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Mike Ozekhome SAN, has said that the rising cost of living, hunger and widespread public discontent under President Bola Tinubu’s administration could fuel a formidable opposition movement capable of unseating him in the 2027 general election. Speaking in response to reports of an emerging political alliance between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and 2023 Labour […]
Continue ReadingNigeria is presently celebrating its 26th year of this Fourth Republic and 65 years as an independent, sovereign nation. However, if there were a survey asking Nigerians if they are faring better or worse as citizens, the majority are likely to confirm the latter. Why is it that successive administration tends to sink Nigerians into […]
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabian authorities have prevented prominent Nigerian Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi from entering the country to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Sheikh Gumi, in a Facebook post on Monday, explained that although he was granted a Hajj visa, he was denied entry into Medina. He expressed gratitude to the Nigerian government for pledging to […]
Continue ReadingOctopuses are considered by biologists to be very crafty, clever, cephalopods, who have multiple brains and three hearts, and can easily manoeuvre their ways around even the most difficult circumstances. These Einsteins of the Deep can be very playful, but you can only underestimate their resourcefulness at your own peril. They can dance in and […]
Continue ReadingAttempts by an unidentified person to carry improvised explosive devices, IED, into Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory and cause havoc, yesterday, failed as vigilant military police and intelligence personnel prevented the carrier from entering the facility. As a result, the IED exploded as the military personnel who were suspicious of the load the carrier […]
Continue ReadingA video of Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, getting shoved by his wife, Brigitte Macron, has emerged, shocking the international community. Macron has landed in Vietnam for the start of his Southeast Asia tour, but a squabble on the plane has taken attention away from his diplomatic mission. Shortly after the aeroplane doors were opened, […]
Continue ReadingFrom last week, this is the concluding part of Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s counter-submission in response to that of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa on the declaration of a state of emergency in the Western Region following the Action Group crisis there. “Thirdly I say- I said it outside this House and I want to repeat it on […]
Continue ReadingA sound of explosion was heard on Monday near the Abacha Barracks located along the Nyanya-Maraba road in Abuja, causing panic among residents and passersby. One person sustained injuries in the aftermath of the explosion, according to Punch. “There was an explosion around our area today. I can’t categorically say, it was a case of […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has emphasised that the process of electing a Pope is guided by divine inspiration, not political entitlement or regional considerations. Answering questions on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm, shortly after returning from the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV in Rome, Bishop Kukah reflected on the significance of […]
Continue ReadingToday’s topic is going to be a bit technical. Although it centres on three common grammatical elements, it involves some technicalities, the type we usually want to as much as possible play down in this class. By the way, what is a phrase? What is a clause? And what is a sentence? Understanding these and […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has assured his supporters that he will contest the 2027 presidential election on the party’s platform. The former Anambra State governor made this known while addressing some of his supporters in a viral video circulating on social media on Saturday. Asked which […]
Continue ReadingBewildered by the riddle life was unravelling, King Sunny Ade, in 1974, lifted his voice in a plaintive cry, “È sú biri-biri kè bó mi o.” At the time, the fast-rising Juju maestro was merely 11 years into his musical odyssey when he birthed this evergreen song. Had the song been born in 2025, it […]
Continue ReadingFormer Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and his counterpart in Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, have been saddled with the responsibility of deciding whether, in forming a coalition, proponents should float a new party or fuse into an existing platform. This was disclosed in a communique read by Convener of the League of Northern Democrats […]
Continue Reading37-year-old Nigerian, Henry Ezeonyido, has been sentenced by a United States District Court, to 27 months imprisonment for his role in a $1m insurance fraud. In a statement by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday, Ezeonyido perpetrated the fraud between October 2019 and February 2022, according to Punch. Reports say, the statement noted […]
Continue ReadingA small plane crashed into a residential area of southern California in the middle of the night, police said on Thursday, smashing into houses and setting multiple cars ablaze. TV footage showed rows of cars burned to blackened shells and at least one house suffering major destruction in the San Diego neighborhood of low-rise homes. […]
Continue ReadingThere is no gainsaying that Professor Toyin Falola is Africa’s gift to the world of ideas, intellectualism, and advancement of the human civilisation. From Ibadan he stormed the World, leaving global footprints as a leading architect of the African intellectual renaissance. In many respects, he blazes the trail as a thought leader whose journey and […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a fresh reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across the country, with new rates now ranging from N875 to N905 per litre, depending on location. The new price regime, which marks a N15 reduction per litre across all regions and partner retail outlets, was posted […]
Continue ReadingAn age-old debate? Yes, it is. But why does it still matter today? It matters because it is still an unresolved debate most especially in the Nigerian context currently. The idea that anyone with access to valuable information of public interest can be a journalist has gained ground. However, this does not mean that journalism […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 60-year-old motorcycle operator, Wasiu Babatunde Adeniran, who was swept away by floodwaters during heavy rainfall along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Alakuko, Lagos. In a Thursday statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, the command revealed that the incident occurred on […]
Continue ReadingAmerican actress, singer, and TV personality, Lauren Keyana “Keke” Palmer, simply known as Keke Palmer, is opening up about her commitment to financial discipline, revealing that despite her success, she intentionally keeps her rent at just $1,500, even when she has a million dollars in the bank. Now in her 30s, Palmer, who began acting […]
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