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A trip into the Sunny Side of Midnight

May 27, 2021

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth – Albert Camus (Sunny Side of Midnight, by Tope Adeboboye, Stay Alive International, 2020) The story is set in

Over 100 feared dead in Kebbi boat mishap

May 27, 2021

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has said 160 people died in the boat mishap that happened in Kebbi State. Mot of the travellers are yet to be found. According

Confusion mounts over £4.2 million Ibori loot

May 26, 2021

*We’ve paid Delta, says FG *We are yet to receive any payment, says Delta Confusion has engulfed the payment of the £4.2 million recovered from the former governor of

Transfat: Stakeholders call for quick regulatory laws

May 25, 2021

The present efforts aimed at raising awareness on dangers of consumption of industrial trans fatty foods (iTFA) should be intensified. According to experts, iTFAs are unsaturated fats chemically manufactured via

Surety provided by governor’s aide is suspected fraudster, says U.S. court

May 24, 2021

The United States Department of Justice has written to the United States Magistrate Judge in Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes, claiming that the surety provided by Abidemi Rufai,

A CONVERSATION WITH PRINCE YEMISI SHYLLON, PART 1

May 24, 2021

Prince Yemisi Shyllon: Different Slides of Success By Toyin Falola For years, I have heard a lot about Prince Yemisi Shyllon and his art collections, especially from Victor Ekpuk, Dele

‘Please don’t leave me’ — fiancée of killed pilot writes in tribute

May 24, 2021

Bunmi Oladuntoye, fiancée of Taiwo Olufemi Asaniyi, the co-pilot who flew the military aircraft that crashed at the weekend in Kaduna, has written a touching tribute to her late lover.

Nigeria: Shell wants to divest to evade clean up responsibility, Groups tell F

May 24, 2021

Civil society groups in Nigeria have urged the government to compel Shell to clean up the massive pollution of its extractive activities in the Niger Delta, saying the company’s plans

Bandits kill Catholic priest, abduct another

May 21, 2021

A Catholic priest Rev Father Alphonsus Bello, has been killed in Malumfashi, Katsina State by bandits. The police said they are on the trail of the bandits while two suspects

FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IS FOR HUMAN BEINGS, NOT CATTLE AND SHEEP

May 21, 2021

By Chief Mike Ozekhome The Northern elites, including the Hon Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, miss the point sorely when they compare Igbo peaceful spare-parts dealers who

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