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Jack: “Dear @MBuhari, we have no idea or what country you are leading”. The derogatory manner to which Jack talks to an African President leaves sour taste suggesting a Whiteman’s wild imagination that he can talk dawn at any Blackman from any part in Africa – be it a President or its country. This is not just an insult to ... Read More »

Telecommunications companies in Nigeria including MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9Mobile have started blocking access to the  micrexoblogging site, Twitter, Newsthumb  confimed authoritatively. The telcos said they received a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission to block access to Twitter in the country following the suspension by the Federal Government on Friday. The Nigerian Twitterati woke up on Saturday encountering difficulty ... Read More »

The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. This was announced on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Adeyemi. However, checks by our correspondent showed that Twitter is still up in Nigeria as of the time ... Read More »

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has asked all Managing Directors of banks, their deputies and Executive Directors to submit their asset The Nation learnt they have up to two weeks to do so or risk 10-year jail term. The top executives are first on the list of bankers expected to declare their assets. According to a top source, the ... Read More »

•From left: Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN); Sanwo-Olu; Abiodun and Ogun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Akingbolahan Adeniran during the signing of athe MoU. In several places, the boundaries between Lagos and Ogun states have blurred so much that telling them apart is almost an exercise in futility. This reality has confronted residents of ... Read More »

     Johnson onifade Abeokuta A prominent Traditional ruler in Ogun central senatorial district of ogun state His Royal majesty Oba kayode kusoro has declared that The location of the proposed Airport at WASINMI town would boost commercial activities in Iga Olowu and its environs .     According to oba kayode Adio kusoro the oluaga of Iga Olowo land ... Read More »

…. ‘Governor’s security adviser’s killers traced him to a restaurant’ A local AK-47 fabrication factory has been uncovered by the police in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Two suspects belived to be behind the factory were paraded. Seventy nine others, suspected to be kidnappers, bandits, armed robbers,   gun runners, and producers of fake number plates were also ... Read More »

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer National Examinations Council, (NECO) Professor Godswill Obioma was not assassinated but died after a brief illness, his family has stated. Our correspodence gathered from a close family friend that the Registrar slumped in his room and was discovered by his wife and driver. The duo drove him to the hospital where he was certified ... Read More »

Armed robbers numbering about 20 were said to have invaded Alaafia Estate at the Orogun area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, dispossessing residents of their money and other valuables. It was gathered that the hoodlums used Point of Sale machines to transfer money from the accounts of some residents, who did not have cash. They were said to have ... Read More »

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has given two weeks’ extension to candidates genuinely unable to complete their registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The deadline for registration was May 29, 2021. A statement by JAMB’s head of information and protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, noted that such candidates have between May 31 and June 15 to ... Read More »