Car thieves on the prowl at Alausa
STRANGE things are now happening at the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. Vehicle owners are telling bitter tales as…
If Kazaure is your destination, why are you going to Dutse?
I was welcomed into Kabuga by a cacophony of noise from ‘kekes’, taxis and motor parks. Already, the Almajiris, school…
Bench and Bar collaborate to advocate access to justice, weed out fake lawyers
Stakeholders in the judicial sector, including judges, magistrates and lawyers last week gathered to deliberate on ways of making justice…
Kaduna investment summit and challenges of Northern development
The second edition of the Kaduna Investment and Economic summit has come and gone. However, it left behind some lessons…
‘Nigerians need education on ADR’
The need for Nigerians to get re-oriented on the principles and merits of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) came up on…
6 basic life skills you should learn
Life skills are the skills you need to learn to make the most out of life. You can’t afford to…
Ministry to partner UNHCR to protect interest of refugees
THE Minister of Interior, Lieutenant Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, has said that his Ministry will collaborate with United Nations High…
FG approves reconstitution of FCT revenue board
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Board of Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) with Abdulahi…
FCT minister orders immediate opening of Karu General Hospital
THE Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has directed that the 135-bed Karu General Hospital be opened for…
How Civil Defence nabbed 5 UTME registration fraudsters
No fewer than five persons have been arrested by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly committing various registration…
Minister directs FCT water board to maintain pedan dam
THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, has directed the FCT Water Board to continually maintain the…
FG pledges adequate protection for victims of human trafficking
THE Federal Government has expressed commitment towards ensuring adequate care and protection of the victims of human trafficking across the…
After five babies, we need a break, father of quintuplets declares
Following the news that broke last week of the multiple ‘miracle babies’ born at the National Hospital, Abuja, RITA OKONOBOH,…
Wailings… Railings… against Railway
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) recently launched the commencement of the Lagos-Ibadan railway expansion project. In…
Carelessness, poverty, greed: Tragic end of Calabar soccer fans
DESPITE the tragedy that happened in Calabar, Cross River State last Thursday night during which football fans lost their lives,…
Energy and Nigeria’s economic development: A troubled but indispensable marriage (IV)
Continued from Thursday As shown in table 2, there is no link between the country’s energy resource endowments and exploitation…
Money ritual: Herbalist collects N.4 million from client, kills him
The quest of a 40-year-old vulcaniser, Oderinde Sunday, to be rich through money ritual ended tragically for him, as the…
Traffic codes: We now park our vehicles with tears —Motorists
Who is right and who is wrong? BOLA BADMUS, CHUKS OKPARAOCHA and TUNDE ALAO speak to the controversial traffic codes…
Affidavit touts are back!
AFTER weeks of huddling under trees, Ikeja High Court affidavit touts have finally found a resting place. The touts are…
Monarchs, clerics, others push for national rebirth
It was a conflux of the different strata of the society. The gathering was huge. The participants were diverse yet…
