The Federal Government has pledged to do everything possible to end the ongoing nationwide strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which has paralysed activities in government-owned hospitals nationwide.

By Douglas Anele Hypocrisy by the elite is also manifest in the differential manner they judge actions based on one’s socio-economic standing. TakeYusuf Buhari, son of the President, who had a very extravagant wedding recently during which guests danced to Naira Marley’s songs containing salacious lyrics. Apart from scores of government officials and politicians from […]

By Tonnie Iredia Two Nigerian Ministers, Mohammed Nanono and Saleh Mamman, were last Wednesday relieved of their appointments. The two who were previously in charge of the Ministries of Agriculture/Rural Development and Power respectively ceased forthwith to be members of the Federal Executive Council. As if to establish that the subject had been concluded, Dr. […]

Ajayi Titilola Gbemisola is beginning to pull some strings as an actress of note in the movie industry. Just recently she premiered her own very film “Titilola, The Movie” powered by Olasco Films to respectable acclaim in the industry. She is a graduate of Mass Communications from Ajayi Crowther University. She speaks with Potpourri on the industry, […]

says former Ekiti governor is leader, inspiration The Chairman of Executive Group and Board Member, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Ayo Ogunsan, has felicitated with the former governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, who clocks 67 today. In a recent statement made available to newsmen yesterday, Ogunsan, while heaping praises on Oni, […]

dore of the Nigerian Navy and operative of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), a cloak-and-dagger arm of the Nigerian Military Services took a risk when two weeks ago he outed, or “declassify” himself on Channels TV.

Messrs Pascal Nwogu, Anthony  Oshiobugie and Nkpume Uchenna have emerged first, second and third winners respectively of the maiden reality tv show of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, Catholics Are Talented, CAT. Nwogu went home with one million Naira while Oshiobugie and Uchenna won N500,000 and N300,000 respectively. Speaking separately at the closing ceremony, the winners appreciated […]

It was a full loaded day of fun and entertainment as music lovers from far and wide were treated to what can be described as the best of music.

Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, yesterday, took the Buhari administration to task over the committee it set up to identify grazing routes across the country, saying the Federal Government has no such routes anywhere.

By Chris Ochayi The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum and his Sokoto State counterpart, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal have been selected to receive the Association of Local Government Vice-Chairmen of Nigeria ALGOVC, prestigious award. The trios are billed to receive the award in recognition of their commitment to the grassroots growth […]

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN as part of its ongoing 40th National Scientific Conference in Ogun State visited the Emzor Group’s Ultra-Modern Pharma Factory located at the Shagamu Interchange of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway.

The All Progressives Congress has described the recent designation of Anambra as an oil producing state set to enjoy additional 13 percent revenue in derivation benefits as an indication of the party’s commitment to the development of the South East region, and the future that lays ahead if Anambra formally aligns with the center with the election of its candidate Senator Andy Uba in the state’s Nov 6 governorship election.

Zamfara State is in total telecommunications blackout after telecom operators in the country complied totally to Federal Government’s order to shut down all  activities in the state.

Leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, Ilana Omo Odua, Professor Emeritus Banji Akintoye, has insisted that he would not return to Nigeria until the detained Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, is set free from detention.

I spent days in his company; learning as much as time permitted about my state of origin. At the very least, I wanted to be clear about the main outlines of my people’s history – if the occasion ever arises for me to use the knowledge as a basis for deciding my position. I hope Lagosians will forgive me for straying too far from home.