Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has deleted all his pictures and videos leaving just one based on the trolling and insultsAlex Iwobi deletes almost all his Instagram posts after facing severe backlash over AFCON loss The Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has pulled down all the pictures on his official Instagram page. It was discovered…
He apologized to Nigerians, noting that he understood how it feels to give Nigerians a disappointing night. Nigerian footballer and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali received an outpouring of support from celebrities after he was seen getting emotional following the Super Eagle’s loss to Ivory Coast. On the heels of the Super Eagles’ loss to Ivory Coast,…
By Law Mefor The argument over whether Nigerians should be allowed by law to carry weapons for self-defence is returning and gaining traction in light of the terrifyingly high levels of insecurity in the nation, especially kidnapping. When the notion was recently put to the Chief of Army Staff, he soberly rejected it. Nigeria’s chief…
By Law Mefor This Tuesday, in Abuja, the Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG-WA) and the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought (TAS) held a policy dialogue. They expressed alarm about the shortcomings of democracy, especially in West Africa, the sub-region where the majority of Black people live, as seen by the military’s…
Written by Clement Kubau Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar (GCFR), is a democratic model that should be celebrated not only in Nigeria and Africa but globally, and the United Nations should honour such an individual with an ambassadorial title using them as a model for other countries to learn their approach to…
By Law Mefor Three influential opposition figures have hinted at the coming of a mega party that will challenge the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general election. These are Prof. Pat Utomi of the Labour Party, a former governor of Kano State and the presidential candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and…
By Sami Tunji The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has approved about 499 licences for the buying and selling of solid minerals in Nigeria in 2023. This development was revealed by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, during his address as the keynote speaker at the Business Day Solid…
Asagba of Asaba, Prof Chike Edozien, speaks with MATTHEW OCHEI on his centenary anniversary and state of the nation. How do you feel about your forthcoming centenary anniversary? I am very happy to be here alive and healthy to celebrate my 100 birthday. I thank God for the long life but as Bishop Chukwuma said,…
Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Danjuma Ali-Keffi (rtd), weekend, called on President Bola Tinubu to probe the air crash that killed former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru. Ali-Keffi, who made the appeal in an interview with THISDAY, alleged that the crash was linked to…
A Royal Court in Jersey, United States, ordered the return of looted funds totaling $8.9 million to Nigeria. Government officials diverted the funds that were earmarked for the purchase of arms for the military to prosecute the fight against Boko Haram insurgents during ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2014. Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration prosecuted former…
