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The mother of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old woman who went missing after boarding a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle (BRT) in Lagos, has accused the Lagos State government of being complicit in her daughter’s death. Bamise went missing after she boarded a BRT vehicle from Chevron Bus Stop, Ajah to Oshodi Continue Reading

In her biography of Ayo Rosiji, one of the key politicians of Nigeria’s first republic, entitled Man With Vision, Australia-born historian, Nina Mba, citing a Holmes, called biographers “People who knead people.” In other words, biographers knead their subjects from raw flour into edible form. You then wonder what the Continue Reading

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Saki Branch, strongly condemns the disturbing video footage of Muslim students undergoing fake miracles and deliverance in a Christian school in Saki, Oyo State. This incident is a blatant disregard for the religious rights and sensitivities of Muslim students. The school’s actions are a clear Continue Reading

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar met with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday in a closed-door meeting at Obasanjo’s hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Atiku was accompanied by former Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, and Senator Aminu Tambuwal, a former governor of Sokoto State. While the details of Continue Reading

Bode George spoke in an interview with NAN on Sunday on Lagos. He was reacting to the leadership crisis in the party and how some old members are leaving the party, citing internal wranglings. George said the present problems in the PDP would be resolved and that the party would Continue Reading

The imposition of a four per cent increase in charges on all consignments imported into the country by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), last week, drew disapproval from manufacturers, economists and other stakeholders at the weekend. The stakeholders said the hike could plunge Nigerians into deeper financial crisis. Experts also Continue Reading

It happened one sunny day in mid-May 2003. I was preparing to go to the office around noon when Tayo, the editor’s secretary, called me. “Mr Olagunju, don’t come to the office, Baba Adedibu is here looking for you. He came with his boys.” There were no two birds bearing Continue Reading

The Institute of Holy Quran and Sunnah, a renowned hub for Islamic learning, proudly celebrated the 10th graduation of its latest batch of students, equipped with a deep understanding of the Quran and Sunnah. The graduation ceremony was held at the big Masjid along Army Barracks, Saki where a gathering Continue Reading