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  “As a young man with the interest of my community at heart and the prompting of the elders amongst us, we couldn’t stand aside when the leadership tussles between the major actors in the All Progressives Congress which were in power started between our governor and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole” PEGASUS REPORTERS When Pegasus Reporters spoke with this youthful firebrand ...

  “We hereby restate, at the risk of repetition, that our Client — Prof. Jerry Gana, CON — never at anytime hailed the late Yusuf. Our Client does not know the late Yusuf, he has never met him before, and he has no links and/or affiliation whatsoever to Boko Haram.” Pegasus Reporters Nigeria’s one-time minister of information, Gerry Gana has ...

  “Someone who is 30 years old is not a spring chicken. He is an adult, a full-grown adult. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, the French President, is in his 30s. The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Ms Jacinta Arden, is in her 30s…Even back home, General Yakubu Gowon was in his 30s when he led Nigeria through the most turbulent phase ...

  “The situation had assumed a disturbing dimension in the last one month. The spate of violence, kidnapping, armed robbery, assignations, raping, arson, lawlessness and corruption in the country is alarming” Agency Report Another cleric, the Primate of the African Church, Julius Abbe, has told President Mohammadu Buhari to resign honourably and give way to someone who has solutions to ...

  “In the light of this development, the hostels are to be closed with immediate effect. Students and other members of the university community are to note and strictly comply with this directive” NAN Report The Management of the University of Jos has directed the closure of all its students’ hostels over security threats to the school. Abdullahi Abdullahi, Deputy ...

  “Together with the rest of our team, we built a company that became profitable in twenty-four months and continues to be so” – Ibukun Awosika PEGASUS REPORTERS Yesterday we ran a story on the sack by the Central Bank of Nigeria of some key board member of the First Bank Plc amongst whom was Mrs Ibukun Awosika. In a ...

  “I really appreciate the Lagos state government, Mr Idris, the hotel man that gave me accommodation, that celebrated my birthday. I also appreciate Princess Aderemi, for all the support and everyone that helped. I promise not to fail Nigerians.” PEGASUS REPORTERS The viral amputee sachet water hawker who made headlines in both hard and online newsreel last week and ...

  Tinubu has also been generously credited with the ability to headhunt and mentor capable people like Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing. Nigeria is bleeding dangerously and inexorably falling apart. But the urgency of the moment, when the country is virtually leaderless as myriad groups of criminals overwhelm the state, hasn’t stopped ambitious ...

  “BRAC, therefore, warned Biafra agitators to respect their territory as further attacks will create tension between their communities and Ndigbo” Niger Delta groups consisting of the Aborigines of 5 states of Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and the Cross River States Coastal Aborigines on Wednesday have warned the Indigenous People of Biafra to leave their communities out in their agitation ...

  The enemies of Nigeria are not those pushing for her balkanization due to entrenched injustices in the system. The real enemies are the beneficiaries of the unjust system who have sworn to allow neither restructuring nor a referendum for us to determine our future. PEGASUS REPORTERS This is certainly not the best of the time for Nigeria. And most ...