Chief Dan Orbih is today perhaps the most prolific state chairman of any political party in the history of Nigeria. Chief Orbih had a robust stint in the business sector after his education, which probably prepared him for the task…
“Unbury Our Dead With Song”: Mukoma Ngugi in conversation with Desta Haile
Mukoma wa Ngügî, author of the recently released Unbury Our Dead With Song will Thursday, September 23 hold a conversation with Desta Haile, a creative multilingual British-Eritrean writer, educator and consultant with a background in intercultural communication, social justice and…
Covid-19: Edo confirms 5 deaths of unvaccinated persons
Edo State has confirmed the death of five more persons who were not inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccines, with the government urging citizens to come out to get the vaccines in order to remain safe and healthy. The State Covid-19…
Usyk ‘jumping in at the deep end’, says Anthony Joshua
British world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua praised Oleksandr Usyk for being bold in challenging him for his belts after just two bouts at the weight. Joshua is set to face World Boxing Organisation mandatory challenger Usyk in London on Saturday,…
2021 JEHF Playwriting Competition holds award ceremony September 26
The 2021 edition of the James Ene Henshaw Foundation Playwriting Competition will Sunday, September 26 hold a virtual award ceremony for the playwrights whose entries emerged winners. According to a post on the organiser’s official Instagram page, time for the…
*Why Chinese company abandoned work on new terminal at Lagos airport (Independent)*Nigeria Customs: Covid-19, exchange rate, responsible for hike in import duty (ThisDay)
Why Chinese company abandoned work on new terminal at Lagos airport (Independent) More facts have emerged on why the Chinese construction company, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the contractor in charge of construction of the new terminal building at…
Onemanocracy is government of one man, by one man, for one man -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Let’s take a trip to a very strange country, a way-out country faraway from Nigeria, because I am sick and tired of being sick and tired about writing only of Nigeria. The country I’m writing about boasts of the magic…
*23-yr-old chef jailed 28 years for killing lawyer inside Lagos hotel (Tribune)*Lagos Assembly, APC mourn ex-lawmaker, Sunny Ade’s wife Adegeye (Punch)
23-yr-old chef jailed 28 years for killing lawyer inside Lagos hotel (Tribune) An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a 23-year-old chef, Joshua Usulor, to 28 years imprisonment for killing a 34-year-old lawyer, Mrs Feyisayo Obot. The chef killed…
FG signs pact with Konga to aid Nigerians in diaspora
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has signed a partnership with the Federal Government through the Diaspora Commission to further strengthen the relationship between Nigerians abroad, their relatives and the nation. To this effect, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed…