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Every Minute, Someone Leaves This World… Forwarded
Age has nothing to do with it. We’re all in this queue without realizing it. We never know how many people are in front of us. We can’t go to the back of the line. […]
Month: May 2025
Editorial
The Stowaway Security Challenge | ThisDayLive
Authorities must intensify surveillance and security operations to stem the menace The recent rescue of four Nigerian stowaways on the Atlantic Ocean after being thrown overboard by the crew of a foreign vessel raises several […]
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20 Sex Rules For Men
1. Do not sleep with your students, employees, staff, or anyone you have considerable power over. It will definitely not end well. 2. Do not be foolish enough to indulge in one night stands.(Club girls) […]
News
US: Trump Bars Harvard From Enrolling Nigerian Students, Others
The Donald Trump-led administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students including Nigerians. According to CNN, the dramatic move intensifies a growing clash between the federal government and the Ivy League institution […]
News
Work Permit, Valid Passport, N80k Fee… How Nigerians In Diaspora Can Apply For BVN
Nigerians living abroad are now required to pay $50 (about N80,000) to register for the bank verification number (BVN), according to findings by TheCable. On May 13, the CBN, in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank […]
Editorial
EDITORIAL: 2025 UTME Error, Retooling and Getting The Inherent Lesson | PremiumTimes
This year’s University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was one of a kind. It shoved its handler, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), into a maelstrom with the mass poor scores of candidates and technical […]
News
Tolling Begins December As Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Nears Milestone — Umahi
Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has announced that Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be tolled starting December 2025, marking a critical turning point in the project’s phased completion and a bold […]
News
JAPA: How To Keep Your Nigerian SIM Cards Active While Abroad
As more Nigerians relocate abroad in pursuit of better opportunities, many leave their Nigerian SIM cards inactive, unaware of the risks involved. This seemingly harmless oversight has led to cases of SIM number recycling, which […]
Editorial
That JAMB Glitch! | Independent NG
We are torn between condemning the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the failure of nearly 380,000 candidates of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Lagos, Imo, Anambra, Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi […]
Politics
2027: ADC Meets Today, May Ratify Coalition
LEADERS of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are to hold a crucial meeting in Abuja today following its choice by the promoters of the Coalition of Political leaders to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the […]
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Great Tale of Colonial Times. Ikoyi Was Our Home, Not Theirs By Kio Amachree
Nigeria has changed since I was a young boy. In the sixties and seventies, I used to ride my bike from 41 Bourdillion Road, Ikoyi, to the Ikoyi Club. Back then, Ikoyi was still dominated […]
News
EFCC Hands Over Recovered Abuja Estate of 753 Housing Units to Housing Ministry | PremiumTimes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over the recovered 753 housing units traced to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele in Abuja to the Ministry of Housing and Urban […]
Politics
PDP Crisis: Of S’East Leaders’ Threat to Quit Party
PDP may have itself to blame if the impending mass exit from the party as threatened by the South East leaders of the party at a recent Zonal Executive Committee meeting happens, writes Deji Elumoye. […]
Issues/Policy
Who Needs An African Pope? By Bolanle Bolawole
WAITING for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense fecundity, as usual, his flawless prose, and free-flowing minting and weaving of words will always be a delight anyday. […]
Politics
LG Financial Autonomy: One Year After, S/Court Judgment Yet To Be Implemented
Almost a year after, the judgment of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Areas in the country is yet to be implemented. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and […]
Issues/Policy
The Road To Uninterrupted Power Supply In Nigeria (1)
Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis remains one of the most significant barriers to national development, with ripple effects across all sectors of the economy. Despite numerous reforms, policies and investments over decades, the dream of reliable […]
Issues/Policy
Catholic Church, The Black Race, Politics And The USA By Magnus Onyibe
His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV—the first American‑born pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000‑year history— was inaugurated on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in St Peter’s Square, the worldwide headquarters of the Church. In his homily, the […]
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JAMB, Snafu or Fubar?, By Uddin Ifeanyi
For a fleeting moment the JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board) Registrar’s tearful press conference looked like the denouement of a saga that has seen the manager of “Matriculation Examination for entry into all Universities, […]
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Constitution Made In Hurry, Made In Error By Eric Teniola
IN promulgating Decree 24 on May 5, 1999 as the 1999 Constitution, the then Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Abdusalam Alhaji Abubakar, […]