LEAD STORIES
We’re overhauling Police to tackle security challenges -Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Nigerian Police Force structure is being overhauled, re-positioned and primed with modern technological gadgets to meet rising security challenges...
WORLD NEWS
Pakistan Supreme Court orders action against judge in ex-PM case
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered disciplinary action against a judge, who convicted former premier, Nawaz Sharif, effectively giving a boost to Sharif’s appeal against a seven-year jail term for corruption.
Sharif was convicted and...
Israeli army strikes Hamas targets after two rockets fired from Gaza
Israeli fighter jets a number of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to two rockets fired into Israel from the enclave.
The Israeli army made this known in a statement on Thursday.
The...
Saudi women can now travel without permission
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has begun allowing adult women to travel without permission and to exercise more control over family matters, state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday, following a flurry of royal decrees...
Pakistan to take Kashmir dispute with India to World Court
(Reuters) - Pakistan said on Tuesday it would take its dispute with India over Kashmir to the International Court of Justice, after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the region...
Burkina Faso leader laments ‘dark stain’ after attack kills 24 soldiers
(Reuters) - Gunmen killed 24 soldiers in an attack on an army unit in Burkina Faso, the deadliest yet in the West African nation’s fight against Islamist militants, which the president on Tuesday called...
Italian PM to resign, denounces Salvini for sinking government
(Reuters) - Italy’s prime minister announced his resignation on Tuesday as he made a blistering attack on his own interior minister, Matteo Salvini, accusing him of sinking the ruling coalition and endangering the economy...
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ECONOMY
Oil prices slide as U.S.-China trade war escalates
Oil prices fell sharply on Friday after China unveiled retaliatory tariffs against about $75 billion worth of U.S. goods, marking the latest escalation of...
Nigeria produced 692m barrels of crude oil in 2017 – Report
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says that 692 million barrels of crude oil was produced in the country in 2017.
NEITI disclosed this...
Naira exchanges at N359 to dollar at parallel market
The naira on Monday traded at N358.6 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos.
The pound sterling and the euro closed at N445...
Manufacturer tasks incoming industry minister on workable policies
A manufacturer, Mr Muideen Ibrahim, on Monday, advised the incoming minister of industries to put in place policies that would attract investments across the...
Customs intercepts N5bn illicit drugs in Lagos
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 21 contraband drugs valued at over N5 billion.
The National Public Relations Officer (NPRO) of NCS, Assist. Comptroller...
23,834 traders benefit from Trader Moni in Enugu — Osinbajo
No fewer than 23,834 small scale traders in Enugu State have benefitted from the Trader Moni scheme of the Federal Government, Vice President Yemi...
FINANCE
FG issues N59.53 billion in August bond auction- DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday, issued N59.53 billion Federal Government bonds for the three tenors it offered to various investors who subscribed...
FMBN disburses N2.6bn to 3,034 beneficiaries
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria has disbursed N2.6 billion to 3,034 beneficiaries under its intervention housing loan through the Federal Staff...
Forex intervention: CBN injects $280.04m, CNY 28.3m into retail market
The Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) on Friday received a boost of 280.04 million dollars from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The bank’s...
FG to review revenue sharing formula
The Federal Government says it will set up a committee in the coming week to review the revenue sharing formula for Federal, States and...
FG’s savings bond records N13.5bn investment since inception – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Tuesday said the Federal Government’s savings bonds recorded N13.5 billion worth of investment since inception in March, 2017.
Mr...
Editorial
Taraba killings: Enough is enough
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) TV recently aired a documentary under its African Eye series on the efforts of the Nigeria Police to combat...
Opinion
The pedal-to-the-metal made with wood
Any time a new administration comes into office, there will be some complaining about the new president’s cabinet picks. But we’re seeing something...
Sowore, nationhood and the need to begin again
It would have been a euphonious whisper swiftly lost in a cacophonous torrent. But in the quiet of OUR HEARTS it is as piercing...
Atiku’s unrelenting appeal to emotion: A gambit doom to fail – by Femi Adesina
First, it was laughable, now it gets progressively pitiable, to see and hear efforts by presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in...
The Utility of Poetry in Historical Writings
Historical writing, especially about local communities in Nigeria, had drawn a lot of insights from the literary culture of the affected peoples. More particularly,...
Citizenship, Character, and Leadership
Most people would agree that a good leader must first be a person of character and integrity. Too often, however, many do not follow...
Ethnic Politics and the National Question in Nigeria
The term “divide et impera” (divide and conquer), was reported to have been coined by Philip II of Macedon, the father of...
Osun: Golgotha or Purgatory?
A simmering anticipation has gripped Osun State over the past few days as the state await the supreme court judgement on the...
The Practical Values of History for All and Sundry
The view has been widely held that history lacked apparent practical uses for individuals and societies and time should not be spent...
Editors' Picks
The heavens open at the Hajj, drenching almost four million pilgrims
Hundreds used to die during the pilgrimage, but Saudi Arabia has learnt from their mistakes and wants to increase capacity.
By Anwar Tambe (Sky.com) at The Hajj in Saudi Arabia
They say you should expect the unexpected when you set off for the Hajj.
And nothing could...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
TRENDING
Senator Abbo docked for allegedly assaulting nursing mother
The police on Monday arraigned a senator, Elisha Abbo in a Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly assaulting a nursing mother.
Sen....
AFCON 2019: Belaili, Mahrez star as Algeria outclass Guinea
Superbly-taken goals from Youcef Belaili and Riyad Mahrez set Algeria on the way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Guinea as they...
Hosts Brazil beat Peru 3-1 to win Copa America
Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus made one goal, scored another and was sent off in the second half as they beat Peru 3-1 on...
World War ll veteran urges FG to pay his pension
A 104-year-old World War ll Veteran of the Nigerian Army, Adamo Aduku on Saturday urged the Federal Government to pay his...
4 escape death as tanker overturns on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday said that four persons sustained various degrees of injury when...
INTERVIEWS/FEATURES/ANALYSIS
LAGOS UPDATE
Gov Sanwo-Olu charges new Permanent Secretaries on good governance
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday sworn-in nine new Permanent Secretaries, charging them to ensure good governance and work toward realisation of...
Welder docked over alleged theft of N12m machines
A 25-year-old welder, Sesan Olaloye, was on Monday in Lagos brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court charged with stealing machines valued at N12 million.
Olaloye,...
Man, 32, in court for allegedly stealing N190,000
A 32-year-old man, Sunday Idikwo, on Monday appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, accused of stealing N190,000 belonging to a hotel.
Idikwo whose...
Replace damaged Yaba steel bridge, others: road users, worshipers beg FG
Some worshipers at St Dominic Catholic Church, Yaba and other Lagos road users have begged the Federal Government to replace the damaged foot bridge...
FCT NEWS
FCT minister pledges increased support as NYSC swears in 1900 members
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muhammed Bello has pledged the territory’s increased support to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in...
Flood: FCT council calls for FG’s intervention
The Chairman of Bwari Area Council, Mr John Gabaya, has appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in communities affected by erosion and flood...
Flood destroys worship centres, farmlands, houses in Kuje
Ten houses, two worship centres, farmlands, shops and assorted property worth millions of naira have been destroyed by flood in Gudaba community of Kuje...
Rains: Stranded Abuja residents cry for help as link bridge collapses
Residents of Obasanjo Road in Dutsen Sagbagyi II of Bwari Area Council, Abuja, have called on authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and...
High patronage excites ram sellers in FCT
As Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid-el Kabir, some ram sellers at the Apo Roundabout Ram Market in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed satisfaction...
BIG STORIES
Agege residents anxious for speedy completion of Pen Cinema bridge
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Chris Paul Otaigbe
Residents, traders and small business owners have expressed anxiety for the speedy completion of the flyover bridge at Pen Cinema area in...
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