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In December 2019, I wrote an article about Thomas Cook, arguably the first ever travel agency and how that firm accidentally established tourism as we know it today. The company collapsed earlier that year, sending shockwaves across the world. The travelers’ cheques part of the business had since been sold to Travelex and that is still thriving […]
Continue ReadingIf a religious leader is afraid to say what is right, what else can his silence mean but that he has taken flight? Hiding behind a wall of silence is like taking flight at the approach of the wolf. – Pope St. Gregory the Great (540–604 AD) Easter Sunday is here again. But first, let us step back […]
Continue ReadingOn Monday, former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, met Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at State House, Abuja to be debriefed on his assignment as ECOWAS’ Head of Mission on the election in the Republic of Niger. Given an inconclusive first round in December, where none of the presidential candidates garnered above 50 per […]
Continue ReadingThe police in Ondo state has launched an investigation into the suspected assassination of a businessman, Babatunde Adeluka Olubasa, at a hotel in the Ijapo area of Akure, the state capital on December 26. According to reports, Babatunde was trailed to the hotel by three armed men after attending a function in Akure. “The killing of […]
Continue Reading“A time comes in the life of a people when a conspiracy of circumstances heralds a new era. This usually happens when no one is expecting it; and also when all principal actors are occupied with their private schemes. So did it happen in Obodo Mmehie, after decades of suffering and failed promises by various […]
Continue ReadingLet us take a deep breath as we wade through the content of this piece. It is not as controversial as the impulse from the headline would make you think. There is really nothing new in what is being said here that is not readily acknowledged by most decent people up and down this blessed […]
Continue ReadingTwo men were reportedly burnt alive in Mbaise, Imo state, for allegedly robbing in the neighbourhood. Photos and videos shared online show the men being brutalized before tyres were placed on them and they were burnt alive. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Aboh Mbaise. Nigerians reacted to the extremely graphic video […]
Continue ReadingAhead of the planned reopening of its borders to international travellers on July 1, the European Union Commission has released a list of 54 countries that qualify for travels into Europe and Nigeria is not one of them. Schengenvisainfo.com reports that citizens from Nigeria, Brazil, Qatar, the US and Russia would not be allowed to travel into Europe […]
Continue ReadingCitizens or foreigners coming into Nigeria will henceforth leave their passports with the Nigeria Immigration Service for two weeks, till their health status is verified. In a circular dated June 10, 2020 and addressed to all diplomatic, consular and international organisations accredited to Nigeria, it was gathered that only those with diplomatic passport are exempted […]
Continue ReadingAn imminent UNO State of Cameroon is fiction, both Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office in Nigeria said on Friday. A Nigerian newspaper had reported the imminent birth of a new African nation, sandwiched between Nigeria and Cameroon. According to the false report, the new country whose name is UNO State […]
Continue ReadingAbia Commissioner for Environment, Solomon Ogunji, has died. A statement from the state Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi-Kalu, said Ogunji died in the early hours of Saturday, May 23, in Aba at the Abia State Teaching Hospital. According to Okiyi-Kalu, Ogunji died after a brief illness associated with high blood pressure. The statement reads: “It is […]
Continue Reading“We must make sure about two things, namely: that our principles are just and that are methods are practical; for nothing destroys her own ends as unjust principles and impractical methods and approach.” – Obafemi Awolowo. Twenty three years ago, yours sincerely authored an article on one of Nigeria’s never-endingDevelopment Plans. The intervention, entitled, ‘Vision 2010 Hath No Fury’ (Nigerian […]
Continue ReadingSequel to the incident of Coronavirus confirmation in Nigeria, the Ogun state government says 28 people who had contact with the Italian victim of the disease have been identified and quarantined. The Ogun state government also said the firm that the victim visited in Ewekoro, has been shut down. Mr. Dapo Abiodun, the state Governor, […]
Continue ReadingThe Government of Jersey, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the United States of America, on Monday, 3 February 2020, entered into an Asset Recovery Agreement to repatriate over US$308 million of forfeited assets to Nigeria. The funds were laundered through the US banking system and then held in bank accounts in […]
Continue ReadingAnglican Bishops in Nigeria have rejected the Supreme Court’s judgment that nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Imo state governor and replaced him with Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC). On behalf of the Bishops, the Archbishop of Enugu Province, Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, said there was […]
Continue ReadingSexually explicit video from a Twitter hangout which was held in Ogun State, ignited mixed reactions after it went viral on social media. The videos shared on social media showed some of the hangout attendees smooching publicly while others looked on. Some Nigerians who reacted to the videos questioned the morals of the youngsters and […]
Continue ReadingOn December 20, the United States government issued a statement, speaking through the US Department of State and US Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, designating Nigeria “a country of particular concern” with regard to religious freedom and the freedom of thought and conscience. The statement opens with the patronizing declaration that “the protection of […]
Continue ReadingThe United States has placed Nigeria and six other countries on the special watch list of states that had engaged in or tolerated the severe violation of religious freedom. Other countries listed in the SWL include Comoros, Russia, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Sudan. US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo announced this in a statement in […]
Continue ReadingThe Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a woman who was locked up in a dark room by her biological brother for two years. The police and an NGO, Arida Relief Foundation found the lady identified as Hassana Sale in a sad state in the room she was locked up in at Rigasa area of Kaduna by her brother Lawal […]
Continue ReadingThe Niger Police Command says a mob of protesters have killed one Ahmed Bello, a Vehicle Inspector Officer, in Mariga Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Adamu Usman, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Friday. Narrating the incident, Usman said, […]
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