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BY JAIYEOLA AJASA. Everybody loves Ose Oyamedan and I hate that. I spent years cultivating a relationship with Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. I smuggled myself into Kirikiri Prison to interview the abami leniyan. He never one time called me by my name. I was always Femi’s friend to him. Then happened that day of Femi Kuti’s birthday in Ojodu. I went with ...

As police intensify efforts towards a crime free Lagos, in response to the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu’s directive, the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) yesterday arrested 13 suspected traffic robbers lurking around Motorways, Old Toll Gate and Olusosun Dump site, Ojota. The suspects, who were picked up yesterday evening through an undercover operation led by the Commander, ...

Nigeria confirms plans to sell govt properties to fund 2021 budget The finance minister confirmed the decision to sell some government properties in a document submitted to lawmakers. Apart from its plan to engage in domestic and foreign borrowings to fund the 2021 budget, the federal government has confirmed that it will also sell some government-owned properties for the same ...

A total of 1,479 people have tested positive to Covid-19 in Nigeria, according to daily update of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night. The 1479 new cases were reported from 25 states, including Osun which recorded 39 confirmed cases, accounting for 2.6 percent of the nation’s total for the day. Other states include: Lagos (697), FCT ...

Hope we are all seeing how American corporations are protecting their country, even at the expense of free speech? Hope we can all see how human right of free speech is being trampled upon for national security? President Trump was banned on twitter and facebook yesterday. He moved to Parler, another communications app, and overnight , the Parler app had ...

The inflation rate in Nigeria jumped in December to its highest level in more than three years, data released on Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed. Inflation stood at 15.75 per cent in December, compared with 14.89 per cent in November, marking the 16th straight month of increases. The consumer inflation rate in December was the highest since ...

The National Youth Service Corps has said members would only be allowed on NYSC approved camps nationwide from January 19, 2021 as against the January 18, 2021 earlier announced date. The National Youth Service Corps has also banned all forms of religious gatherings on its orientation camps. Corps members would resume 200 daily and would be tested for Covid-19 upon ...

The authorities of the University of Ibadan have cancelled its 2019/2020 academic session and renamed it 2020/2021. It equally approved February 22, 2021, for the resumption of academic activities in the institution. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Olatunji Oladejo,said that the institution’s senate met on Thursday.,where the decisions were taken. “Academic activities will commence for those admitted ...

Mobile network operators in Nigeria including Airtel and MTN have dismissed claims by subscribers that their SIM cards are being blocked before the deadline set for the linkage with the National Identity Number. The Federal Government through the Nigerian Communication Commission had ordered telecommunications companies to deactivate telephone lines of subscribers who failed to link their phones to their National ...

The President,Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, led top government officials and members of the diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen heroes. The event was the traditional laying of wreath marking the end of activities in the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day which started with the launching of the remembrance emblem last year. Buhari; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; President of the ...