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Muritala Awodun: How we mobilise revenue for Kwara development

Dr. Muritala Awodun is the Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service. In…

Christmas: Bags of rice, garri for 500 widows, 200 aged

Kazeem Ugbodaga For Mrs. Anthonia Anoibo, ever since she lost her husband many years ago,…

Nnewi gas plant explosion: 4 dead, 4 injured

At least four persons  were killed on Thursday when a cooking gas plant in Nnewi,…

Fire destroys UNN’s female hostel

Fire has destroyed the Okeke Female Hostel at the University of Nigeria, UNN, Nsukka campus.…

Why many Nigerian churches don’t celebrate Christmas

This is Christmas Eve, 24 December, believed by many to be the eve of the…

Buhari: Nigeria has given Boko Haram TKO

President Muhammadu Buhari has told the BBC that  Nigeria has "technically" won the war against…

Nigerian Shiites defy ban, march in Kano

Hundreds of Shiite Muslims marched through Nigeria's northern city of Kano to mark both the…

Has Nigeria ‘largely’ defeated Boko Haram?

On Wednesday, Nigeria's Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed told news editors in Lagos that…

Lagos, Oshodi Tapa and inverted slaves

By Damola Awoyokun My attention has been drawn to the press statement issued by the…

Buhari: Change slogan not campaign gimmick

In his Christmas message, President Muhammadu Buhari  urged Nigerians to rededicate themselves to the virtues…