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BY SEGUN AYOBOLU Last week Monday, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss important national and party matters and on his way out he addressed the State House Press Corp where he answered questions on his presidential ambition. Asiwaju Tinubu was most daring, courageous and audacious when he made a categorical declaration … Read more
For my 78th birthday party on 13th January 2022 it is going to be a joyous celebration of the abundant blessings and limitless mercies of the Almighty. As has been the case on previous birthdays, the music of the deities – “Sakara” will be live (and livestream in direct competition with Netflix). It is not … Read more
By Tunde Odesola The waves washed the blue whale ashore at midnight, an abomination that daybreak must not see. Sadly, not a thousand hefty men can secretly push the big fish back into the receding sea; what is left is a lie to tell that the shore was a better habitat for the fish than … Read more
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE The Year 2022 is here and Nigerians have a reason to praise the Lord for bringing us this far. While thanking God for His mercy, let’s go straight to say that the New Year is pregnant with all kinds of possibilities. One of them is that there will be a change for … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Since the sun of social media appeared in cyberspace during the second half of the 1990s, it hasn’t ceased to blaze the dark closets of myths and tradition, exposing their cobwebs, warts and all. And humanity is excited. At last, an answer has come to the bi-directional communication telephony of the era, … Read more
Apply for massive Federal Government Scholarships Awards (BEA) to Study Overseas 2022/2023. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Honourable Minister of Education is pleased to invite applications from interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2022/2023 Federal Government Scholarships Awards. The Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Awards is for undergraduate and postgraduate studies tenable in Russia, … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Only three reasons could make me follow Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and his former victim, Chief Adebisi Abdulkareem Akande, into the jungle; not the President’s false claims on security, not the news that 3,125 persons were killed and 2,703 others were abducted in the North alone, in the last … Read more
Apply for Future of Europe Fully Funded Scholarship in Germany 2022 below. Eko Hot Blog reports that students who enrol in this fully-funded scholarship program will be able to study for affordable study fees and gain advanced knowledge of European affairs. The program is open to all international applicants. Future of Europe Scholarships 2022 is a highly competitive programs … Read more
Tunde Odesola Laughter is restorative, so is crying. It’s even beneficial when both are done simultaneously, scientists say. According to them, the same part of the brain, the hypothalamus, controls both laughter and crying. Laughter and crying are warm and cold springs issuing from different aquifers but ending up in the same confluence, like the … Read more
BY CHUKA UBAH The end may have come for the political journey of former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, at the hands of Governor Willie Obiano. The defeat of the PDP in the November 6, Anambra State governorship election is seen by political observers as a personal defeat for Obi. The PDP’s candidate … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE There are times when silence may not be golden. Let’s get something clear: an allegation as grave as the one recently made by Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun, the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, is one that deserves all the attention it can get. Addressing the media in Abuja, Lasun … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Fellow Nigerians, if reports emanating from the grapevine are anything to go by, then, interesting times beckon in 2022. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Nigerian government is expected to fully remove the “unsustainable and economically disingenuous” fuel and electricity subsidies next year. In simple terms, the dreaded full deregulation of the oil … Read more
…children with disabilities may be at a higher risk of being bullied than other children. It is not uncommon for a child to keep silent about being bullied. Bullying is an intentional, aggressive and repeated behavior that involves an imbalance of power or strength. While bullying can take several forms such as hitting, teasing, name-calling, … Read more
Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) Convocation Lecture Delivered By Ekiti State Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi Protocols Mr Chairman, Provost, Management, Graduands, Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to be here today to deliver the sixth convocation lecture of this great Institution and to be part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of this historic and … Read more
By Tunde Odesola In light or in darkness, a cockroach is a cockroach; smelly and repulsive. What to do to rid the cockroach of its nuisance? Whack it to death! The lethargic regime of the retired General Muhammadu Buhari heeded this homily on October 20, 2020, when it crushed to death, like cockroaches, innocent Nigerian … Read more
Qasim Akinreti, Ph.D 50 years is remarkable in the life of anyone, organisation or even a Nation. Instructively, the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, – Center of Excellence for media training in Africa is celebrating. At inception in 1963, three Journalism training centers focusing mainly on the training of Journalists and professionals (on the job) … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Goliath and Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, is the highest-ranking military officer Nigerian Armed Forces. His duties include formulating operational policies and programmes for the Army, Navy and Air Force with a view to attaining national security. The Defender of the Nigerian Universe, General Irabor, has able lieutenants in the … Read more
By Tunde Odesola If necessity is the indisputable mother of invention, creativity is its anonymous father. Undoubtedly, the human mind is a complex mechanism. A reflection of the mind’s complexity is seen in its perpetual preoccupation with self-gratification as exemplified by biblical and quranic stories of creation. Self-gratification towered above obedience plus penitence on the … Read more
The city is being built on land reclaimed from the Atlantic, on a former beach on Lagos’ Victoria Island Standing on the sand next to a building hollowed out by the churning sea, Sheriff Elegushi points far out into the Atlantic Ocean to where his ancestral home once stood. “Over there was where we had … Read more
Lagos, like many cosmopolitan cities in the world, has always been facing myriad of challenges and the sources of these challenges are multidimensional: the challenge of coping with ever-increasing population as a consequence of urban migration, environmental and health issues, traffic management, security, et cetera. These challenges call for solutions and require cooperation on a … Read more