Ronaldo and Maradona
Portuguese footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo posted an old picture of himself with football legend, Diego Maradona on his Instagram account and wrote: ‘Today I say goodbye to a friend and the world says goodbye to an eternal genius.
‘One of the … Read the rest
Pele and Maradona
Brazilian football great Pele mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona after the Argentine died Wednesday, saying he hoped they would “play together in the sky” one day.
“Sad news today. I have lost a dear friend, and the world has … Read the rest
Diego Maradona
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has passed away at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack.
The Gimnasia coach had been hospitalised at the start of November, days after celebrating the landmark birthday, after complaining of low spirits … Read the rest
In the long-drawn battle of wits between the Federal Government and the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of the Universities, ASUU, this column cannot afford to sit on the fence any longer.
The strike has lasted more than
“My brother, how you dey?”
“What can we do?”
“E ku recession”
“Excuse me?”
“I said er ku recession…”
“Are you Yoruba people alright at all? You people always make a joke out of everything. Does recession look like … Read the rest
Jerry Rawlings
Ghana’s longest serving leader, Jerry Rawlings, passed away on Thursday November 12, aged 73. He had been a fixture in Ghana’s politics for four decades. Jerry John Rawlings was born on June 22, 1947 in Accra, the son of a … Read the rest
Lekki tollgate
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Monday, asked the American based news outlet, the Cable News Network (CNN) to reexamine its investigative report on the Lekki shootings, which it (Nigerian government) had earlier dismissed as unfair and inaccurate.
The federal … Read the rest
Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad has been banned for five years by Fifa for breaching various codes of ethics.
The 60-year-old, a vice-president of world governing body Fifa, has been found to have breached codes relating to duty … Read the rest
If there is anything that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven beyond doubt, it is how humanity depends on science for its survival. Every confounding development that has been thrown up by nature or biology since the days of the pre-historic … Read the rest
By Mobolaji Adeyemi
When the Nigerian government began the process of deregulating the Telecommunications industry in 1992, it created the conditions that brought in private sector participation and competition to an industry where previously there had been only one government … Read the rest
