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
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
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
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
Crowd noise can often be a distraction for golfers, but world number two Jon Rahm says the absence of spectators during PGA Tour events has made it tough to focus. The PGA Tour resumed in June after an extended break with events closed to spectators to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Read … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo What makes a revolution? Knowledge. Information. Awareness. Awakening. The biblical Moses was a prince in the ménage of the persecutors of the Hebrews – his people. He did not know their toil because he was far removed from them. He lived in the cloistered world of princes while his people retire to … Read more
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
By Muyiwa Sobo Earth to Biden, please! Democrats are excited, but we should beware of snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory. It was not a mistake that Joe Biden promised to pick a female vice-president, but the choice of a black female for cosmetic effect as some prominent Democrats are pushing may turn … Read more
The Presidency on Saturday said the views expressed by Malam Mamman Daura, on zoning were personal to him and did not, in any way, reflect that of either the president or his administration. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja. Read … Read more
Given the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari has been widely perceived as taciturn and aloof, it is remarkable that at the heart of the engine room of his private political machine was until recently, a troika of newspapermen. The troika is what many Nigerians have referred to as the cabal that has been repeatedly described … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
The scandal rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), should not in any way hamper the existence of the agency which sole aim is to ameliorate the sufferings of the people of the region, says the immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association in Plateau State, Barr. Ralph Monye. Monye, who hailed from the … Read more
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
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
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
Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani has revealed that one of her ancestors sold slaves, in an article published by BBC. She also reveals that slave trading, despite the abolition in 1807 by the British, continued in Nigeria till the early 1950s. But she argues that her ancestor, her great grandfather, should not be … Read more