by ‘Jola Sotubo Students who intend to take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Borno have been assured of their safety by the Zonal Coordinator, Ahmed Ali. The exam, scheduled to hold today, will see over 1 million intending university and polytechnic students thronging venues around... Read More
by Akan Ido Call for the release of a citizen reporter, Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi, who live-tweeted events following the attempted jailbreak of Boko Haram suspects from the Department of Security Service (DSS) in Abuja on March 30 have continued to get louder. Several high profile individuals including Oby Ezekwesili, the former Vice President for Africa... Read More
by Akan Ido True, American talk-show host, Ellen DeGeneres shattered all known social media records by posting the most retweeted selfie of all time during the Oscars but that record is now under threat with this mind-boggling one posted on @OvieO’s Instagram page. DeGeneres shut down Twitter by posting a celebrity-packed selfie garnering a combined total of... Read More
by Alkasim Abdulkadir We have rebased our GDP, now is the time to rebase this endemic poverty. There has never been a greater time in history to reduce Nigeria’s 112 million poor people than now. As you read this Nigeria is currently the largest economy in Africa after it rebased its gross domestic product GDP. This... Read More
by Moe Odele How is the government financing these projects? Can Osun afford all these? How much time does Ogbeni need to complete these projects? Does he actually have this time? From October 2012 to December 2013 I lived and worked in the State of Osun. When I first got my deployment letter, I was... Read More
by Editorial team She had her faults… but there was no ambiguity in the way Nigerians felt about Dora this was a leader for whom there was an unshakeable consensus: we could trust her with our very lives. Dora Nkem Akunyili has been a national star from that moment 13 years ago, when former president,... Read More
by Isi Esene International Republican Institute (IRI) in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Consulate is set to premiere Dreams4Naija; a 30-minute documentary profiling young Nigerians and their expectations and dreams for a future Nigeria today at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos. In June 2012, IRI sponsored the... Read More
by Akan Ido You make calls with smartphones and all but it appears superstars like the artiste, Wizkid have a faster way of getting the message across. The Jaiye jaiye artiste posted a picture of himself on Instagram holding a wad a foreign currency tightly close to his ears apparently lost in deep conversation with... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Initially, it was merely a speculation that singer, Tiwa Savage and her beau, Tunji ‘Teebillz’ Balogun would wed in Dubai, but now the story has been confirmed. The couple have already sent out their wedding invites (pictured above) to friends and well wishers. The wedding ceremony will take place on April 26,... Read More
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