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“The fraught debate on slavery is largely absent in Africa, even though Africans were deeply involved in the slave trade. Africans raided for slaves often in connivance with local chiefs and then acted as middlemen with European and Arab purchasers”. In sheer exasperation at the tragic enormity of it all, this subject matter grew out […]
Continue ReadingIn the first part of this series started last week, I excerpted from ‘The Nigeria Handbook 1919 (Issued with the approval of the Nigerian Government)’—a 304-page publication which contains ‘Statistical and General Information respecting the Colony and Protectorate’. The main idea was to draw lessons from the Nigeria of 105 years ago. Although I promised to continue […]
Continue ReadingThe Super Eagles of Nigeria have defeated Angola to become the first team to book a place in the semi-final of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Angola almost took the lead inside four minutes, as a corner from their right was helped on to Mabululu, whose attempt at the near-post was […]
Continue ReadingNewlywed bride, 12 other people which included her brother-in-law, five bridesmaids, and six others died in auto crash near Lukoro in Edati, Niger State, Nigeria. 10 of the victims, said to be current and recent graduates of the Sultan Abdulrahman College of Health Technology Gwadabawa, had gathered to celebrate the wedding between another graduate, Umar […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, has a great deal of archival materials and enjoys discussing historical issues. Last week, he sent me a treasured publication that speaks to our country’s past and may help explain some of the challenges we grapple with today. ‘The Nigeria Handbook 1919 (Issued with the approval of the Nigerian Government)’. Compiled by […]
Continue ReadingFormer presidential candidate on the platform of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 Nigerian general elections, on Sunday January 7, joined other notable and respected African voices like Prof. P. L. O Lumumba from Kenya, Dr. Arikana from Zimbabwe, and a host of others, at The Convention tagged: “Igniting The Voices of Africa,” organized by […]
Continue ReadingRemains of the late former governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, arrived in Nigeria on Friday amidst free flow of tears. The late governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away on December 27, 2023. The atmosphere was filled with grief as the corpse adorned in the green-white-green Nigerian […]
Continue ReadingIt is no longer news that Arakunrin, Odunayo, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, who was governor of Ondo state for the larger part of the last 7 years has passed on. May the soul of that sworn courageous activist rest in peace. His former deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa is now governor bringing to an end political skirmishes that have […]
Continue ReadingThe Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 2, Ari Muhammed, has ordered the dismissal of two Police Inspectors arrested for armed robbery, corruption and illegal duty. The AIG, in a statement signed by the Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Tunni Ayuba on Thursday in Lagos, gave the names of the dismissed […]
Continue ReadingDiezani Alison Maduekwe, the embattled former Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister who served during the regime of President Goodluck Jonathan, and thereafter ran to the UK for fear of EFCC, has now begged Nigerian government for leniency. Diezani, who is reportedly suffering the second stage of cancer, is begging president Bola Tinubu to allow her come back […]
Continue ReadingPretty Nigerian actress, Moyo Lawal, Nigerian singer, Oladipupo Oladimeji popularly known as Oladips, and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 Nigerian elections, Peter Obi top the list of Google’s 2023 Year in Search for Nigeria. Others on the list include Hilda Balci, Mudryk, Mr Ibu, Simon Ekpa, Sam Larry, Anita Brown, and Esther Raphael. […]
Continue ReadingA High Court Judge in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Hon. Justice Joy Unwana, has been kidnapped while her orderly was killed in the process. Justice Unwana and her driver, Idorinyin Ekanem, while returning to Uyo after a long and last court session for the year, were at about 8 pm kidnapped on Monday along the […]
Continue ReadingA lawyer identified simply as Mr Ebong, beat up his wife during an argument over a key. The man brutalised his wife until he broke her mouth and she started bleeding. “Give me the key,” he kept saying as he attacked the woman. It took the intervention of neighbours to stop him from further attacking […]
Continue Reading22-year-old Nigerian lady identified as Florence Vandi, has committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance. Late Florence, an indigene of Michika Girei Local Government Area (LGA), Adamawa, Nigeria, who resided at Viniklang in the Girei LGA, also in Adamawa, Nigeria, ended her life by consuming the local substance while protesting the death of her boyfriend. […]
Continue ReadingThe Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), one of Nigeria’s most prominent pro-democracy NGOs, invited me to make a virtual presentation from my base in Atlanta to a national seminar it organized last Thursday on “targeted judicial reforms and enhanced judicial integrity in post-election litigation.” Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it, but here are the thoughts […]
Continue ReadingBashir-El-Rufai’s wife, Halima Nwakaego, has said that she finds it exhausting living in Nigeria, and having to deal with Nigerians. Taking to her Instagram story on Saturday, December 2, the mother of two who is the daughter-in-law to the former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-rufai wrote: “It’s exhausting living in Nigeria and dealing with […]
Continue ReadingCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says beginning from April 2024, it will freeze all bank accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN). The circular released by the apex bank on Friday, December 1, instructed banks to place a “Post no Debit” restriction which prevents customers from making withdrawals, transfers, or […]
Continue ReadingI was leaving the venue of a function when I spotted him and made a beeline for his table to pay my respects. He is one of the few politicians, retired or active, still worthy of my respect-everyday now unmasks our politicians including those who have supposedly retired from active politics. A smile lit up his face […]
Continue ReadingData from the website of the National Universities Commission, the regulatory body for universities in Nigeria, revealed that there are currently 147 private universities spread across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory of the federation. As the demand for quality university education rises owing to industrial crises and issues of poor funding in […]
Continue ReadingThe Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court sitting at the Chief Magistrate’s court in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Nwaigwe Stephen, for allegedly r@ping and impregnating a teenager. The magistrate ordered the prosecutor to transmit the original case file to the office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of […]
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