Sunday Igboho
In the past week, in the South Western part of Nigeria, we have been treated to stories of conflicts in Ondo and Oyo States between herdsmen, identified as Fulani, and the Yoruba owners of indigenous communities. In Ondo state, the … Read the rest
Sunday Igboho
By Abimbola Adelakun
Last Monday, the seemingly intractable crisis between Fulani herdsmen and South-West inhabitants got some breakthrough when the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria gave in to the demands of governors. According to reports, following a … Read the rest
Sunday Igboho
It was in 2009. The Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin ordered a rerun in a number of polling units in the election between Segun Oni of PDP and Dr Kayode Fayemi of ACN.
Oni had in the main election and … Read the rest
Thomas Tuchel
Following the sacking of Frank Lampard, the appointment of Thomas Tuchel could be Chelsea’s best chance of coaxing more from their high-profile signings from Germany, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz.
Of the various factors that contributed to Frank Lampard’s demise … Read the rest
Anyim Pius Anyim
Nigeria’s former senate president, Anyim Pius Anyim rarely comes across as a politician. Indeed he is not the usual player of the political game. A very dedicated member of the Assemblies of God Church, whose life practically revolves around work … Read the rest
Kamala Harris
And with a final “so help me God,” Kamala Harris was sworn in Wednesday as the new vice president — the first woman, first Black person and first person of Asian descent to hold the office.
Harris, 56, took her … Read the rest
Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, 78, officially became the oldest president of the United States in the nation’s history when he was sworn in as commander in chief Wednesday.
Millions of Americans watched from home as Chief Justice John Roberts administered … Read the rest
Lil Wayne, Donald Trump, Kodak Black
Lil Wayne received a full presidential pardon and Kodak Black received a commutation from Donald Trump in the president’s final hours in office, CNN and Reuters report. The two rappers’ reprieve comes amid a flurry of pardons as some of … Read the rest
On November 2, 2016, a week before the US Presidential elections of Nov. 8, 2016, Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature told a group of students at Oxford University’s Eretgun House that if Donald Trump was elected President … Read the rest
If I’m honest, there has not been much to cheer about Nigeria in recent times. As someone who always tries to keep a positive attitude towards life — a disposition that makes me celebrate little successes here and there — … Read the rest
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