Damilare Abass 
Intricate, intelligent and dangerous beauties of creation, I love snakes and their zigzaggery. For its undergraduates in the 80s and early 90s, Abia State University, Uturu, was a Garden like Eden, where cashew wasn’t the forbidden fruit. American collegiate architecture etched on a breathtaking landscape covering unending cashew plantations, ABSU was the oasis of learning, … Read more
By FEMI ODERE Considering both covert and overt, if not ignominious roles he played during the struggle by the 17 southern governors to cause the pendulum of the country’s political leadership to swing South for the sake of equity, fairness, and justice rather than his preference and that of his ilk that it remains lethargically … Read more
By Tunde Odesola The impact of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight-year rule on Nigeria is directly proportional to the impact a white crayon makes on a white chalkboard. Worth. Less. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerian Police Officers Need Special Classes In Empathy — Fast The Central Bank Of Nigeria’s Social Media Requirement: Balancing Security And Privacy Life … Read more
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Change is inevitable! The trouble however is that, most times, one doesn’t see it coming; not even the military; otherwise, all coups would have been preempted and suppressed before they’re eventually executed. So also,it is reasonable to say in public administration that, in the few weeks of Bola Tinubu’s administration, there have … Read more
A foremost support group for Senate President Godswill Obot Akpabio known as “The Godswill Project” (TGP) has congratulated the newly appointed principal officers of the 10th Senate. EDITOR’S PICKS OPM’s Apostle Chibuzor Rushed To Hospital After Collapsing At Airport LP Member Claims Tinubu Is Copying Peter Obi’s Planned Policies ASUU Rejects Universities Commission’s Curriculum In … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE All through history, finding and keeping round and square pegs in their respective holes has never been a Sugarcandy Mountain party. It’s a tough job for experts and committed people! Therefore, President Bola Tinubu must keep working round the clock, looking for leaks and blocking same. EDITOR’S PICKS OPM’s Apostle Chibuzor Rushed … Read more
By Lucky Ihanza International Widows Day, commemorated on June 23, is a platform to shed light on the challenges faced by widows worldwide and aims to bring attention to their struggle for justice, equality, and economic stability. In Nigeria, available estimates indicate that over 8 million widows exist, and the hardships experienced by these women … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Without doubt, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s greatest inner gift is the uncanny ability to deploy native intelligence. Some people rarely talk about it because they didn’t see it coming! Of course, that’s why people didn’t see him coming! Not even the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Maybe that’s why ‘Balogun Owu’ keeps … Read more
By Bashorun J. K. Randle I am not about to dabble in weather forecast or climate change in Spain. Rather, I am more concerned about matters nearer home. At exactly nine o’clock on the morning of Monday 29th May 2023, two invitation cards were delivered to me in Lagos, one for an event at Eagle … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Once upon a time, before money displaced Ifa in the Land of Oduduwa, decency was the crest on the Yoruba crown. This was before government’s filthy hands slowly opened the palace gate, grabbed the glittering crown and tore off the crest. So, the crown, crest-broken, tumbled into the mud, crestfallen. Étiquette is … Read more
By Femi Odere Our attention has been drawn to the Channels TV interview of Senator Abdulaziz Yari (APC, Zamfara State) in the aftermath of the election for the Senate President in which he contested with Sen. Godswill Obot Akpabio (now the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) but was defeated. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu … Read more
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas (PhD) has expressed grief over the Kwara boat mishap, which claimed the lives of 104 people. EDITOR’S PICKS Kwara Boat Accident: Tinubu Mourns Victims, Orders Thorough Investigation Father, His 4 Children, 95 Others Die In Boat Mishap Rt. Hon. Abbas said he was deeply … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Birthdays come with their own adequate burdens of celebrations which the celebrants may not get out of, even after the celebrations may have ended. After the dance in the marketplace, in the forest, and, finally, at the power centre, what remains? Well, it is a question of the buoyancy or otherwise of … Read more
By Femi Odere Our attention has been drawn to the press conference addressed by the National Publicity Director of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba over the weekend. In his characteristic manner of crying wolf when there’s absolutely none during contests for political offices, Ologunagba said attempts are in the works to “intimidate, harass … Read more
Outside the sleek glass-and-steel Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in downtown Miami, Monday morning was in some ways just another weekday for a gritty neighborhood in transition: After a brief shower, the resident roosters crowed loudly. A stray cat perched on a security wall licked her coat. The noise and dust of high-rise construction … Read more
Republican Congressman Jim Jordan is standing by Donald Trump in the face of his 37-count indictment for mishandling classified documents, falsely claiming in a heated CNN interview with Dana Bash that Trump had the right to handle the documents “however he wants.” “If he wants to store material in a box in a bathroom, in … Read more
A woman is dead after being shot by her boyfriend in southwest Houston Sunday evening. Houston police responded to reports of a shooting at 11655 Briar Forest around 7: 50 p.m. Officers said they found a woman dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Her boyfriend was taken into custody. According to witnesses, the boyfriend shot … Read more
Tori Bowie’s cause of death has been determined one month after her tragic passing. The 32-year-old, who won three medals for Team USA at the 2016 Olympics, died from complications of childbirth at her Florida home on May 2, according to a coroner’s report obtained by TMZ. The report said the athlete was about eight … Read more
A 31-year-old police officer was charged and immediately relieved of duty after being accused of shooting his wife in the face, the Houston Police Department announced on Monday. The officer was off-duty at the time of the shooting, HPD Chief Troy Finner said, adding that the department is calling this a case of domestic violence … Read more
Human remains have been found in the wreckage of a part of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia one day after the elevated section collapsed following a truck fire, Pennsylvania State Police said. The remains were turned over to the state Medical Examiner’s Office for identification. Officials have not yet said if the remains were those of … Read more