*NAPTIP arrests 80-year-old, 7 others for trafficking in Benue, rescue 5 victims (Sun)*Lagos destroys shanties, dislodges squatters under Ijora bridge (Punch)

NAPTIP arrests 80-year-old, 7 others for trafficking in Benue, rescue 5 victims (Sun) The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), Makurdi Zonal Command, has bursted a child trafficking syndicate who specialised in the sale of children.…

*Lagos lauds Gbajabiamila over Surulere general hospital (Punch)*2 die in Ogun Christmas day crash (DailyTrust)

Lagos lauds Gbajabiamila over Surulere general hospital (Punch) The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has commended the Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, for facilitating the upgrade and…

*Tension in Lagos community after murder of cult gang leader (DailyTrust)*Protest in Kano over Appeal Court judgement (Vanguard)

Tension in Lagos community after murder of cult gang leader (DailyTrust) Tension hovers around the Ojo area of Lagos State following the killing of a suspected cult gang leader in the area at the weekend. The deceased, simply identified as…

Strike: NLC, TUC will consider N35,000 extra pay, other offers – FG

The Federal Government is hopeful of the organised labour suspending its planned indefinite strike, saying the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) will consider the government’s offers, including a N35,000 pay increase for all “treasury-paid”…

Labour walks out of meeting with FG

The resumed meeting of the Presidential Steering Committee on Subsidy Palliatives, which was scheduled to hold Friday ended badly as the Labour team walked out over alleged lack of readiness of government’s team. The committee at the end of its…

*Ministerial nominees: Lagos, Kano, Osun, other states excluded (Sun)*Presidency: why Tinubu picked Wike, El-Rufai, others (Nation)

Ministerial nominees: Lagos, Kano, Osun, other states excluded (Sun) President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, yesterday, unveiled the ministerial-nominees list sent by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is even as politicians who are yet to make the list have returned…

Tinubu flip flops into Aso Rock — Steve Osuji 

There seems to be something about those who crave a thing so bad before they land it. When they finally get that object of their desire, ennui seems to quickly embrace them and squeeze the joy out of their victory.  …

President Tinubu prays at Dodan Barracks praying ground

President Bola Tinubu has joined other Nigerian Muslims to perform the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Dodan Barracks Praying Ground in Lagos. The president was accompanied by Mr Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the…

ASUU strike, future of education and student loan (an encore) — Magnus Onyibe

This article which was first published in my column on 11th  October last year and subsequently on several traditional and online platforms merits being repeated because President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through his signing into law Student Loan (Access to Higher…

*Reactions as Davido reveals London-based son (Nation)*CBN allows banks to trade freely at any rate (Sun)

Reactions as Davido reveals London-based son (Nation) Superstar singer Davido has revealed that he has another son, Dawson who stays with his mother in London. There have been unconfirmed rumors that Davido has a child with London-based makeup artist, Larissa…

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