Sowore

There’s need to abolish bicameral legislature, engage part-time lawmakers –Sowore

* Says no regrets over ‘Revolution Now’ Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 General Election, Omoyele Sowore, has said he has no regrets embarking on his aborted protest tagged ‘Revolution...

‘Nigerians should be patient with Tinubu’

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of The Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, in this interview with BOLAJI OGUNDELE, speaks on the activities of the administration, the economy...

Gbajabiamila: I changed gambling to gaming because it’s entertainment

When his last four-year tenure as Director General, National Lottery Regulatory Commission ends in 2026, Lanre Gbajabiamila will have put in 21 consistent years of service in the industry; starting as an operator in...

Varsities should make drug tests mandatory for students – NDLEA spokesman

Director of Media and Advocacy, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, talks to FATTEH HAMID about the agency’s campaign against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country, among other issues What major...
Tinubu

We’re taking proactive steps to tackle economic challenges in Nigeria – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu recently granted an interview with The Nation Newspaper, which announced him as “Man Of The Year” and talked about his administration’s programmes in tackling the economic challenges in the country. Excerpts: The Nation:...

Other African countries should emulate Nigeria on recovery of stolen assets – Zambia’s DPP

Gilbert A. Phiri is the Director of Public Prosecutions of Zambia. Phiri, a former Director-General of the Zambian Anti-Corruption Commission, also chairs the country’s Inter-Agency Task Force comprising all law enforcement agencies and regulatory...

My wife supports my political career – Oyo speaker, Ogundoyin

Adebo Ogundoyin is the youngest Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly. He is married to Olamidun, who is the founder of Sooyah Bistro, and the immediate past Country Director and currently a...

‘US needs Nigeria more than Nigeria needs US’

Titus Olowokere is the president of the US-Africa Trade Council, a non-profit organisation devoted to the promotion of trade, tourism, and investment opportunities between the United States of America and Africa. Over the years, the...
Lawal

Fear of blood, needles made me study Pharmacy — Lawal Omolola, OAU best graduate

With a Grade Index of 4.72 from Nigeria’s Premier Pharmacy School, Lawal Omolola Blessing emerged best graduating student of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University for the 2021/2022 academic session. This was disclosed by...
Korede Adedoyin

Many skilled citizens abroad will return when Nigeria improves – UK-based lawyer

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian lawyer and Chief Executive Officer, Vemoye Foundation, Korede Adedoyin, tells EMMANUEL OJO how Nigeria can recover the skills lost to brain drain, among other issues You manage an NGO dedicated to...

Court grants bail to Nigerian senator accused of forgery

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday, admitted a senator, Benson Konbowei (PDP Bayelsa), bail in the sum of N50...

Easter: IGP orders tight security nationwide

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered round-the-clock security and protection of public spaces across the country during the Easter celebrations particularly...

Journalists want Tinubu to punish DIA officers over illegal detention, torture...

Nigerian media community, comprising the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called...

Health professionals brainstorm in Abuja, make case for drug free society

Prominent health professionals in Nigeria have made a case for holistic tackling of drugs misuse, saying there is the need for multidimensional approach to...

Tinubu appoints Abdullahi Bello as new Chairman of Code of Conduct...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Usman Bello as the new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), pending...