Day: February 6, 2023

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, said those who killed several travellers, including 16 Nigerians, in Burkina Faso would be “appropriately sanctioned.” This was as he said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Nigerian Embassy in Burkina Faso, was engaging with the Burkinabe authorities to ensure that the soldiers who allegedly

A former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has said Nigeria is not mature for state policing considering the challenges it is currently facing. He said this at the 20th Centre for Values in Leadership annual lecture and international symposium with the theme, “Insecurity, State Legitimacy and Human Progress in Nigeria” held in Lagos on

The new management of the now bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform, FTX, has warned politicians and political organisations to return the funds donated to them by the crypto or its founders before it went bankrupt last year. According to the statement by FTX, the company, which was once valued at $32bn, had sent ‘confidential messages’ to

Exam’ is a very common word.  Yet, it can be tricky to handle. Firstly, consider the way many pronounce it, which is pervasively weak. Did you too know that there is no X (/ks/) or S (/s/) in the pronunciation of ‘exam’ although the letter X is conspicuously in the spelling? Many say eXam or

Someone said that Western countries have snacks while Nigeria has meals. It sounds cheeky, but from the Nigerian perspective of what constitutes food, the person may not be far from the truth. To the Nigerian, victuals such as pizza, hamburger, pie, shawarma, steak, lobster, etc, are not seen as “food” but snacks or food complements.

In the last few months, I have observed Europe’s recognition of its past actions in Africa, including the return of stolen artefacts by England and The Netherlands, and formal apologies for the transatlantic slave trade by the Dutch government. I view this as a positive step towards addressing historical wrongs committed during an era. However,

This is 2023 and the japa syndrome is still trending in Nigeria like an emerging pandemic. Japa, a Yoruba locution which means to leave for greener pastures, is still consistently running errands in the frustrated minds of Nigerian youths. Not long ago, another batch of close friends left the shores of Nigeria to Brampton, Ontario,

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday ordered the Peoples Democratic Party not to make an attempt at suspending or expelling Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State from the party. In the motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/139/2023, dated and filed on February 2, the respondents are the PDP, its National Working Committee, the National Executive Committee of

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has expressed confidence that the ruling All Progressives Congress will sweep the 2023 general elections. The former governor of Lagos State disclosed this when he was featured as a guest on Channels’ TV political programme ‘Politics Today’ on Monday night. Fashola’s optimism is coming barely 19 days

The ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday disclosed that it found nothing strange with the APC governors dragging the Federal Government before a competent court to address its naira redesign policy. The three governors – Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, his counterpart in Kogi, Yahaya Bello and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara had sued the FG