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A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 vote, the court struck down Trump’s order. A bare majority of five justices, in an opinion written […]
Continue ReadingThe words, “hunger” and “Onanuga” are almost homophones; words of similar sounds. I am goaded on by the Yoruba epistemology which counsels that likes should be compared with likes. As tortoise’s head safely compares with the big toe, so does a groundnut shell compares with the cocoon of the world’s tiniest rat Yoruba call the eliri. But comparison is not my bother here. My interest […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, admitted activist, publisher, and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to fresh bail in the sum of N200 million, weeks after revoking his earlier bail over his failure to appear for trial. Justice Umar, in a ruling, directed Sowore to provide two sureties. One of the sureties […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government will phase out the policy separating Junior Secondary Schools from Senior Secondary Schools after data showed more than 20 million pupils dropped out before reaching the senior secondary level. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the decision Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the UBEC Ministerial Implementation and Monitoring Committee. Alausa […]
Continue ReadingHow staff theft is quietly killing Nigeria’s service economy — and what it will take to stop it There is a saying Nigerians know in our bones: every day for the thief, one day for the owner. It is meant to be a reassurance. Justice is slow, the proverb suggests, but it is coming. Sit […]
Continue ReadingIsaac Fayose, public affairs commentator, and junior brother of ex-Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has rewarded an Ekiti woman with ₦1 million after she turned down an alleged ₦15,000 vote-buying offer from the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the recent governorship election in the state. Isaac Fayose announced the reward on social media after a […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Monday, the National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that the party has uploaded the name of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal. The party leader said the NDC had filed an appeal against a recent court ruling alongside an […]
Continue ReadingBoldness, be my friend. Arm me, audacity, from head to foot.” Some live by that Shakespearean creed. They say aloud what society only whispers. They speak the unsayable, damn the world and make a difference. Northern Nigeria had the late Dr Yusuf Bala Usman. I think there is another one in Dr. Bashir Kurfi. Kurfi […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has congratulated Osasere Okundaye on emerging as Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant at the age of 16. In a statement on Monday, Olawande described the feat as a remarkable demonstration of hard work, discipline, resilience and commitment to excellence. Olawande said: “I heartily congratulate Miss Osasere Okundaye on her […]
Continue ReadingFemi Afolabi-Brown, husband of the television show host, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, believes men who choose to practise polygamy should wait for years, not just a few years, but decades before marrying a second wife. Taking another wife too soon after the first is a recipe for conflict because both women are likely to be in the […]
Continue ReadingTobi Amusan, the world record holder equalled her season’s best of 12.28s to win the women’s 100m hurdles at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday. The spectacular athlete stormed to victory ahead of American pair Grace Stark, who finished second in 12.38s, and Alaysha Johnson, who placed third in 12.39s. She produced a strong finish […]
Continue ReadingThere is a detail buried in a press briefing in Kaduna last Thursday that I found rather troubling. It was offered by the former National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Director General, Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd). He was in the state to honour the memory of his late colleague, Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd), who […]
Continue ReadingSeveral mouthwatering encounters headline the Round of 32, including Brazil against Japan, Netherlands versus Morocco, Portugal against Croatia, Belgium against Senegal and France against Sweden. A release on the FIFA website on Sunday disclosed all these. Nine out of 10 African nations booked their spots in this knockout phase. The knockout stage also reflects Africa’s […]
Continue ReadingTales by moonlight thrives on call-and-response give-and-take. “Story, story,” the storyteller invites the audience, honey in his voice, suspense in his eyes. “Story!” the audience booms back. “Who knows the meaning of this proverb? A fish rots from the head,” the storyteller asks. Under this moonlight, I am the storyteller. I can see some eager […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actor, Joseph Momodu has joined the US Army. The actor shared the news in a heartfelt post on his official Instagram account on Friday, revealing that he completed 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, before being officially enlisted as a Specialist in the US Army. His post: (Photo: LLN)
Continue ReadingContent creator, actress, social media influencer, digital creator, and entrepreneur, Amarachi Blessing Amusi, popularly known as Ashmusy, has shared an emotional message about the pain of losing a loved one unexpectedly, opening up about the regret that can come with not having the chance to make things right before the loved one’s passing. In a […]
Continue ReadingFirst the good news, there is an often ignored critical dimension to debates on the political history of Nigeria and on which Nigeria can justifiably take pride. The default preference of (International) Western scholarship is the evasion of any evidence that runs counter to their narrative of the unrelieved incapacity of Africa in general and […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Friday, set aside its earlier judgement directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. The judge, Isah Dashen, held that all relevant parties must be heard before any substantive decision can be made in the matter. The court […]
Continue ReadingA 3-storey shopping complex collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State on Thursday, leaving nine persons dead, 10 others rescued, and an unspecified number feared trapped beneath the rubble. Located on Old Ojo Road near Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Satellite Town, the building collapsed at about 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, […]
Continue ReadingFranklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the United States for his scheme to steal some $3.5 million from eight different victims via an online romance scam. The 42-year-old Nigerian national, Nwadialo was arrested at an airport in Texas upon his […]
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