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A newspaper, Mansfield News-Journal, in 1963, published a bold prediction: someday, people would carry their phones in their pockets. At the time, the idea seemed absurd—phones were bulky, wired devices limited to homes and offices. As one can see today, we carry not just mobile phones but powerful smartphones capable of video calls, internet access, […]
Continue Reading57 years ago almost to the month, celebrated Kenya political scientist, Ali Mazrui, observed that “for some reason a disproportionate number of the historic acts of violence in Africa since independence have tended to happen in the months of January and February.” He had good reason for this. In January 1961, the Belgians and the Americans […]
Continue ReadingNew Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ekiti State, Joseph Eribo has assumed office, to take over from Adeniran Akinwale, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG). A statement released on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ekiti State police command, Sunday Abutu, described Eribo […]
Continue ReadingDear esteemed readers, I wish you a year filled with happiness, success, and good health. May your dreams come true, and may your heart remain joyful this New Year and always. Following the publication of my article on hidden sugar in our food, I received a text message from a reader. He claimed that sugar […]
Continue ReadingIn its latest update, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its lexicon with 20 Nigerian words and expressions. The newly added entries include popular terms like “japa,” “agbero,” “eba,” “419,” and “abi,” among others. These words, deeply rooted in the everyday lives of Nigerians, highlight the influence of Pidgin English, street slang, and cultural […]
Continue ReadingSpecial Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has dismissed the objection filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, challenging its jurisdiction to hear the $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud case brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice Rahman Oshodi held […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer and songwriter, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, has gifted a new Benz SUV worth over N200 million to personal assistant (PA), described as his right-hand man, Femmy. Femmy shared a clip of the luxury ride’s machine on his Snapchat platform, expressing heartfelt gratitude with the caption: “Whoooppp thank you Big Wiz, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, has described the power brokers in President Bola Tinubu’s administration as very educated, more experienced, sophisticated and dangerous than those in the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, Dalung claimed that the cabals in Buhari’s administration lacked education […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Falcons goalkeeper, Yewande Balogun, has officially announced her retirement from professional football playing. Balogun, who was part of Nigeria’s squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, made one appearance for the nine-time African champions during her career. The goalkeeper shared the news of her retirement in a […]
Continue ReadingA high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, has ruled that Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers state governor, can conduct official business with three lawmakers at the state house of assembly who have not vacated their seats. The suit had sought to compel Governor Fubara to re-submit the 2024 budget to the faction of the […]
Continue ReadingIt has now become something of a yearly tradition that someone would share a video of hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of beggars lined up on one of the priciest real estates in Nigeria—Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Already always striking in Nigeria, the paradox of poverty and prosperity jars your eyes. These people queue up […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement released on Monday evening, two Nigerians, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja, 39, and Abel Adeyi Daramola, 37, face up to 20 years each in a United States prison after they were convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a $560,000 romance scam. The US Attorney, Alexander Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge […]
Continue ReadingIt is a new day and a new beginning in Ghana today, January 7, as the country today celebrates the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on his second return to the country’s helm of affairs. Mahama was President of Ghana, 2012-2016. He lost the 2016 election to President Nana Addo Akuffo Addo. He lost […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actress, and executive producer, Judy Austin pens a heartfelt birthday message to her husband, Yul Edochie as he turns a new age on Tuesday. She took to her Instagram page to celebrate him on his special day. See her post below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by JUDY AUSTIN YUL-EDOCHIE (@judyaustin1)
Continue ReadingJohn Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president on Tuesday at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging to overcome public discontent by boosting the economy and creating much-needed jobs. The opposition leader, 66, won the December 7 presidential election by a wide margin to stage a political comeback in the West African nation, […]
Continue ReadingThe door of life is binary; it opens either ways, inwards or outwards. So goes an age-long wisdom. When the ThisDay newspaper, on 1 January announced President Bola Tinubu as its Man of the Year pick, emotions of Nigerians ran riot. Was that decision a product of editorial science or newspaper shamanism? Nigerians asked. To many, the […]
Continue ReadingCelestial Church of Christ (CCC) has announced the sudden passing of its three prominent Pastors on the first day of the new year 2025. Evangelist Oladotun Elusanmi, Shepherd Olumuyiwa Michael, and Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist Johnson Olajuwon, were announced dead by the church’s media head in a statement released on its website. Secretary of the […]
Continue ReadingTalented British-Nigerian female designer, Elizabeth Sanyaolu, popularly known as Liz Sanya, has successfully created the largest sandal in the world, earning her a spot in the Guinness World Records (GWR). The extraordinary achievement, which took place at Pixel Park in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria, between January 2 and 4, 2025, drew a large crowd of supporters who […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has approved $20,000 foreign medical treatment, bullet-proof SUVs and cooks, among other benefits, as a retirement package for service chiefs and generals, which the Nigerian Medical Association, the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors faulted, The PUNCH reports. According to the Harmonised Terms and […]
Continue ReadingWe say in Yoruba that if we do a census of slaves, slaves will be sad. History, an account of facts of the past, is always injurious to the health of sick nations. And, Nigeria is sick. We’ve all become ethnic nationalists – especially after the coming of the last regime. Questions previously unasked are […]
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