Army rescues another Chibok girl, Lydia Simon, in Borno
A few days after the commemoration of the 10-year anniversary, another Chibok girl, Lydia Simon, has been rescued by troops of Operation Desert Sanity III, North East Operation Hadin Kai.
Mr. President, Nigeria must first love her citizens
By BANJI OJEWALE IN 1976, the military regime of Olusegun Obasanjo sought to stir the patriotic instincts of our young citizens by decreeing the National Pledge into our lives. It must be recited in all Nigerian schools, the junta said. The General’s martial mind given to governing by fiat and force led him through only one […]
Ganduje kicks as Kano court affirms his suspension
THE National Working Committee, NWC, of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, kicked, as a Kano High Court affirmed the suspension of its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje.
Electricity tariff hike: Civilised nations don’t pauperise their citizens, by Olu Fasan
A nation is civilised not because of its aesthetic, its beautiful architecture. Rather, a nation is civilised because of how it treats its citizens, because of the duration and quality of life of its citizens. That’s why social security or safety net for the poor is a badge of the heathy society. However, Nigeria creates billionaires […]
Electricity tariff hike: 65% of businesses may shut down —OPS
By Yinka Kolawole The Organised Private Sector in Nigeria, OPSN, yesterday warned that the recent hike in electricity tariff may force over 65 per cent of businesses in the country to shut down, and thus called on the federal government to reverse the increase. This was revealed in a statement addressed to President Bola Tinubu […]
Yoruba Nation Agitation: Those threatening Nigeria’s sovereignty have price to pay —Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu yesterday warned ethnic agitators that there is a price to pay for threatening Nigeria’s sovereignty.
