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A spokesman for Niger’s military says at least 15 soldiers have been killed in an attack by Islamic extremists on a patrol near the country’s border with Mali. Colonel Abdoul Aziz Toure said Thursday, February 23, 2017 that the attack near the village of Interzawane in the Tillaberi region on Wednesday also wounded 19 other […]

Residents and insignias of Ondo Kingdom, the hometown of immediate past governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, trooped out enmass to welcome back home the outgoing governor having successfully served the state for 8 years. Various groups with colourful traditional attires flooded the streets of Ondo city, singing and dancing to receive Mimiko in […]

A 32-year-old man, Michael Okon, on Friday, February 24, 2017 in Lagos pleaded guilty to defiling a four-year-old girl before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court. “I am guilty of the offence,” he told the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ipaye Nwachukwu. Nwachukwu said since the accused had pleaded guilty to the charge the court had no choice […]

ermit me to begin this contribution with an interesting and historically accurate observation made by the Vanguard Newspaper on 3rd February 2015. They wrote, “Between 1983 and 1985, Peter Onu of Nigeria was Acting Secretary-General of the OAU. At the 1985 Summit in Addis Ababa, statesmen like Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania, lobbied for his […]

Pro-Trump Rally Killings: Shaming And Taming Rampaging Presidential Falsehoods In Nigeria The leaderships of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety) and the Southeast Based Coalition of Human Rights Organizations (SBCHROs) are deeply concerned over the un-repentant and remorseless bad conducts of some senior public office holders under the present Buhari […]

A high-powered delegation of the Ijaw National Congress on Thursday, February 23, 2017 visited prominent Niger Delta Activist, Annkio Briggs, who was recently assaulted by thugs allegedly loyal to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State. The delegation, which was led by Comrade Ken Robinson condemned in totality the attack on Annkio Briggs in Bayelsa, while […]

hen 15 million plus Nigerians voted for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 General elections, their expectation was that he would be available to serve them 24/7/365, and that those who fielded him as their candidate had done their home work to avoid what is curiously becoming the Katsina problem in Nigerian politics. Katsina! But […]

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers said on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in Port Harcourt that true federalism and the restructuring of the political system will correct perceived anomalies in the country. Wike said this when the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organisation of Igbo people, paid him a courtesy call at Government House. […]

have heard and seen so many arguments about this reality TV show called Big Brother Naija. On one side, many condemn it with varying reasons while on the other, some say there is nothing wrong with it and even go on to call those who condemn it ‘hypocrites’. Thus, I will lend my thoughts to […]

Daily Grace Inspiration is a devotional that brings you the message of grace from Joseph Prince, the world celebrated TV preacher and pastor. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. – Matthew 6:33 You are probably a responsible person who is concerned about […]

Chude Jideonwo, a young business leader in the Nigerian media industry, writes a series on good governance, Nigeria, politics, and how a younger generation can effect change. The OOTC series will run from February to July, 2017.  here is something curious that you might have noticed. Something as strange as it is weird. And it […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted reports that he endorsed controversial Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. In a statement issued by a media aide, Ikechukwu Eze on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, the former president said that he was playing a mediatory role between the sparring faction of […]