Religion
‘Is He Not a Man Like You?’ By Afis A. Oladosu
And covet not the thing in which the Almighty hath made some of you excel others. Unto men a fortune from that which they have earned, and unto women a fortune from that which they […]
Month: October 2021
Editorial
Guardian (NG): Beyond The Raids On Drug Addicts
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raids of drug joints in Lagos, Abuja, Benue and other parts of the country and arrest of hundreds of drug addicts and traffickers underscores the endemic state that […]
News
I Swore By The Qur’an To Leave Office In 2023, Says Buhari
By Jemilat Nasiru President Muhammadu Buhari says he swore by the Qur’an to leave office after his tenure ends in May 2023. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari said this on […]
News
Nigerians Cry Out To Buhari Over High Cost of Cooking Gas
Nigerians have cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari over the high cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise called cooking gas, in the country, urging him to take drastic measures to crash the price of […]
News
Defence Minister: Why FG Hasn’t Declared Bandits As Terrorists
Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, says the need to follow due process is responsible for the delay in declaring bandits as terrorists. There have been calls for the federal government to declare bandits as terrorists, […]
News
PDP’s Convention Rocky As Appeal Court Rules On Secondus today
It’s a dose of uncertainties for the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with the mainstream developing cold feet as the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt continued to push forward its verdict on whether […]
Politics
Dele Momodu Joins PDP, Apologises For Helping Buhari Become President By Ayodele Oluwafemi
Dele Momodu, former presidential candidate, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Momodu, the publisher of Ovation magazine, announced the development in a statement on Friday. “It is with a deep sense of responsibility and […]
News
Poor Awareness, Fear of Fraudsters Bug eNaira’s Take Off
Despite the glitz with which President Muhammadu Buhari launched Nigeria’s digital currency, eNaira, last Monday, indications have emerged that Nigerians have not embraced the use of the currency because they were yet to be properly […]
News
Nigeria is Disintegrating Before Our Eyes, Says Soyinka
The venerable writer and Africa’s first winner of Nobel Prize in Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the country as being in a mess and gradually disintegrating ‘before our very eyes.’ The renowned playwright spoke, […]
Politics
Secondus Is An Enemy of PDP – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the ousted Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, trying to sabotage the party’s mission to rescue Nigeria. Wike stated that Secondus attempt to scuttle the […]
Issues/Policy
Ajibade And The General’s Wife By Dare Babarinsa
Major-General Adewunmi Ajibade, who retired from the army as the Director of Military Intelligence, was my friend. During his years in service, he was one of the most influential and principled military officer who stood […]
Issues/Policy
My Fear For Anambra Governorship Election! By Sly Edaghese
The governorship election in Anambra State is slated for Nov 6. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had announced that the election would not hold! As a bargaining chip, they have vowed that unless their […]
Issues/Policy
Gistlover Blog And The Social Media Menace By Ayoola Faseyi
One of the greatest revolutions of the later part of the 20th century was the evolution of the Internet which greatly democratised the spread of information. The early part of the 21st century saw the […]
News
African Union Suspends Sudan Over Military Coup
The African Union said Wednesday it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected the military takeover as an “unconstitutional” seizure of power. The continent-wide bloc said it “strongly […]
News
Nigeria Must Return To 1963 Constitution, Afenifere Insists
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, insisted that the country must return to the 1963 Constitution to be on the right path. It emphasised that restructuring must take place before the 2023 general elections. In […]
News
Complaints Mount As eNaira App Tops 100,000 Downloads
Less than 48 hours after its official launch by President Muhammadu Buhari, the individual wallet for eNaira has recorded more than 100,000 thousand downloads on Google Playstore alone. Apple’s App Store does not readily show […]
Issues/Policy
Budget 2022: Betrayal of the Hoi Polloi in the Health Sector By Tony Ademiluyi
The United States – the world’s most prosperous nation is a study in how capitalism unevenly distributes access to quality healthcare. Healthcare there is in the hands of the insurance companies who operate like a […]
Business
Buhari Will Launch e-Naira Tomorrow
President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the e-Naira, also called Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), on Monday, 25 October. This is contained in a statement signed by Osita Nwanisobi, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]
Business
Rivers Not Fighting FG On VAT – Wike
Against the backdrop of the legal tussle over Value Added Tax collection, the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said the state has no intention to fight the Federal Government. Wike said this during […]
News
NIN-SIM linkage: Subscribers Want Two-Month Extension As Deadline Nears
Telecommunication subscribers are clamouring for a two-month extension of the October 31 deadline for National Identity Number-Subscriber Identity Module data verification. The President of National Association of Telecoms Subscribers, Adeolu Ogunbanjo, highlighted the need to […]