President Muhammadu Buhari has named the railway complex in Agbor, Delta state, after former President Goodluck Jonathan. Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, announced this while inspecting the Warri-Itakpe rail line on Saturday. He also expressed […]
mibelema@bellsouth.net If you want a capsule of the story of COVID-19 at this time, you can’t do much better than to read of a friend’s recent experience. The New York City resident lived through one […]
Recent events at the Abidjan-based African Development Bank have raised major issues about Africa’s essential economic objectives and initiatives, especially how they should be evaluated and by whom. Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi […]
Were you looking for the spelling of callousness? Arrogance? Try: NDDC. That is Nigeria’s Niger Delta Development Commission, which appears to be the new NNPC, in the process putting the Muhammadu Buhari government on trial. […]
Sometime in March this year when it announced its appearance in Nigeria, many people did not take it seriously. Even the authorities were lackadaisical in their attitude. But in a matter of days, as it […]
Although the phrase “Need not apply”, is used in classified adverts, window of a shop, etc. to make clear what an undesired group that needn’t bother applying for a job, historically, it was popularised by […]
Even the elements are not left out: Lightning! Thunder! They all celebrate Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka, that is, Wole Soyinka for short. Wole Soyinka threw a party for my class on graduation, declaring us the most […]
When my friend and brother Tunde Osunmakinde said we will just have to keep watching this film that is Nigeria, I felt that deeply, I knew he had said that from a place of pain […]
The internet has made it easy for people to connect by eliminating the effect of distance. It helps people in a long-distance relationship stay in touch; it also enhances business transaction both local and internationally. […]
July 17 of every year is marked as International Criminal Justice Day world over. It is day and a call to reflect on ongoing efforts to seek justice for serious crimes worldwide. This year has […]
The honourable(?) Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, is a big man full of himself. Having failed to play a godfather to his successor in Uyo, incumbent Governor Udom Emmanuel, Akpabio struck ‘gold’ in […]
Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first-ever female combat helicopter pilot, was killed Tuesday. According to Nigerian Air Force spokesman, Ibikunle Daramola, the 24-year old Arotile died as a result of head injuries sustained from a road traffic […]
A Nigerian who brought another round of embarrassment to the nation was arrested lately in Dubai. Big Sister, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Director-General of the Diaspora Commission, thereafter says Ramoni Olorunwa Abbas’ (aka Hushpuppi) behaviour isn’t […]
Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP) in collaboration with Faith for Peace Initiative (FPI) has charged Nigerians to recognise that God, through this pandemic, is teaching the citizenry some lessons, urging all to come together […]
Continued from yesterday The lawmakers unanimously agreed that granting Governor Abiodun’s request would allow the government to meet the shortfall in the price of crude oil at the international market. Swift reforms initiated to boost […]
The asymmetrical power relations that engender a sense of insecurity, inferiority, supremacy or rivalry between individuals and groups have always shaped human social existence and experiences. These experiences are variegated, shaped and disseminated in diverse […]
Nigeria’s political actors’ proverbial vacuity typifies, in the main, the irony humorously expressed in the epigram “Jack is dull or uninspiring. He is not bright, but he is best suited for public office”. Dull, inane, […]
On Thursday, July 2, 2020, I was a guest of the Nigerian Television Authority Yoruba programme called, “Ojumo ‘Re”. The topic of discussion that day was “The role of godfathers in Nigerian politics”. That got […]
The National Emergency Management Agency, last week, warned that 102 Local Government Areas in 28 states in the country fall within highly probable flood risk areas this year. It also noted that 275 LGAs in […]
If we were to be honest with ourselves, it is hard to be incorrupt in Nigeria. I imagine this would cause a lot of anger in many honest compatriots and it is understandable. However, this […]
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