@ Wigwe’s Burial: Akpabio and His Diatribe against the Dead The African proverb that “one who has children never dies” has raised many debates among scholars about the mortality and immortality of man, particularly on what it takes for a man to live forever. As the conviction of some people concerning this proverb is unadulterated,…
Obasanjo@87: Grand Salute to Embodiment of Africanism and Leadership On August 21, 2017, I held my head high, overwhelmed by the pride of being a Nigerian in the United States of America. Thanks to the portrait of Olusegun Obasanjo, conspicuously hung in an auspicious room called the “Hall of Laureates” at the World Food Prize…
Olubadan, Lekan Balogun dies at 81. The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, is dead. He was aged 81. Oba Balogun spent two years on the throne of his forefathers, having been presented the Staff of Office by the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on March 11, 2022. Confirming his death in…
Brain drain: Sanwo-Olu seeks more investment in healthcare The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appealed to private institutions and individuals to invest more in health financing as a way to help reduce medical tourism and brain drain. Sanwo-Olu stressed that there is a need to create an ecosystem where Private Public Partnership would be…
UTM Offshore Limited, promoters of Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility has requested the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to invest equity in the project and to accelerate key approvals that would fast-track the project’s development. The request was made on Wednesday at the Nigerian Content Tower in Yenagoa, Bayelsa…
Ministry of interior Partners Uni Abuja on Capacity Building The Minister of Interior, Hon. (Dr) Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has described the academic community is an integral component of nation building. The minister made the statement while playing host to the management team of University of Abuja led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, in his…
The President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. The president has also directed the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. Tinubu also approved the lifting of financial and economic sanctions against the Republic of Guinea. Ajuri Ngelale,…
APC: BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH AS AIYEDATIWA DECLARES The Roman society was enmeshed in serious superstitious beliefs that Julius Caesar had to employ the service of a soothsayer to guide him in all his ways. Leaders rarely wished to commit fatal errors and since superstition was exalted, the service of a seer was inevitable….
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: HAJIYA WADADA CONGRATULATES NWAP, LAUDS THEIR COMMITMENTS TO FOOD SECURITY. The Wife of the Senator representing Nasarawa West Senatorial district who also doubles as the Chairperson, Agriculture Committee of the Tenth Senators Wives forum, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed Aliyu Wadada has Congratulated the Nigerian Wowen for Agricultural Progress,(NWAP) on the Occasion of the…
Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi In the last few days, Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi was in the news, NOT as the spokesman of the Northern Senators Forum by his admission, but as a citizen who is privileged of the oversight of the 2024 National Budget. The media was a washed with charges and counter charges of…
