The uproar and mystery surrounding Mmesome Ejikeme, the young lady that claimed that her JAMB score was the highest in her state has finally been put to rest by the confirmation that she forged her result. Expectedly, the issue generated…
President Bola Tinubu has poured encomiums on Nobel Laureate and elder statesman, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on his 89th birthday, describing him as a veritable source of support, inspiration and encouragement. The President, who called Professor Soyinka a brother and comrade…
Senate confirms service chiefs (DailyTrust) The Senate on Thursday confirmed the new service chiefs after grilling them for more than two hours. Those confirmed are Christopher Musa, a major general, as the new chief of defence staff (CDS) and Taoreed…
There is this social media skit on democracy that is forever entertaining. In it, a teacher tells his students that, despite Abraham Lincoln’s classic definition, democracy was actually “the government of some people by some people and for some people.”…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated literary giant and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, on the occasion of his 89th birthday. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a congratulatory message issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega…
Stanbic IBTC Bank has announced that it will be storming markets across different states in Nigeria to introduce financial solutions that can transform small and medium-scale businesses. The bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, is collaborating with various…
The Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) has announced the winners of the 2023 Essay Competition, which is the 14th edition of the annual youth mentoring and mental capacity development initiative. The competition focused on Nation Building, Good Governance, and…
Jihadists from Niger, Mali, Libya taxing Nigerian farmers — Rep (Vanguard) A member of the House of Representatives representing Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, Sani Yakubu, has raised alarm, saying jihadists from Niger, Mali and Libya and the local…
Reflecting on the absence of a unified perspective on the Nigerian Civil War I must have been in either Primary 4 or 5 when I first heard about the Nigerian Civil War. I’m not exactly sure how I found out,…
Pastor jailed 2 years for stealing chemicals (Punch) An Ondo State Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure the state capital, has sentenced a man, Mr Friday Okeneji, to two years imprisonment for stealing some chemical substances worth a sum of N130,000.…
