Dr. Stella Immanuel
Stella is not a Nigerian. She is from Cameroun. This was the first reaction I got on social media when the “ satanic” video of this irrepressible medical doctor, Stella Immanuel, went viral on social media attracting 80 million views … Read the rest
Boko Haram
The de-radicalisation, rehabilitation, and reintegration of so-called repentant Boko Haram terrorists have emerged as one of the centrepieces of the Buhari regime’s governance, which is not surprising given that Buhari had said in the past that government-sanctioned retaliatory aggression against … Read the rest
IN The Emperor’s Tomb, Joseph Roth chronicles the decay of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, writing that at the very end of the empire, even the street-lights longed for dawn so that they could be extinguished.
The undercurrent of modern Nigeria, where … Read the rest
Recently, in the course of the House of Representatives’ probe of the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), when the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, was being interrogated, he imputed that majority of the contracts … Read the rest
The current salacious tales of the alleged sleaze, scams and heinous criminal corruption coming out of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, probe brings to mind the admonition of Honourable Dimeji Bankole, the speaker of the House of Representatives ( … Read the rest
Tolulope Arotile
It is miscellany time again, when this column tries to attend, with broad strokes and in short takes, to a glut of occurrences, lest those who make the news and those who consume it feel ignored.
The point of departure … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari
By Azuka Onwuka
Even though the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has never been known to be assertive or forceful or in a hurry to achieve results, the impression one gets these days from him is that he has … Read the rest
By Tayo Oke
At first, I resisted the temptation to comment on the N80bn (US$206 million) embezzlement or “corruption” probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission and its ‘acting’ Managing Director, Prof Daniel Pondei, who theatrically ‘slumped’ during questioning in … Read the rest
A lady, Seyitan Babatayo, who accused musician, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj, of rape has written a letter to the police withdrawing her petition.
This happened just as the police said it has been unable to establish a case of rape … Read the rest
Kaisha
BBNaija housemate, Aisha Umaru known as Kaisha feels the housemates in this season are fake and she isn’t bonding with any of them.
The 25-year-old entrepreneur from the Sokoto couldn’t help but cry as she felt she is being neglected … Read the rest
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