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A draft private Bill proposing Regional Governments in Nigeria has been trending online. The draft Bill which proposes a new governance model that would take off not later than October 1, 2024, states that Nigeria shall be a federation comprising regional territories and the Federal Capital territory. Every ethnic nationality and people in Nigeria will […]
Continue ReadingIn my 1994 book, ‘Fortress on Quicksand’, which chronicled the presidential primaries of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and National Republican Convention (NRC) and profiled the contenders during the aborted Third Republic of General Ibrahim Babangida, I wrote that it was glaring to the discerning that the experiment would not last. I had the same […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Tuesday, May 28, passed the National Anthem Bill 2024, which aims to reinstate the original national anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” which Nigeria adopted at independence in 1960, The bill had previously undergone first and second readings and was referred to the Senate’s Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters for […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, and actress, Tiwatope Savage, popularly called Tiwa Savage recalled that when she returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom to pursue her musical career, she was prevented from performing at concerts because her outfits were considered “too risqué.” She revealed that some of her earlier music videos were not aired because they […]
Continue ReadingAn Abuja-based pastor, Stanley Ogbonna, has allegedly driven his estranged wife, Chioma, and six children out of their house in Abuja. The General Overseer (GO) of the God’s Spring Assembly, also known as Glass Church, Kubwa, Abuja, was said to be in an unsettling relationship with his wife, which led to their divorce. Ogbonna was […]
Continue Reading“Fools at the top would cause damage to any system not to talk of the fragile institutions of a fledgling democracy.” – Charles Archibong, A Stranger in Their Midst: A Memoir, 97 (2021) In the last week of April, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Olukayode Ariwoola co-convened and chaired a “National Summit on Justice” in Abuja, Nigeria’s […]
Continue ReadingThe value of Nigeria’s naira has again weakened further against the United States dollar at both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets. So, officers of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, expanded its clampdown on Bureau De Change operators, arresting traders in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt. Activities of currency speculators […]
Continue ReadingOsun State Police Command, said on Tuesday, that it had arrested a manager in one of the branches of a first-generation bank in Osogbo, Mr Adeniyi Talabi, for allegedly stealing the sum of N650m belonging to 35 customers of the bank. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Yemisi Opalola, […]
Continue ReadingPrince Harry’s wife and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle joined the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to host a Women in Leadership discourse on Saturday evening, May 11. She arrived the venue without her husband. The event took place in Abuja, Nigeria, and was moderated by Nigerian media […]
Continue ReadingThe reality today is that Nigeria’s total debt, comprising both local and external stocks, is, according to Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO), a whopping N107 trillion, which is humongous. The culprits for the ballooning of the debt are hugely the policy of subsidizing petrol pump prices and propping up the naira, origins of which date […]
Continue ReadingKing Charles of England’s second son, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle touched down in Nigeria on Friday, May 10, for their first official international tour since stepping back from their royal roles in 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were pictured arriving at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria on […]
Continue ReadingPopular singer Yemi Alade recently drew the ire of some online commentators when she decried the frequency of house demolitions in Lagos. Some of these commenters’ vociferous defence of the government’s decision to demolish houses left me wondering if this is not schadenfreude. Do these people truly believe in the irreproachability of the government, or […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu and his aides have, on Wednesday, returned to Nigeria from Europe and Saudi Arabia, a statement by the Presidency has said. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, who announced the development in a post on his X handle today, welcomed the president into the country. “Welcome Home […]
Continue ReadingA video showing newly appointed Supervisors and Advisers of Ikere-Ekiti Local Government Area (LGA) in Ekiti state, Nigeria, were sworn in with a cutlass (Ògún totem) and either the Bible or Quran. The viral video shows the Supervisors and Advisers taking turns to wield a cutlass (a totem for the god of iron) in one […]
Continue ReadingPolice Inspector has been detained for allegedly cutting off his pregnant wife’s hand over N3000 in the Dong area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Reports say the man committed the act after his wife allegedly took N3,000 out of his savings. It was gathered that the Inspector left the money at […]
Continue ReadingIf you think some courses are not relevant in Nigeria, I won’t say you’re wrong. Some even argue these courses are what they are, even before the advent of the internet. They’re not just feasible. The propagation of digitisation and technological advancement has made some fields more demanding. Yes, daily discoveries tend to relinquish the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s naira has demonstrated signs of strengthening against the United States dollar, appreciating by N125 to reach N1,275/$1 over the weekend. The new rate represents a 9.8 per cent increase when compared to N1,400 to a dollar it traded at the close of trading activity on Friday. This came as the Senate through its Committee […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket located within the China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) in Abuja, Nigeria, following allegations of discriminatory practices against Nigerians. Officials of FCCPC shut the supermarket when they stormed the premises on Monday. The commission’s officials sealed up the place after interrogating […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed suspended Humanitarian Minister, Betta Edu, her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, and the Coordinator of the National Social Insurance Programmes Agency, Halima Shehu, while revealing that a combined total of N32.7bn and $445,000 has been recovered so far from the ministry. In a statement signed on Sunday by the […]
Continue ReadingTimes Higher Education (THE) has released the 2024 edition of its Nigerian universities ranking, in which this year, more than 35 Nigerian universities were rated. Covenant University, Ota, was ranked above the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as the best university in Nigeria for the second time, according to Times […]
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