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The founder and former presidential candidate of the defunct National Action Council (NAC), Dr Olapade Agoro has declared that Nigerians are hungry and angry with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government in the country. This, according to him is because of the present economic situation and the increasing spate of insecurity, less than effective handling of the anti-corruption fight and the COVID-19 pandemic.The elder statesman, church leader, who also holds the traditional title of Owatapa of Itapa-Ijesa expressed these views while featuring on Space FM Ibadan’s programme, Parrot Xtra Hour On Radio anchored by Olayinka Agboola on Tuesday. According to Agoro,…

By Sola Ojewusi An experienced Nigerian-trained doctor based in the US, Dr. Stella Emmanuel is now trending worldwide for her principled, vociferous stand on the treatment regime against Covid-19. In a viral video shot in Washington DC, she and her colleagues of various nationalities contended that, contrary to the position of powerful entities in the medical establishment, the treatment of the virus with Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc and Azithromycin (Zithromax) on more than 300 patients had been very successful with zero fatality. She dared the medical authorities to reconsider the present treatment regimes and the climate of fear surrounding the use of…

Femi Fani Kayode’s visit to Zamfara state and the conferment of a chieftancy title on him, by the Shinkafi Emirate may have generated a lot of negative reaction and resistance from some sections of the north, but a Northern cleric, Saka Deyemi has called on the north to see the opportunity, as a golden opportunity to preach peaceful coexistence among Nigerians along religious and ethnic divide. Saka who poured his mind to newsmen in Gusau the Zamfara state capital, said, “I cannot and will not hold brief for Femi Fani Kayode and I cannot begrudge anyone for demonstrating his or…

By Sola Ojewusi Dear Governor Makinde, may I first and foremost commend Your Excellency for the great effort you have put up in sensitising your people in Oyo State about the deadly coronavirus. But, Excellency, your best is apparently not good enough if statistics emanating from the NCDC is anything to go by. According to a NAN report published on Saturday July 25, Oyo State has overtaken Lagos in COVID-19 infections with 191 new cases in one day! This according to the agency, was Oyo State’s highest toll of COVID-19 cases in a single day. The NAN data was based…

Unity Necessary To Beat COVID-19 – Oba Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali By Steven Anu’ Adesemoye As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on businesses and lives in general, His Royal Majesty, Oba Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, Emugoriade 1, the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom, assured his people that it is a phase that will pass. In a message to mark his fourth anniversary as ruler of Igbogbo Kingdom, Oba Semiudeen, stated that in order to stem the COVID-19 pandemic, people need to be united in adhering to the laid down directives by the government and the health bodies. According to the…

A day after late Air Combat hero, Tolulope Arotile was committed to mother earth, Air Force authorities have handed over the case file of the men who allegedly killed her to the police. We present the pictures of the suspects as they are being handed over.

By Zailani Bappa His Excellency, Gov. Bello Matawalle Mohammed (MON)increased interest in creating safe environments while controlling security costs has led to the proliferation of closed circuit television (CCTV) systems in the public sector. This article describes the progress made by His Excellency Dr. Bello Matawalle MON, the Executive Governor of Zamfara State and benefits of CCTV systems in the State. You will recall that the State Government led by His Excellency Dr. Bello Matawalle MON, donated about 200 operational vehicles to the National Security Agencies to assist the security agencies in its operation to combat crime in and around…

By Olamilekan Olusada The Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolu Akande-Sadipe K on Thursday said about eighty thousand Nigerians are currently held as sex slaves and in forced labour across the world, in countries like Lebanon, Mali and across the Middle East. Akande Sadipe who said this during plenary in Abuja, condemned the complacency of Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Labour and Employment, which has subjected young Nigerian girls to modern-day slavery, sexual exploitation and organ harvesting among other ills. Mrs. Sadipe also noted that the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the guise of diplomacy is working…

In the build-up to the 2015 general elections, the country was divided right down the middle. On one side were the Jonathanians, who supported the then incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan, and wanted him to continue in office for another term of four years. On the flip side were the Buharists (I was one, and remain one of them) who wanted the then former military head of state, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, elected civilian President. It was a pitched battle. O le ku, ija Ore (apologies to non-Yoruba speakers. The war was robustly fought, and won by the Buharists. That was…

By Deyemi Saka “Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers defend them, because Christians are my citizens; and by Allah! I hold out against anything that displeases them. No compulsion is to be on them. Neither are their judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries. No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses. Should anyone take any of these, he would spoil God’s covenant and disobey His Prophet. Verily, they are my allies and have my secure…