Legendary Congolese singer, Papa Wemba (real name Jules Kikumba) is dead. Aged 67, the musician reportedly slumped during a live performance at a music festival in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, early on Sunday […]
Al Jazeera’s investigative unit has revealed that large companies in Britain may be failing to tackle slavery along their supply chains. The findings prompted a warning from Britain’s anti-slavery commissioner that companies all over the […]
Pope Francis has told teenagers happiness can’t be downloaded like a cellphone app. Francis used the reference to connect to faithful aged 13-16 who are converging on Rome for a Holy Year weekend for teenagers.
Bernie Sanders says he is trailing Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary “because poor people don’t vote.” When asked why he consistently lost contests in states with the highest income inequality gaps, the populist […]
Once again, Ted Cruz’s campaign has used the Republican Party delegate selection process to outperform his results on Election Day in hopes of wrangling a nomination during the national convention in Cleveland this summer. This […]
Oil tycoon and conservative mega-donor Charles Koch had kind words for both Bill and Hillary Clinton in an interview Sunday, saying there was an outside chance he could support her in November. “We would have […]
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would do whatever he could to advance a controversial trade deal with the European Union in his last eight months in office, but warned that time was […]
President Barack Obama plans to send as many as 250 more U.S. troops to Syria, bringing the total American presence on the ground to 300 to help fight Islamic State militants, U.S. officials said on […]
“The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it lose and it will defend itself” – St. Augustine. For the last few weeks I have been the subject of absurd […]
Perhaps, one of the dreams of a journalist is to have an exclusive interview with the president of his country. So, when the management of the New Telegraph asked me to get ready to lead […]
In four weeks time President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be celebrating one year in office. And there is every likelihood that on Democracy Day the President will make a […]
Because of this, some humanists consider it necessary to label their own version as ‘secular humanism’ or ‘scientific humanism’ in contrast to ‘Christian humanism’ or ‘religious humanism.’ For our purpose in this discourse, we shall […]
“All animals are equal; but, some animals are more equal than others”. George Orwell, 1903-1950 in ANIMAL FARM. “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.”—Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, wife of late American President. From […]
The Vanguard reported on Friday that the Federal government had suspended the at-source deductions from state allocations from loans obtained by these states and guaranteed by the Federal government of Nigeria. It is apparently a […]
One of the puzzles yet unraveled in the Nigerian game of politics is why our annual budget has been a source of quarrel between the legislature and the executive since the nation’s return to democracy in […]
There is historical romance in the air. It is love in Peking, or better still Love in the time of The Yellow Peril. As a film buff of the old Odeon and Metro cinema variety, […]
Next month, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be holding its national convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, despite rumours the interim chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, may be angling for either an extension of that […]
Last Friday, the University of Lagos announced May 2 resumption date for students of the institution which was shut on April 8. The closure followed protest, mainly over lack of regular electricity and water on […]
First, a little housekeeping: Some members of Nigeria’s modern media (mainstream and others, including bloggers), are widely using the term, “Nigerian Senate.” The correct usage is “Nigeria Senate” because the Senate is an institution of […]
The sight of an old lady wailing and rolling in the harmattan dust at my feet, was one of the more unusual hospital welcomes I experienced as a commissioner. This was in 2011, and I […]
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