•Francoise Hardy/Getty Images Françoise Hardy, one of France’s most beloved singer-songwriters, has died at the age of 80. Her son, Thomas Dutronc, also a musician, confirmed her passing on social media with a simple message: “Mum is gone.” Hardy first…
*We must succeed by all means, Tinubu Declares (ThisDay)*Court restrains Rivers Assembly from impeaching Fubara (Channels)
We must succeed by all means, Tinubu Declares (ThisDay) President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration would certainly succeed in its effort to turn the country around and deliver on the expectations of Nigerians, who voted him into office.…
Bob Dylan announces first UK tour in more than five years
Bob Dylan has announced his first UK tour in more than five years. The US folk and rock singer, 81, will play nine dates in October 2022 as part of his Rough and Rowdy Ways Worldwide Tour, which began in…
Like the Super Eagles, it’s time we outsourced our presidency — Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
Overtime, outsourcing has come to occupy a special place in my heart. And having seen the light of late, I see it as the way out of our mounting national political lacunae. From top to bottom or vice versa in…
Nobel Prize as mother of all controversies – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The Nobel Prize in Literature is Alfred Nobel’s dynamite gift of controversy that can blow up the world. British playwright and the 1926 Nobel Prize winner, George Bernard Shaw, said: “I can forgive Alfred Nobel for having invented dynamite, but…
Bob Dylan releases first original album in almost a decade
US folk and rock legend Bob Dylan released his first album of original songs in eight years on Friday with the ten-track Rough and Rowdy Ways. Dylan’s 39th studio album, which comes 58 years after his first, features a 17-minute…
*Pregnant Lagos teenager dies of suspected COVID-19 symptoms (Punch) *Row over death of businessman in police custody (Nation)
Pregnant Lagos teenager dies of suspected COVID-19 symptoms (Punch) A 15-year-old pregnant woman on admission at the Ikorodu General Hospital, Lagos, has died from health complications similar to coronavirus symptoms. It was learnt that the teenager was unconscious and had…
*FG allows foreign doctors to treat El-Zakzaky, wife (Guardian) * New salary hasn’t been approved for Armed Forces –DHQ (Punch)
FG allows foreign doctors to treat El-Zakzaky, wife (Guardian) The Islamic Human Rights Commission, IHRC, confirmed that the Nigerian Government has finally allowed a team of foreign doctors to examine the health conditions of Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah…
Of Ghana, Gandhi and other integrity integers – Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
The recent removal of a statue of the hitherto revered Indian nationalist leader Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) from the grounds of the University of Ghana for his racist credentials refers. Dedicated in 2016 by Pranab Mukherjee, the then Indian president, it…