Nigeria’s House of Reps member gifts teenage daughter new SUV to celebrate graduation from High school (Photos)

Nigeria’s House of Reps member from Plateau State, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, gave his teenage daughter a brand new SUV to celebrate her graduation from secondary school. Gadgi took to Facebook on Saturday, July 20, to celebrate his daughter. He shared photos of the graduand and wrote: “Today, I attended my amazing daughter’s graduation ceremony. Watching […]

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My friend who warned against investing in Nigeria now taunting me ―Dangote

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that his friend who earlier warned him against investing in Nigeria is now taunting him for ignoring his advice. Dangote disclosed this in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday just as reports quoted the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority as claiming that diesel […]

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Groom, 11 others remanded in custody over alleged killing of woman police Inspector in Nigeria

A High Court of Rivers State, sitting in Port Harcourt and presided over by Justice Augusta Chukwu has sent 12 suspects to the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre. They are accused of being involved in the killing of a female Police Inspector named Christiana Erekere. The suspects, including a groom named Efeoghene Uwheraka, were brought before […]

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As Ariwoola takes the judiciary to the top of the grease pole, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

At the end of July 2017, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) issued a joint report on the public experience of and response to bribery in Nigeria. Among its findings, the report ranked several institutions with reference to public perceptions or experience of demand for bribes from […]

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Man stabs lawyer in Nigeria for helping his wife prepare divorce suit

40-year-old Nigerian lawyer, Abayomi Oladire, was stabbed by his client’s husband while performing his legal duty in the Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. According to the state-owned newspaper, The Hope, the suspect identified as Kunle Kuteyi, used a broken bottle to stab the lawyer for allegedly helping his wife to prepare a […]

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Nigeria, Africa and LGBT panic, By Abimbola Adelakun

When information minister Mohammed Idris addressed the public on the Daily Trust’s recent controversial report, he took the worn path of adding moral panic to the existing one. Rather than address the matter at stake straightaway, he first went on self-justificatory explanations before whipping out the All Progressives Congress’s favourite allegations of ethnic bias and how everything […]

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Ganduje blames poor people, INEC, weak institutions for corruption in Nigeria

Former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Bishop Mathew Kukah, the founder of The Kukah Centre (TKC), have attributed political corruption to dishonest poor Nigerians, INEC and other institutions. Mr Ganduje insisted that blaming politicians and public officeholders would not solve the problem of weak institutions in Nigeria. This was stated at a high-level meeting with national […]

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Interpreting court judgments in Nigeria, By Tonnie Iredia

During Nigeria’s First and Second Republics, not many people had faith in the country ’s judiciary. To start with, court cases dragged on for too long; making it practically impossible for litigants to enjoy the fruits of judicial victories. In other cases, many criminals were set free on account of some technicalities couched in Latin […]

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Member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives dies

In a statement, Nigeria’s House of Representatives has announced the passing of one of its members, the Honourable. (Prince) Olaide Akinremi, also known as Jagaban. The Spokesman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Akin Rotimi Jr. said on Wednesday, July 10, that Akinremi who represented Ibadan North Federal Constituency under the platform of the […]

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Powerless: Nigeria’s unending struggle with electricity, By abiodun KOMOLAFE

Available records show that the first public electricity generation took place at Pearl Street Station in New York in 1882 and that electricity generation in Nigeria began in Lagos in 1886. Therefore, one can safely say that this year marks the 142nd anniversary of commercial electricity globally. It also means that all this talk about […]

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Nigeria is ridiculously materialistic, By Azuka Onwuka

Something devastating happened to the psyche of Nigerians in the mid-1980s from which they have not recovered. A culture change occurred. That period coincided with the entry of General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.) in August 1985 as the head of state of Nigeria. Concepts like advance-fee fraud and drug trafficking became widely known. Drug trafficking had […]

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Britain is Nigeria’s ‘bad’ teacher, By Lasisi Olagunju

Number 10, Downing Street has been home to Britain’s prime ministers since 1735 AD. Why would a hugely popular new prime minister move into a 289-year-old mansion without spending good pounds on it to buff it up to today’s taste? Keir Starmer, the new British prime minister, moved into that official residence soon after he […]

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Inauguration date set for Federal Universities governing councils in Nigeria

Governing Councils of Federal universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions belonging to federal government of Nigeria will be inaugurated on July 4, 2024. The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Aisha Maikudi, made this known while giving her acceptance speech on Monday, while assuming the affairs of the institution. An aggregate of […]

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Suicide bombers kill soldier, seven others in Nigeria

Two suicide bombers have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a wedding venue in Gwoza town, Borno State, Nigeria, killing a soldier, and seven others including wedding guests. At least, sixteen people were also injured through the unfortunate incident. According to a survivor, the first bomber was carrying a baby on her back when […]

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Young woman sentenced to death for killing Chief Magistrate husband in Nigeria

Kebbi State High Court, sitting in Birnin Kebbi on Monday, June 3 sentenced a woman, Farida Abubakar, to death by hanging for killing her former husband, Chief Magistrate, Attahiru Muhammad-Ibrahim. Farida was arraigned before the court for murder on August 25, 2022, while the main charge was filed on July 26, 2023. The prosecution said […]

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