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Today is June 12, June 12 marked in our dear country as Democracy Day . It is a historic day that deserves to be celebrated. On that day in 1993, we the people of Nigeria stated our unreserved preference for true democracy. Though under military rule, we freely chose a …

Laolu Akande, media aide to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele is being embattled due to corruption in the dual exchange rate policy of the apex bank. In a tweet on Saturday, Akande opined that the battle against …

A female officer of the Nigerian Air Force, simply identified as George, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging at her residence in Ikeja, Lagos State. It was gathered that George, a Master Warrant Officer working at 651 Base Services Group Resident at Block T5 Flat 8 in Sam Ethnan Air …

The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers, AUATWON, has threatened to shut down its services and embark on a nationwide protest over the alleged poor condition of work. The union claimed that the app companies have enriched themselves to the detriment of the drivers and demanded that the commission charged …

First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, says her husband, President Bola Tinubu, granted her freedom to take independent decisions on political issues throughout her 12 years in the Senate. Mrs Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central in the 7th, 8th and 9th Senate, said she always ran to her husband …

For sporting greatness to be achieved, there needs to be a defining moment. The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday was Manchester City’s, the scene where an obsession finally became reality and history was made. Ever since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Abu Dhabi United Group …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has described the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje as his “political boy.” Kwankwaso was reacting to Ganduje’s latest threat to slap him. After meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Ganduje had threatened to slap …

The Edo State Government has reduced school days to thrice weekly as part of efforts to cushion the impact of fuel subsidy removal. The Chairperson of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Ozavize Salami said this in Benin City on Friday after a meeting between the state’s Head …

Famous skit maker, Adebowale Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has revealed that he suffered from depression after he was expelled from the university in 2017. He said he was depressed because it was the fourth university he was attending. The skit maker disclosed this via his Twitter handle on …

Meet acting CBN Governor, Folashodun ShonubiFolashodun Adebisi Shonubi is now the acting Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Shonubi was born on the 7th of March, 1962. He attended the University of Lagos from 1978 to 1983 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Thereafter he obtained a …