Mailafia And The Conspiracy Theories

By Simon Kolawole Dr Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), shook the airwaves recently when he told a radio station that a northern governor is the commander of Boko Haram. He also said the terrorists were flying freely during the coronavirus lockdown. “We have met with some of … Read more

Resilience [Forging Ahead] Part XXI -By Bashorun J.K. Randle

It took Resilience Television entirely by surprise that what both John Cleese and Sacha Baron Cohen had dismissed as a matter of little significance had degenerated into a major controversy which had developed a life of its own. It had to do with the station’s aversion to airing any COVID-19 virus reports so that its … Read more

Resilience [Forging Ahead] Part XX – By Bashorun J.K. Randle

John Cleese and Sacha Baron Cohen have been truly amazing. They came up with the brilliant idea of devoting a whole day to extoling the virtues and superlative achievements of women in various fields of human endeavour – as a counterpoise or complement to “ME TOO”. It has been a roaring success on Resilience Television … Read more

Opinion: Why Community Policing In Nigeria Is Imperative

Police

By: Ademola Orunbon Nigeria’s past, present and even the future, makes the establishment and operation of a Federal, State and Local Government Policing or Law Enforcement un-debatably mandatory! Nigeria needs and should have Federal Police, State Police and Local Police! It just makes sense! The local people, the local authorities know the neighborhoods, the local … Read more

Obaseki’s Administration Has Restored Pride, Dignity Of Edo People – Shaibu

Philip Shaibu

Edo Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, says Gov. Godwin Obaseki-led administration, has restored the pride and dignity of Edo and her people. Mr Benjamin Atu, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) media to the deputy governor, quoted Shaibu in a statement, on Tuesday in Benin. Read Also: Insurgency: NAF To Build Base In Gombe According to the … Read more

Bishop Oyedepo Agrees With Dr Stella Immanuel On COVID-19 Outrage

Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has said that the world will soon realise that they have been grossly deceived by the Coronavirus outrage. He threw his weight behind the purported discovery of Dr. Stella Immanuel that antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, were effective cures for the virus. Read Also: … Read more

Opinion: How Spousal Support Aid Women In Making Significant Choices In Life And In Career

Not everyone believes in the institution of marriage and this by no means makes those who do not believe less human or weird than those who do. However for those who believe in the institution of marriage and all that it stands for, then we know that most likely, our highest evolving self, into our … Read more

For Chief J.K. Randle – Its Thanksgiving Time Again – By Bashorun J.K. Randle

On Tuesday 28th July 2020, it will be time for the annual Thanksgiving and Memorial Service for late Chief Joseph Koshoniola Randle, MBE; MVO, who was born in Lagos on 28th July 1909. If he was alive we would have been celebrating his 111th (one hundred and eleventh) birthday. 111 is a magical number but … Read more

Recounting the Last Days Of Mama Abriba,  An 88-Year Old Woman Who Died In Detention For Her Son’s Crime

Texas prison inmates killed: US federal prisons on nationwide lockdown

Injustice done anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly, says Martin Luther.  The story of Mama Abriba, in Abia State, may not be different from that helpless man or woman in your … Read more

Leveraging Diaspora Resources For National Development In A COVID-19 Era

Abike Dabiri

Interest in Nigerians in Diaspora is greatly driven by the quest for national development, national unity, the need for all hands to be on deck, the need to remind all Nigerians at home and abroad, regardless of their religious beliefs and ethnolinguistic background to collectively build a new Nigeria that will be completely free from … Read more

For Chief Sam Amuka A Vote Of Thanks – By Bashorun J.K. Randle

When the amazing Chief Sam Amuka celebrated his 85th Birthday on 13th June, 2020 for obvious reasons matters were somewhat restrained. At the age of eighty-five the celebrant cannot be expected to succumb to reckless abandonment of the decrees imposed by COVID-19, namely wash hands with soap; followed with sanitizer (ensure it is genuine); then … Read more

Olabode Garbadeen: The Exceptional Stuff Public Office Holding Is Made Of

I have had several memorable moments both when I was in the United States and here in Nigeria. Still, an encounter in 2015, with Olabode Garbadeen, Commissioner III in the Lagos State Local Government Commission, remains outstanding and excelling. This was during the 2017 recruitment exercise of the Lagos State Government Local service commission, still, … Read more

COVID-19: Wrong Use Of Face Mask Hazardous – Lab Scientist

A Medical Laboratory Scientist, Mr Michael Idoko, has described the inappropriate wearing of face mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection as “hazardous”. Idoko, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Thursday, urged Nigerians to adopt the right method of wearing the face mask in spite of seeming inconveniences. … Read more

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