Lady returns to Nigeria from the UK after 3 years to be with her boyfriend, who is a mechanic. The boyfriend, Segun, had supported her education in the UK. A video of their reunion was shared online by a content creator named Theo Ayoms. Segun, a Nigerian mechanic, was really happy when his girlfriend came…
By Clem Aguiyi I met Prof Udenta O. Udenta in books and on television before our paths physically crossed . Since we met our meeting has been fulfilling and intelectually rewarding hence I am penning this tribute. Professor Udenta O. Udenta is a multifaceted personality who may be seen through a variety of lenses. A…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has challenged the leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend or discipline him. Wike, while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, bragged that he is yet to see the party chieftain who will suspend him…
By Law Mefor For more than a decade, Professor Udenta O. Udenta and I have walked closely together. This September, he will turn 60 and enter the sixth floor of life. So, I thought it was appropriate to look back on his extraordinary life and great intellectual outputs and contributions as a creative mind and…
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…
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said Nigeria’s wealth and prosperity lie in harnessing and encouraging youth entrepreneurship for productivity. He however stressed that to move Nigeria from consumption to production, governments must aggressively support entrepreneurship and small businesses. Obi stated this on his twitter handle, while recounting his experience at the Owerri Business…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed the compulsory retirement of four deputy inspectors-general of police (DIGs), marking a pivotal change in the top ranks of the Nigerian Police Force. The affected DIGs are Dan-Mallam Mohammed, Moses Ambakina Jitiboh, Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa, and Adeleke Adeyinka Bode. The decision, announced by Ikechukwu Ani, the spokesperson of…
By Adekunle Dada Bishop David Oyedepo said that he and his church are just changing planes like we change bicycles, Oyedepo said it is possible for them to change planes because of God’s blessings upon his life and ministries. He explained that he never went after God’s blessing with human energy after God told him…
As we take seriously, the need for a realistically more robust economic activities cum development of Southeast Nigeria where potentials of Ndigbo could be harnessed and deployed towards the end of attaining the full economic potential possibilities and economy of scale befitting of a people whose ingenuity and can-do spirit permeate all spheres of business…
Democracy is defined as the government of the People, by the People and for the People, not for the feudals and aristocrats. This is to say that our government is elected by the citizens, not solely by feudals or aristocrats. Here, citizens vote for their representatives in the government. These officials represent the citizens’ ideas…
