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People have various reasons for starting a relationship, which may or may not lead to marriage. Usually, love is the spark that lights a lifetime of companionship flamed by shared interests and life goals. But sometimes, love may come second place or other distant positions. But is it enough to be the […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says it may write a petition against Ekaette Obot, Akwa Ibom state chief judge, over the imprisonment of Inibehe Effiong, human rights lawyer. Last Wednesday, Obot sent Effiong to prison after the lawyer reportedly protested against the presence of armed policemen in court. The human rights lawyer […]

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, have agreed to raise global oil output, pushing Brent crude above $100 a barrel. The group disclosed this at the end of the 31st OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting held on Wednesday. The oil cartel added a minuscule 100,000 […]

Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Nigerians must be wary of those trying to cause a religious war in the country over his party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. The former Edo governor spoke in a chat with Arise TV on Wednesday. Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, picked […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has raised the alarm over a purported attempt to deduct $418 million from the federation account to settle the controversial Paris Club debt. The governors said this in a letter dated August 1 and addressed to Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). They […]

Audu Madaki, an assistant inspector-general of police (AIG), has been reportedly shot by gunmen. Madaki is the AIG in charge of zone 12 police command. He was said to have been attacked by the assailants on Tuesday along the Kaduna-Abuja road. Although details of the attack are still hazy, he was […]

The Igbo are loyal, giving and unwavering. They have a predilection for going to the grave with a corpse if need be. They are a dependable ally. If you have the Igbo as a consociate, you have an unrelenting sentinel.   But the Igbo’s devotion to a cause, friend or comrade is their curse. […]

Mu’azu Sambo, minister of transportation, says appropriate technology would be installed on trains before resumption of operations on the Abuja- Kaduna route. Sambo said this during a familiarisation visit to the Idu and Kubwa train stations on Tuesday in Abuja. He said normal train services would be restored on the route after […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the rising cost of diesel has adversely affected his fish business. Obasanjo spoke on Tuesday during a south-west fish farmers’ congress held at the presidential library (OOPL) in Ogun state. He said the high diesel price may turn fish farming into bankruptcy, adding that he is “already […]