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35 mins ago
From the 1990s to the millennium era, another milestone in the growth of the record label industry in Nigeria was visible. New entrepreneurs, nouveaux riches, and budding Nigerian artistes in the diaspora combined forces with dynamic, industrious, educated, and tech-savvy home-based young Nigerians ......
1 hour ago
In the melodious waves of Afrobeats, the artistry of our movie producers and the majestic skills of our athletes lies an undeniable truth – Nigeria’s creative industry is a goldmine ripe for investment.
1 hour ago
Sapele and Warri are two significantly important Nigerian cities that need no introduction, special or un-special, from the historic, realistic and imaginative imagination of this creative creator whose impression of things is often – if not always....
1 day ago
The conversation on the subject of slavery and slave trade as well as the possible compensation for the heinous crime cannot ever end. The descendants of the perpetrators will not agree and the prospective beneficiaries will not give up. Ghana President Nana Akufo-Ado revived the subject last week, bringing it to the front burner at…
1 day ago
It was not surprising that the people of Egbaland rolled out the drums to celebrate His Majesty, Oba Aremu Gbadebo, the Alake of Egbaland, when he marked his 80th birthday on September 14. Oba Gbadebo has been a stabilising force in Egbaland, despite the traditional cleavages of Abeokuta. He has been able to maintain the…
1 day ago
Èèyàn Ò sunwonláàye Ijo a baku la n di ere. Humans are not honoured while alive. The day one dies is when one becomes a statue. If you are here to read the rumours about the life, times, and death of MohBad, I am sorry to disappoint you. You can go watch some of the…
1 day ago
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent discourteous behaviour against some of the traditional rulers in Iseyin, Oyo state, has drawn an angry tirade from the public. Not unexpectedly, these comments have come as a mix of words. For yours sincerely, the former president’s comments could only be viewed from two main perspectives. The first is the…
1 day ago
In recent weeks, Ondo State, Nigeria, has been embroiled in a political crisis that has ignited concerns about the sanctity of constitutional offices, democratic values, and the need for urgent national intervention. The clash between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his Deputy, Hon. Lucky Ayedatiwa, has prompted both public outcry and legal action, raising critical questions…
1 day ago
African leaders/. Pix: Africannews Dan Agbese’s article title “The Cursed Continent: Thoughts on African Leadership” in The Guardian Newspaper of September 8, was expectedly a robust article with catchy heading and intelligent discourse on leadership in Africa. The beautiful piece from the frontline journalist wouldn’t have required a rejoinder but for the lacuna in its…
2 days ago
Yesterday, the National Assembly, the truest custodian and guardian of Nigeria’s democracy, resumed plenary after a 49-day annual recess.
2 days ago
Copycat private military companies, polar opposites to Dokubo’s, have mushroomed in the creeks from where they launch their criminal activities.
2 days ago
Amidst the conflating volatilities of regional wars, domestic and international terrorism, economic dislocation and political upheavals in swathes of the developing world, the vicissitudes of climate change and its adverse impacts, many could be forgiven for presuming that racism is a conquered battle around the world.
2 days ago
A revenue target without any basis or link to the state of the economy destroys the integrity of the tax system.

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Normalcy has returned at the Federal Ministry of Works, Abuja, after some members of staff staged a peaceful protest, yesterday, over the decision of the Minister, David Umahi, to lock them out of their offices for late coming.
10 mins ago
The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State, has developed a new variety of potato to tackle outbreak of blight in North Central Zone.
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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), yesterday, officially presented the Quality Management Systems Certificate ISO 9001-2015 to Afrimedical Manufacturing and Supplies Limited.
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Domestic transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) fell by 45.3 per cent within a 16-year period, from N3.6 trillion in 2007 to N1.9 trillion in 2022, the latest Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) report has shown.
19 mins ago
The most anticipated football championship is finally here with us. It is the 2023/24 Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL), which will kick off in 20 centres across the country this weekend after many postponements.