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In full compliance with the directive of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on the various grades of cement and their prescribed uses, Dangote cement Plc has announced plans to launch its brand of the premium 32.5 cement grade, selling N200 lower than the price of higher strength 42.5 Addressing newsmen in Lagos yesterday on […]

In a face-saving move to clear a battered image, the former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, has threatened to sue Australian Boko Haram negotiator, Stephen Davis, for revealing that he was one of the sponsors of the Boko Haram sect. Davis had said on an international television that Sheriff and former Army Chief, […]

The British High Commission in Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed the death of Mr. Peter Leslie Carter, a Deputy High Commissioner. Carter died on Tuesday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport. His death just as he landed from a United Airlines Flight UA143 at 3.50pm had resulted in confusion, people around scampering out of fear that […]

A 31-year old man, Wasiu Ogunnoiki is facing charges before a Magistrate’s Court in Sagamu, Ogun State simply because he allegedly posted some negative remarks about the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on his Facebook wall. Ogunnoiki had accused the state governor, in a posting on his Facebook wall, that Amosun had demolished people’s houses […]

My choice of your medium for airing these opinions of mine is hinged on your progressive stance, evidenced in your view on issues of societal significance. I trust that whatever view I communicate shall be accorded a space in your highly reputable and widely-read newspaper. Permit me a little time and space to comment briefly […]

The education reforms embarked upon by Anambra State in the last couple of years has continued to yield results, as schools in the state emerged the overall best in the 2014 West African Senior   School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). A repeat of the feat recorded last year.  The official WAEC result, made available to the media, […]

Unknown gunmen have killed two policemen guarding a Chinese mining firm at Magama Gumau village in Toro local government area of Bauchi State. The Policemen who were guarding the firm’s gate were attacked around 5 am on Tuesday morning. No concrete account could be gathered about exactly how the incident occurred because the firm was […]

I used to think that some top persons in society do not suffer from two things that easily afflict the materially poor: anger and misunderstanding. Such well placed persons, I thought, especially those in the business of leading others to God, have mastered the art of living a life without anger and that they know […]

In very strong terms on Monday, the All Progressives Congress told Nigerians that the truth about the Boko Haram insurgency was out and that the two prominent people fingered as sponsors of terrorism by Dr. Stephen Davis, the Australian negotiator contracted by Nigerian government in the heat of the abduction of the Chibok girls, must […]

How can it be said that a deadly Ebola Virus Disease [EVD], imposed on Nigeria by “one mad man” from a foreign country is becoming a factor of unification for Nigerian? Can that be true? Does a thing like that exist? Can anything good come from Ebola Virus Disease? Save your answer or agitation for […]

The presidency has faulted those criticizing the Nigerian Army in their fight against Boko Haram, saying anyone criticising them is betraying the sacrifices they are making to defend the nation. The presidency encouraged Nigerians to pray for the troops instead of turning their backs on them in acts of betrayal. Reno Omokri, the president’s special […]

Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime has sworn Reverend Raphael Ifeanyichukwu Nwoye in as the new deputy governor for the state. Chime swore in Nwoye on Monday at the EXCO Chambers of the Government House, Enugu. The state House of Assembly had impeached the former occupant of the position, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi a week ago for […]