Bola Ige
By Kene Obiezu
In many countries of the world, the law places the highest premium on the right to life. This premium comes from a place of preeminence which prescribes that life shall not be taken except in exceptional circumstances … Read the rest
When Buhari revealed Osinbajo as his running mate in 2014
Since his emergence as Nigeria’s number-two citizen, different accounts had been flying around on how Professor Yemi Osinbajo, actually secured the coveted vice-presidential slot, a majority of which revolved around the person of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his former boss. Indeed, … Read the rest
Crowd for NIN
Last week, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), a government agency under the Ministry of Communications, currently led by Minister Isa Pantami, took the decision and made same public that any user of a GSM phone who is yet to link … Read the rest
By Farooq Kperogi
While the forecast for the 2023 elections is still clouded by uncertainties, a few things are coming out in bold relief. One of them is that neither the All Progressives Congress (APC) nor the Peoples Democratic Party … Read the rest
It was a show of shame mixed with emotions at the Oscars earlier, as veteran actor, Will Smith who could not control his emotions assaulted a comedian, Chris Rock for making fun of his wife, Jada Pinkett.
Smith who is … Read the rest
Hollywood actor, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock who made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.
While presenting the award for best documentary, Rock joked, “Jada I love you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it.”… Read the rest
Translated in its simplest form, “aṣiṣe” (ashee-shay) in Yoruba means blunder, mistake or error. But the English language perennially fails to capture the nuances of certain Yoruba words. Aṣiṣe is deeper than a mere, everyday mistake. There is an element … Read the rest
Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has declared his intention to run for president on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2019 general election, announced his … Read the rest
Omoba Adedoyin Ajibike Okupe – the man popularly known at the “attack dog” of Nigerian politics, who eventually re-christened himself “the attack lion” is 70 today, March 22, 2022. Yesterday, friends and family gathered in Lagos, to honour him at … Read the rest
This is the twilight zone of the Buhari administration. And this is the time for the president to engage in mopping up operations to see that the mess he promised to clean up in 2015 has been sufficiently cleaned up … Read the rest
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