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I knew someone would ask me this question. And so I received it from a dear friend. Incidentally I’d thought about it earlier today. Guided by the scripture and common sense, below is my careful […]

“Now, you have called us to duty. We feel honoured to be so-called. We are ready to take this community to the heights. Resources, in sha Allah, will not deter us. But I will love […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed Randy Waldrum’s resignation as the Super Falcons head coach. The federation confirmed the American’s exit in a statement on Thursday. There were reports that Waldrum submitted a resignation […]

Perhaps the year 2020 was the year Governor Godwin Obaseki faced the stiffest political opposition in his career after his erstwhile ‘political godfather’, Adams Oshiomhole, who perfected his emergence as governor in 2016, turned against […]

Jyia Muhammed, the security chief at an illicit lithium mine tucked away in a hard-to-reach Kwara community called Kakanfu, was relaxing under a shade with his officials when the sound of a motorcycle attracted their […]

“All the exotic homes I built in Ibusa, Eleme, and Lagos, with about 30 rooms during my time of ignorance, are now dilapidating. Over 40 other commercial buildings are either unkept or incomplete. The son […]

I hoped for, prayed for and worked for forward movement during half a century of passionate quest for a better Nigeria. So it hurts that two quotes that dominated my writing in the dark days […]

Some semblances of stability have returned to global markets after the US recession fears created shockwaves last week. Still, concerns over the health of the world’s largest economy linger with investors on high alert ahead […]

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production increased to 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in July. OPEC said direct communication with Nigerian officials served as the basis […]

“There are people in the world, so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in form of bread” – Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948 The great Indian leader and liberator made that remark before he was assassinated […]

WE are witnessing some of the worst anti-government protests in our recent democratic history, fuelled by economic hardship, hunger and a general feeling of disillusionment among many Nigerians. Whatever the arguments are for or against […]

Looming protest, if it goes ahead between Thursday,August 1 and Saturday, August 10, will be the third major nationwide protest in more than one decade. There were 2012 and 2020 protests, and now 2024 uncertain […]

Nigerians have been invited to troop to the streets in their millions from Thursday, August 1, to protest the harsh economic situation following the dramatic rise in the cost of living in the last one […]

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has hinted at the possibility of demolishing the Christ Embassy building located on Billings Way, Oregun, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, which was gutted by fire in […]

Amidst the upcoming Eid-El-Kabir festival, ram sellers in Badagry, Lagos State, are grappling with sluggish sales as costs increase to as much as N750,000 for a large ram. This is according to a report by […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has explained why it advised Nigeria to remove fuel subsidies, adding that the subsidy regime was robbing the poor for the rich. The Director of the African Department of the […]