Northern Elders Forum (NEF) is calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign for failure to combat increasing insecurity in the country.
The call came just as the Senate rose from a marathon debate on last Saturday’s beheading of over 67 … Read the rest
Aliko Dangote
The business case for the construction of Dangote’s oil refinery is based on an unofficial government policy that prevents the country’s four state owned oil refineries from operating optimally. In the space of 25 years, $25b has been spent on … Read the rest
Dead bodies of farmers killed by Boko Haram in Zabarmari, Borno State
On Saturday, November 28, about 43 farmers who had gone to their farms during the current harvest season were attacked by Boko Haram terrorists. They were tied up; their hands behind their backs, one after the other their throats were … Read the rest
Nasir El-Rufai
The governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to honour the ‘informal agreement’ of ensuring that power goes to the Southern region of Nigeria in 2023.
El-Rufai spoke on Monday … Read the rest
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
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