BY: GODKNOWS BOLADEI IGALI The date, May 27th, 1967 will always remain a landmark in the annals of Nigeria’s history for a number of reasons. First, on that date, the country’s third Head of State and second military ruler, then Col. Yakubu Gowon took the courage to create 12 States out of the 4 regions…
Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), M.S. in Educ. 1943, M.A. 1944, was born in Africa’s Gold Coast (now Ghana). As a young man, he was a school teacher before leaving his homeland to further his education in American universities. He later traveled to England where he worked for the decolonization of Africa and in the Pan-African movement…
Directs Reversal to Original Registered Number Plates, Seizure of SPY Plates The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has ordered a total ban on all use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by vehicle owners across the states of the federation without exceptions. This is irrespective of whether it is authorized,…
By Adejayan Gbenga Gsong John Mikel Obi has hit out at former Super Eagles Captain, Sunday Oliseh, labeling him as the worst coach in history. During a recent installment of his Obi-One-Podcast, the 36-year-old retired football icon discussed his encounters with the former Nigerian national team. He vehemently expressed discontent with Oliseh’s managerial abilities. “He…
APC governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, has replied to former president, Goodluck Jonathan over his comment on the outcome of the Bayelsa election Sylva said Jonathan’s statement is unfortunate but wants to believe the former president was misquoted. Jonathan during a visit to Governor Duoye Diri said he would have relocated his mother to Abuja had…
Just last Sunday, the 12th of June 2023, as the ardent and unrepentant supporters of Chief Capt Evarest Nnaji ( Odengene) gathered on the instance of the their boss. We saw what could best be described as the exemplification of leadership, devoid of vaunts as it was displayed in it’s best disposition by Chief Evarest…
In just 2 days of announcement, over 1000 people stormed and filled the hall for the event. When I heard about it, I quickly checked my work calendar and prioritised my work to make sure I got there on time. I thought I made a huge sacrifice by taking a 40 minutes transportation to the…
The executive governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia received an award as Democracy Governor of the Year 2024 at a public lecture marking the 25th anniversary of Nigeria’s democracy, held at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja on May 29, 2024. The event, titled “The Legacy of Abdulsalami Abubakar in the Sustenance of…
When one read the statement from the so-called Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, demanding Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, to step down due to his purported incapacity to address security concerns in the state, one was taken aback. The call was ostensibly in response to Thursday night’s vicious attack in…
By Justina Otio Nigerian TV news anchor, Rufai Oseni has asked President Bola Tinubu to apologize to Nigerians for misleading them in 2012 over his claims on fuel subsidy during the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan. It was recalled that Tinubu, in 2012 had kicked against Jonathan for removing petrol subsidy. Tinubu had condemned…
