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New Generation Kings and the ‘Mike Tyson’ of Iwo
Over last weekend, the Yoruba community in the South Western part of Nigeria was treated to the shocking news of a fight that broke out between two traditional rulers at an arranged peace meeting in Osogbo, Osun State,…
Bullied 9-year-old Quaden Bayles accused of lying about his age
The 9-year-old boy, Quaden Bayles, who went viral after claiming he was bullied in school and wanted to kill himself has been accused of lying. Quaden Bayles caught global attention with a video of him that went viral, showing him in a…
Mallam Abba Kyari Remains In His Honour
Under a President Muhammadu Buhari administration that has made it difficult for people, even those within the government, to loot the country’s commonwealth, Abba Kyari’s job as Chief of Staff to the President, is not one that…
Mother of 12 gives birth to quadruplets at home in Kaduna (Photo)
A 30-year-old mother of 12 has given birth to a set of quadruplet in her home in Makwalla community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The mother of 12 identified as Zainab Abu gave birth to a set of quadruplet without going…
Suicide on Third Mainland Bridge: Grieving Mum releases photo
The photograph of the 22 year-old man who was reported to have jumped into the Lagos Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge on 16 February has been published by the mother. Mr Toju Davies…
Credentials of Ex-Deputy Governor-Elect
Following the withdrawal of certificate of return earlier given to David Lylon and Biobarakuma Degi of the All Progressive Congress, APC, on February 13, less than 24 hours…
Senate confirms Nuhu as NCAA DG
The Senate Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Captain Musa Shuaibu Nuhu for appointment as the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The approval of the Senate…
Alaafin of Oyo welcomes newborn at 81
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III has welcomed a bouncing baby boy with his youngest wife, Olori Damilola Adeyemi. The queen broke the news of her safe delivery on Monday…
Governor Zulum’s example for the elite
During an outing at 6:30 am last Friday to assess public institutions in Borno State, the Governor, Professor Babagana Umar Zulum, met Mrs Mazi Obiageli already at Shehu Sanda…
Bayelsa, Douye Diri and Nigeria’s gene of fraud
The Bayelsa governorship election voided by the Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday last week has provoked a conversation on the metastasis of the cancer of identity theft in Nigeria and the country’s place in this…
Motorcycle, Tricycle Ban: Salute to Sanwo-Olu’s Courage
The mark of leadership goes beyond the mere formulation and making policy pronouncements by a government. Indeed the hallmark of a good leader is the building of consensus,…
Abdullahi and his conditions for 2023
It appears that politicians, particularly the ethnic champions, are in a hurry. They are eager to sow seeds of discord and deepen the division among…
My theory: Boko Haram is an enterprise
My theory. Boko Haram is an enterprise. The wheel of the war must be kept spinning for the profiteers and racketeers of blood. The insurgency has raged on for more than a decade. And when it…
Now that Saraki is begging Kwara Government
In late December, the Kwara State government reclaimed a piece of land bordering the civil service clinic…
Amotekun’s challenge and the dilemma of the Yoruba race
The challenge that Amotekun, the newly established Western Nigeria Security Network, faces is the dilemma of the Yoruba race. It has been…
Majek and the Death of Protest Music
Majekodunmi Fasheke, the Nigerian reggae music legend and firebrand rasta who sang protest songs, spoke against police brutality, fought for…
Seyi Makinde scores own goal
I was privileged to know that senior advisors to Governor Seyi Makinde were in talks with top representatives of the dissolved Oyo State local government chairmen for a negotiated…
Insecurity: What Buhari has done, and is doing
Each time he itemizes the three focal areas of government, President Muhammadu Buhari follows the same order: we shall secure the…
From the Inside: Day Fashola dazzled at FEC Meeting
By Femi Adesina Our Ministers have been giving their performance reports for the last quarter, and it was the turn of Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola last week, at the…
Insecurity in the land
Mr Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, gave one of the most sensible responses to criticism by an official of the Muhammadu Buhari administration on Friday.…
#FactCheck: Has Anything Changed In 365 Days Since The Nigerian Disability Bill Was Signed Into Law?…
In 2007, the Federal Government of Nigeria ratified and signed to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities which requires that nations must…
No, I Won’t Inherit Anybody’s Enemy
If Nigeria should die (which we don’t pray for), then hatred killed her. Done in by hateful hearts and lying tongues. People who hate others for no just…
Tinubu and the pangs of leadership
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown – A line from the play, King Henry the Fourth (Part Two), by William Shakespeare.…
That supreme court verdict on Imo
At the risk of exaggeration, I would say that the Supreme Court, on January 14, 2020, delivered its most…