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We have said it before, and it bears repeating again, that the Atiku/Okowa ticket has absolutely nothing to offer Nigerians as to how the country can be repositioned to achieve its manifest economic prosperity, socio-ethnic cohesion and security guarantee among the many objectives that has been enunciated by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his campaign … Read more
President of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, has distanced the socio-cultural organisation from the unrest that reportedly broke out between police and suspected Yoruba nation agitators. EDITOR’S PICKS Buhari Mourns Kebbi Boat Victims PVC: Peter Obi Sends Message To Nigerians Ahead Of The 2023 Election Why I Endorsed Peter Obi For President … Read more
By FEMI ODERE After the day’s class training session, a female friend asked me if I could go with her to pick up her garment at a clothing store in Chicago’s downtown. EDITOR’S PICKS Buhari Mourns Kebbi Boat Victims PVC: Peter Obi Sends Message To Nigerians Ahead Of The 2023 Election Why I Endorsed Peter … Read more
When the duo of former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Pa Ayo Adebanjo attended the 70th birthday of Chief John Nwodo in Enugu on Sunday, December 11, 2022, we knew then that the die was already cast on the candidacy of Gregory Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate. EDITOR’S PICKS Buhari’s Aide, Bashir Reacts As … Read more
By Femi Odere I had completely forgotten about a promise I made to a friend—-a good, trustworthy and dependable one at that—–that I would say a thing or two about him and our friendship until he sent me one of the pictures we took at his mother’s burial reception a few hours ago on the … Read more
The stage is set for Lagos socialite and philanthropist, Olajumoke Opeifa, who is set to mark her Golden Jubilee in a thanksgiving ceremony to retrospectively express gratitude for the gift of life. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: Again, UK Court Denies Ekweremadu Bail, Cites EFCC’s Letter [JUST IN] Yuletide: Police Ban Open Street Carnivals In Osun … Read more
Owning a car makes daily commuting an easy thing to do, but it comes with many responsibilities such as securing vital documents from relevant authorities. For example, it’s illegal to drive on Nigerian roads without a valid driver’s licence. Doing so exposes a car owner to avoidable heavy fines and delays. EDITOR’S PICKS Doyin Okupe … Read more
Olatubosun and Oluwakemi’s marriage is off to a joyous start. Eko Hot Blog reports that Olatubosun and Oluwakemi felt the love and joy of friends and families as they went through the processes of a traditional wedding and a holy matrimony. EDITOR’S PICKS Court Halts DSS Move To Arrest Emefiele Over Alleged Terror Link Greater … Read more
By FEMI ODERE The recently concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit which held in Washington, DC on December 13-15 has presented another opportunity for our foreign policy experts in the African continent and decision makers in governments to, once again, interrogate and have a deeper introspection of the US relationships on Africa’s health and wellbeing. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
London, United Kingdom: 17 November 2022: In what has been termed the largest trade exhibition by Nigerian-based businesses in the United Kingdom in recent times and a major move in increasing Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings, leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank Plc hosted the maiden edition of its international trade expo. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: FG Opens … Read more
Ordinarily, we consider it beneath us as well-bred media professionals to continue to engage in public spat with Mr. Nduka Obaigbena, a congenital blackmailer and hustler, especially in deference to ceasefire calls by well-meaning leaders and elders. The interventions followed our statement on Monday entitled “Obaigbena and His THISDAY/ARISE News’ Hypocritical Grandstanding On Public Morality”. … Read more
The Tinubu/Southwest Media Veterans Support Group have come to the conclusion that there probably will be no let up anytime soon in the deliberate bad press from the stables of ARISE TV and THISDAY on Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate. EDITOR’S PICKS Osinbajo Presides Over FEC Meeting In Abuja Lagos Govt To … Read more
The attention of Tinubu/Southwest Media Veterans Support Group has, once again, been drawn to another spurious, attention-seeking, seriously-troubled and pathetically vacuous presidential campaign of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar through the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Ronaldo’s World Cup Dreams End In Tears As Morocco Beat Portugal 1-0 To Reach Semi-final BREAKING: … Read more
The family of Chief J.K. Randle has announced a memorial service for the late Olympics leader. Eko Hot Blog reports that the family of late Chief J.K. Randle MBE, MVO Lisa of Lagos, is remembering him 66 years after his death. EDITOR’S PICK: 5 Foods That Can Reduce Anxiety Instantly 3 Warning Signs Of Diabetes … Read more
The Williams’ dynasty has published the funeral arrangement for their matriarch, Mrs. Florence Modupe Williams. EDITOR’S PICKS Lagos Govt Reduces Tuition Fees For LASUED, LASUSTECH Pioneer Students By 65% Alimosho General Hospital To Launch Electronic Medical Records, E-card System Bizarre: Man Stabs Wife To Death Over Water In Lagos Eko Hot Blog reports that the … Read more
The reaction of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization to the London’s Chatham House lecture of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate cannot be said to be unexpected from a permanently reactive, vacuous and disoriented main opposition political party in the country from which the campaign organization was issued. EDITOR’S PICKS Victory For Tinubu … Read more
In a lecture that has all the characteristics of policy directions for renewed hope and national rebirth, the appearance in London’s Chatham House of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, December 5, 2022 became a moment of sober reflection for his audience as he established a nexus … Read more
The unpredictable nature of this side of eternity is a valid excuse for routine gratitude for any mortal still in custody of their breath. In a world where vibrant lamps are hastily blown out and death rates no higher than a penny, the gift of life should not be an underrated treasure. Not many … Read more
By Praise Ben Since its independence in 1960, Nigeria’s electoral history and democratic development have frequently contained ‘violence’. The time leading up to, during, and following elections always sees an escalation of different forms of this threatening act across the nation. The country’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, has already begun to … Read more
By Philip Ibitoye The world is currently in a climate emergency, and Nigeria is not exempted from the devastating effects of this crisis. Recently, Nigeria experienced its worst flooding disaster in more than ten years. The flooding, attributed to climate change, killed more than 600 people and affected more than two million Nigerians. Interestingly, … Read more