In my column of 14 July 2017, titled “Biafra: From monologue to dialogue,” I had a tinge of optimism that the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was about to end. The optimism was…
I didn’t discuss release of Nnamdi Kanu with South-East Govs – Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu was not part of his discussion with the South-East governors in Enugu State on Tuesday. The former President and Chief Emeka Anyaoku met with the governors on…
Obasanjo: I left Nigeria better than I met it
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he left Nigeria better than he met it. Obasanjo, a former Head of State, was elected president in 1999. He served two terms and left office in 2007. While speaking at the Safe Online Youth…
*500-level varsity student found dead in Ondo (Leadership)*Mutfwang condemns attack on task force, traders in Bukuru (Sun)
500-level varsity student found dead in Ondo (Leadership) A final year female student of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State identified as Modupe Ayandare was Monday morning found dead in Akungba, Akoko South West local government area…
Democracy Day: Electricity bill is larger than my salary — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Today has been declared a public holiday by the Nigerian Government to mark Democracy Day. May 29 used to be the Democracy Day until the then President Muhammadu Buhari put forward June 12 as the real McCoy. The greatest piece…
Tinubu’s 1st year as president has been planting time — Magnus Onyibe
I would like to commence this intervention by declaring upfront that I am a man who is a devotee of the planning school of thought. So, l will be considering President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office from the prism…
*‘I don’t have to suffer for supporting Tinubu’, actress Toyin Abraham replies trolls (Leadership)*Fleeing robbery suspect gunned down in Delta (Sun)
‘I don’t have to suffer for supporting Tinubu’, actress Toyin Abraham replies trolls (Leadership) Nollywood actress and movie producer, Toyin Abraham, has replied Netizens asking her to reveal the plans President Bola Tinubu discussed with her as a presidential candidate…
*Kano chieftaincy affairs perfected by Gov Yusuf – Police (DailyTrust)*Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway signifies hope, unity, prosperity for Nigeria – Tinubu (Vanguard)
Kano chieftaincy affairs perfected by Gov Yusuf – Police (DailyTrust) Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, says Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has perfected the royal crisis in the state. He said this at a press briefing which was…
How Dangote and Air Peace rose up against economic strangulation of Nigeria — Magnus Onyibe
Nigeria recently spent as much as N2.34 trillion in six months to service a humongous public debt that is currently in excess of N107 trillion that she is saddled with. That is why the country’s national budget of N27.5 trillion…
Disclose Nigeria’s loan agreements since 1999, SERAP urges Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to disclose the agreements and spending details of loans obtained by the administrations of Nigeria’s past presidents since May 1999. SERAP urged Tinubu “to direct appropriate ministries, departments and…