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There are two perspectives from which the apparent lopsidedness of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointments can be understood.There is the power politics perspective and there is the federalism compliant dimension. The emergent casus belli between the President and the custodians of the Northern Muslim electorate devolves on this lapse. It is amenable to being cited […]
Continue ReadingMinister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the Chairman of Incorporated Trustees of IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem have been dragged before the Federal High Court with the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite over the latter’s appointment by Wike. Also joined as defendants in the suit instituted […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful and popular Nigerian actress, and celebrity, Angela Okorie, has expressed her frustration and heartbreak over a failed relationship in an emotional Instastory. After recently breaking up with her boyfriend and blocking him, she’s still being pursued by him. Angela vowed not to showcase her future partner on social media until she’s married, determined to […]
Continue ReadingThe superstitious belief that instant wealth can be conjured by herbalists or ‘native doctors’ has sent an inordinate number of innocent people to their untimely death in Nigeria. But how desperate or gullible must someone be not to understand that if these ‘native doctors’ could create money by performing rituals, they themselves would not be so poor? That precisely […]
Continue ReadingOver the years, Nigerians have fallen victim to a series of Ponzi schemes that promised quick riches but ended in devastating losses. From the infamous Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox, popularly known as MMM that crashed in 2016, leaving millions of investors stranded, to the recent collapse of CBEX and other crypto-based platforms, the allure of high […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Nigerian and star actress, film maker, brand ambassador, and business woman, Omowunmi Ajiboye is a year older on Thursday, April 17. Taking to her Instagram page to share new photos of herself, she wrote: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, thank you Jesus for the grace🙏🙏 I’m grateful baba mi❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️” See her video: View this post […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actor, Adams Kehinde, popularly known as Lege Miamii, has sparked controversy with his statement that any married woman who uses a password on her phone is a prostitute. According to him, this behavior indicates she’s not ready for marriage and should pack load and leave her husband. Lege Miamii’s comments suggest he views phone […]
Continue ReadingSickle cell conditions are genetic blood disorders that affect haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. While both sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease involve mutations in the haemoglobin gene, they are fundamentally different in terms of symptoms, severity, and impact on daily life. Understanding these differences […]
Continue ReadingAfter defeating Real Madrid in the second leg of the quarter-final stage of the Champions League, Arsenal will face Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the semi-final match. Barcelona will square it up with Inter Milan in the other semi-final match. The gunners who had a 3-0 lead in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium last […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Army has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Onyinyechi Anaele as the Acting Director, Department of Army Public Relations. Anele, a member of Direct Regular Course 15 and a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, takes over from Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, who has been redeployed to the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre. Her appointment […]
Continue ReadingCryptoBridge Exchange known as CBEX may have joined a long list of successful scams in Nigeria. According to Nigerian investors, the people behind the digital platform have carted away over N1.3 trillion from their wallets after crashing on Monday. The platform now joins the scams hall of fame in the country. This list includes Mavrodial […]
Continue ReadingThe first head of government that declared a state of emergency in Nigeria was the then Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 1912 – 15 January 1966) and that was in May 1962. I was a student then at Olofin Anglican Grammar School in Idanre in Ondo state, along with Folu Olamiti, Prince Wale […]
Continue ReadingThe United Kingdom’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that the definition of a woman under equality legislation referred to “biological sex”, but it said trans people would not be disadvantaged by its landmark decision. The Supreme Court’s judgment related to whether a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate, a formal document that gives legal […]
Continue ReadingUnited States, through its Trade Estimate Report (TER), has accused the Nigerian National Assembly and Agencies in the country of abusing procurement processes and lacking transparency. The report says U.S. companies have expressed concerns about corruption and a lack of transparency in procurement processes in Nigeria. The report stated: “The Public Procurement Act of 2007 […]
Continue Reading“It is not titles that honour men but men that honour titles.” ―Niccolo Machiavelli Sometimes in the 1980’s or 1990’s a troubling fact came to light from a retired army officer based on statistics to the effect that Nigeria has the highest number of retired generals in the world. Much more than Israel, Soviet Union, […]
Continue ReadingMrs. Dupe Omowumi Bello, a retired headmistress, collapsed and died during her retirement ceremony in Osun State, Nigeria. The tragic incident occurred on April 9, 2025, at the School for the physically challenged, Enu Odi, Ilesa, Osun State. It was gathered that Bello, respected by colleagues and students for her dedication and hard work, had […]
Continue ReadingThe Presiding Pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, has stirred up controversy with his statement that Jesus Christ didn’t associate with poor people. The cleric said, Jesus’ actions and interactions, as recorded in the Bible, demonstrate his preference for visiting and associating with wealthy individuals rather than those in poverty. Pastor Ibiyeomie, during a worship […]
Continue ReadingOn 9 June, 1913, Lord Friedrick Lugard minuted on a document that Lagos “could never be made a healthy place.” It was his reaction to a proposed sewage scheme estimated to cost £186,000. He believed that that amount was too vast to expend on an unworthy Lagos. He was Governor of Southern Nigeria at that […]
Continue ReadingNational leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said that it would not refund the N300 million given to it by the Rivers State government as support for its 2025 Annual General Conference. Chairman of the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference Planning Committee (NAGCPC), Emeka Obegolu, in a statement on Monday, April 14, said […]
Continue ReadingIn a communique, the Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform, known as the PDP Governors Forum, on Monday dismissed speculations of a possible merger of parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. They also lamented the alarming worsening security situation in Nigeria as evidenced in parts of the country, especially in Borno, […]
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