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Bandits Release 53 Travellers Abducted in Niger State, Hold on to Kagara Schoolboys
Fifty-three abducted persons were set free on Sunday by bandits operating in Niger State even as the outlaws held on to the 27 pupils of Government Science College, Kagara and
EFCC: Shake-up Imminent in Nigeria’s Anti-graft Commission as 850 Police Officers May Return to Force
With the nomination of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as the Chairman-designate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), 850 police officers seconded to the anti-graft commission may go back to
Oil Gains as US Production Slowly Returns After Freeze
Oil prices rose on Monday as the slow return of US crude output that was cut by frigid conditions raised concerns about supply just as demand is coming back from
Kagara abduction: The coup de grace to Northern monopolization
By Segun Ige IT’S a pity that the #BringBackOurBoys has suddenly died down. It’s a pity that yet another group of schoolboys has been abducted. And it’s a pity that
US to Probe 777’s as Japan, South Korea Ground Jets
United Airlines says it is grounding 24 of its Boeing 777 aircraft after one of its jets suffered engine failure after take-off on Saturday. The plane, carrying 231 passengers and
Okonjo-Iweala’s challenges as WTO DG
COME March 1, 2021, Nigeria’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will assume office as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, to pilot world trade till August 31, 2025. She will not
Nigeria Lifts Ban on Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has lifted the ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. With this announcement, the aircraft can now operate in Nigeria’s airspace as the regulatory authority said
Lórí-Iró leadership and herdsmen nationalism
By Oludayo Tade LORI-IRO (based on deliberate falsehood or lie) is a metaphoric expression that unpacks the relationship of falsehood between Nigerian politicians and the public. Popularised recently by an
With Rising Poverty and Unemployment, Nigeria Sitting on Time Bomb, Report Says
The Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC) has stressed that Nigeria’s high unemployment (27.1%), its large youth population, as well as its poverty rates, mean that the country is effectively seating
Bala Mohammed school of anarchism and disunity
By Owei Lakemfa THE Nigerian state has never been as divided and besieged in its 107-year Amalgamation, as it is witnessing today. The 1966-67 crises which led to the three-year
