Let’s get serious for once in this country. The government gleefully announced that the subsidy on fuel had been removed and made bold to stress that all subsidies on electricity must perforce go. Now Nigerians are waking up to the…
UK charity watchdog launches investigation into event at Iran-backed mosque
The UK charity watchdog has launched an official investigation into a British foundation formally linked to the Iranian state, which hosted an event at which anti-Semitic chants were heard. The Charity Commission has opened a statutory investigation into the Al-Tawheed…
1st Muslim Hajj pilgrimage without COVID-19 restrictions begins
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims have started the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the first without any restrictions since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. According to official figures, up to 1.6 million people arrived from abroad alone, while…
UN releases new report on corporal punishments in Afghanistan
The United Nations (UN) on Monday released a new report stating that 274 men, 58 women and two boys have been publicly flogged in the last six months in Afghanistan. In the report, the vast majority of convicts were punished…
How Nigeria messes up her patriots — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is not a funny matter that our dear country Nigeria takes great pride in messing up her celebrated patriots. Who would have ever imagined that there would come a time when a personage like General TY Danjuma would be…
The Delivery Boy is a bold, timely and important film – Toni Kan
Movie title: The Delivery Boy Starring: Jamal Ibrahim, Jemima Osunde, Charles Etubiebi, Jude Chukwuka, Chris Iheuwa and Kehinde Fasuyi Director: Adekunle Nodash Adejuyigbe Year of release: 2019 The trope of the Mephistophelian criminal mastermind is a well-worn one from the…
In Nigeria, beggars are choosers – Peju Akande
If you’ve read Aminata Sow Fall’s novel, The Beggars Strike, you will begin to understand the sense of entitlement most beggars have. They know that we Africans are a very religious bunch who place the giving of alms as top…