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“When a nation has allowed itself to fall under a tyrannical regime, it cannot be absolved from the faults due to the guilt of the regime” – Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965 “The face of tyranny is always mild at first” – Jean Racine, 1639-1699 Most African and Nigerian leaders are often too busy hustling to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that seven states now control their electricity markets in accordance with the Electricity Act 2023. The states are Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Ondo, Imo, Oyo, and Kogi. Other states, including Lagos, Ogun, Niger, and Plateau, are expected to complete their transitions between June and September. Anambra, having recently passed […]
Continue ReadingTimes Higher Education (THE) Ranking has announced the iconic Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) as the best in Nigeria for the fourth consecutive times and number 84th in the world. ABUAD is also ranked 1st in Africa in (SDG 7 – Affordable & Clean Energy), 1st in Africa (SDG 13 -Climate Change), 2nd in Africa […]
Continue ReadingA tree does not fall in the forest and kill someone at home. That proverb may be true one hundred years ago. It has expired; its truth is lost to the ravages of this century’s technology. Check what Iran and Israel are sending to each others from a billion kilometres apart. They are pressing buttons, […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement issued in Sokoto on Sunday, the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Sokoto State chapter, has distanced itself from a recent call made by one of its members advocating for Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko’s nomination as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. The State […]
Continue ReadingLovers of athletics in Nigeria have thrown their weight behind women’s 150m world record holder, Favour Ofili, in the midst of her alleged switch of allegiance to Turkey, reports say. Ofili’s switch was first announced by Jamaica-based journalist Kayon Raynor on Sunday. “Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has switched allegiance to Turkey as of May 31, […]
Continue ReadingFor the second time in three years, an emergent name on the Nigerian political scene reminded me of a cutting from an American newspaper that Dr. Haruna Sanusi gave me in Sokoto in the 1980s. Reverend Jerry Falwell’s right-wing, televangelical Moral Majority movement was making waves in the US at the time. Years before its […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful, popular and award-winning actress and film director, Sarah Martins, has responded to a follower who criticized her age and marital status, telling her to “go and marry.” The thespian fired back, questioning why women often shame each other over marriage instead of offering support. She humorously described the troll as “ikwikwi in human form” […]
Continue ReadingCompatriots, I don’t mean to scare you. I just thought we should do some cross-fertilisation of ideas and intellectual cobwebbing. What do you think can solve this rising cost of living crisis? Can you rely on the government for your daily survival? Do you believe things will get better with time? Are you hopeful of […]
Continue ReadingNational Opposition Coalition Group, led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the registration of a new political party—the All Democratic Alliance (ADA). The application, dated June 19, was acknowledged by INEC on Friday, showing the coalition’s determination to […]
Continue ReadingCorruption has been established severally as a profound problem on Nigeria’s path to progress and development. Former President Muhammadu Buhari, even though he did not demonstrate adequate will in the fight against corruption, recognised this fact, in submitting that we must kill corruption before it kills Nigeria. Apart from Nigeria’s retrogressive performance in the Transparency […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Nigerian actress Kudirat Morenikeji Ogunro, better known by her stage name, Semilore Pweety, has revealed the importance of sex to a woman’s beauty. Sharing a new photo of herself on her Instagram page, Kudirat revealed that lack of sex reduces a woman’s beauty. She wrote: “LACK OF S3X REDUCE WOMAN’S BEAUTY. PLEASE ADJUST. I’ve […]
Continue ReadingLast week, it was announced that the International Conference Centre, Abuja, was renamed Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. The curious thing was that the ICC was not built by Tinubu but only renovated by him. And while the ICC was built by General […]
Continue ReadingSuspended Nigerian Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has been arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, for criminal defamation The case, marked CR/297/25, stems from comments allegedly made by the Senator during a live television interview on Channels TV and a public address in April 2025. […]
Continue ReadingLeader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church (IESC), Primate Elijah Ayodele, has narrated how he called the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, very many times to warn him before the attacks in Benue, but wasn’t given an audience. The cleric, in a statement, revealed that he had seen the ugly incident weeks earlier in a […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced a new list of reviewed service fees scheduled to take effect from August 1, 2025. The reviewed service fees, according to a public notice issued on Tuesday, are the result of a comprehensive review of economic realities, rising operational costs, and consultations with stakeholders. According to the Commission, […]
Continue ReadingGeneral (rtd.) Jeremaih Timbut Useni (16 February 1943 – 23 January 2025) alias JERRY BOY, who answered the final call in Paris, France, was partly a fulfilled man. The then Head of State, Major General (rtd.) Muhammadu Buhari (82) GCFR appointed him as the Governor of Bendel State (now Edo and Delta States) in January […]
Continue ReadingFormer Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Reality TV show star and actress, Venita Akpofure has shown off her banging bikini body. The beautiful thespian who is currently on holiday in Thailand shared the stunning photos on her Instagram page. More photos:
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has visited persons recovering from last Friday’s attack by armed herders on Yelewata, in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Tinubu was received by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, and the host Governor, Hyacinth Alia. The major hosts were joined by the Senate Minority Leader, […]
Continue ReadingCandidly, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done very well with June 12 by taking the narrative from where President Muhammadu Buahri left off, and choosing to give that date, the history and the symbolism of it, form, style and substance. President Buhari, despite the somnambulism of his administration, it would be recalled, suddenly woke up […]
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