Chief Leo Edochie was the cynosure as he mounted the Hole 1 tee box of the Phython Golf course in the ongoing 5th edition of the Pro-Am CIO Golf Classic. At exactly 11:58, the elegantly-dressed renowned celebrity golfer whacked the ball to the applause of the sizeable crowd in the flight that had Rohit Gupta,…
By Malkhadir M. Muhumed | Nov. 10, 2024 A sculpture made by Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik depicting former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after he won a sweeping victory in the US presidential election in Puri of India’s Odisha state on November 6, 2024. Donald Trump cut an isolated figure at…
By Sheriff Folarin, Covenant University. The traditional leadership and redeemer posture of Nigeria in Africa has, in recent years, been put into question. Issues like corruption and infrastructural decay have held the country down from playing a leadership role in Africa. As have transitions from one poor leadership to another. A visionary leadership is lacking…
The recent comments by Peter Obi labelling former Head of State, General Gowon, as an ‘enemy’ to be ‘forgiven’ has emboldened many of his closet IPOB supporters who now wear the tag Obidients (which in reality is the political arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra movement) to revise history and make fallacious and salacious…
_SPHIWE SEMOSA In a bold assertion of financial sovereignty, Burkina Faso has declined financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), marking a pivotal moment in the country’s economic and political trajectory. President Ibrahim Traore’s administration has chosen to forgo the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility, which was designed to address the nation’s balance of payments…
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo As Nigeria celebrates its 64th independence anniversary, the country faces a crippling reality: the massive exodus of its most valuable resource – its people. Educated, creative, and ambitious Nigerians are fleeing their rich and blessed nation in search of better opportunities abroad, leaving behind a devastating impact on the country’s future….
A paper delivered by Hashimu S. Argungu (DIG Retd), Chairman, Police Service Commission, at the Round-Table Discussion on Focus, Programmes, and Strategies for the Police Academy Centre for the Study of Police and Policing, organized for experts from the academia, serving and retired senior police officers by the Provost Police Academy, Wudil-Kano, on 8th July…
Happy Birthday To A Genial Genius @83: A Man of the People – His Excellency, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida GCFR, Former President of Nigeria. General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born 17 August 1941) popularly known as IBB, is a Nigerian politician and military general. He was military President of Nigeria from 1985 until he stepped aside…
The future of Nigeria will not be shaped by violent protests but by strategic investments in science and technology, driving innovation and development across critical sectors of our economy. Great nations are not defined merely by their land mass or population density, but by their ability to harness innovation, science, and technology to create new…
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Department of Defense West Africa Coordination Element Lead, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to troops at Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger. The U.S. is on track to withdraw forces from Niger more than a month ahead of schedule. The departure that began with a televised demand by Niger’s ruling junta…
