: we started enumerating what actually goes on in the minds of partners shortly after sex. Many partners in relationships are eager to travel down memory lane with their...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:12:28 +0000
Seven things to know about Sunday Igboho
By Alao Abiodun and Adeyinka Akintunde In the ancient City of Ibadan everyone knows the name Sunday Igboho. He is a politician and a grassroots mobiliser. He has a reputation for defending people against injustice. One will probably ask a question &#...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:11:51 +0000
Time for Governor Bello to end COVID-19 fantasies
By Vincent Akanmode My extended family was thrown into mourning last week with the death of a beloved member after she was denied admission at the National Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja. She had left her base in one of the states in the Northeast to at...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:57:19 +0000
Man dies on wheels in Lagos
Agency Reporter A middle-age man on Friday slumped and died while driving in Lagos. The incident occurred around 6pm on CMD Road, Magodo, Lagos. He was found unconscious inside his Honda Accord with number plate EKY 55 CM by some motorists and passer...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:48:25 +0000
Gombe partners NNPC on bio-ethanol fuel
By Sola Shittu, Gombe Gombe State governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Friday said his administration would spare no effort in taking advantage of the renewable energy plan of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which is designed to boost altern...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:42:23 +0000
Sule commissions remodeled Nasarawa Governor’s lodge in Abuja
By Linus Oota, Lafia Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule,  has commissioned the remodeled Nasarawa Governor’s Lodge, in Asokoro, Abuja. Commissioning the building during a brief ceremony, Engineer Sule, emphasized that the structure is not ju...



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