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The Department of State Security (DSS) has told politicians in the leading parties in Bayelsa State that they are under its security radar ahead of the November 16 governorship election. It said it was particularly watching the politicians to know their involvement in any attempt to recruit thugs and move …

    The Pro-Chancellor and Dean of the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences at the University of Derby, United Kingdom, Professor Kamil Zakariyya’ Omoteso, has said lack of employability and entrepreneurship skills are among the major reasons many first class graduates can’t secure jobs after graduation. Omoteso made …

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu presiding over the case of Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow and 2019 presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), has expressed concerns that Sowore is yet to meet his bail conditions. While ruling on the application for the variation of bail conditions put forward by Sowore’s …

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has called for the inclusion of anti-corruption course in schools’ curricula to reduce the menace of corruption in the country. Special Adviser (Media) to President of the Senate, Mr Ola Awoniyi, quoted Lawan in a statement as making the call while declaring open …

By Hussaini Monguno On November 15, 1884, 14 mainly European countries gathered in Berlin for a meeting which lasted to February 26, 1885. The aim of that conference was to split the continent of Africa and share it to the Europeans who were scrambling over it. The countries represented were; …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday, met with market leaders from Alaba, Trade Fair axis in Lagos West senatorial district. The consultative meeting, which was at the instance of the Governor and coordinated by the Managing Director Fidelity Bank, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, lasted for about 90 minutes and …

The Court of Appeal in Ibadan on Thursday reserved judgement in an appeal by Sen. Abiola Ajimobi challenging the verdict of the Election Petition Tribunal on the Feb. 23 National Assembly Election for Oyo South. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Election Petition Tribunal had upheld the …

..As many houses on fire A mother and child were burnt to death in Onitsha fuel tanker disaster. The fuel tanker leaden with substance premium motor spirit (pms) is currently on fire at Upper Iweka Onitsha, Anambra state. It was gathered that the tanker lost control and fell inside the …

THE battle rages on between All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki. Oshiomhole on Tuesday urged Obaseki to focus on delivery of good governance to the people rather than blackmailing his personality. But the governor insisted that the party chairman should call his …

Joe Ajaero, ULC President: planned strike on minimum wage dead on arrival There is a crack in the ranks of labour union leaders as the date for their planned strike over the Federal Government implementation of the minimum wage looms. The president of United Labour Congress, ULC, Mr Joe Ajaero, …