Tribute: Kofi Awoonor – The unusual poet
BY SYLVESTER ASOYA Kofi Awoonor is Ghana’s most famous poet. This extraordinary African bard, novelist, dramatist, actor, scholar, politician, diplomat and statesman left a profound […]
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Soludo: Beware Charlie Nwa Mgbafo!
BY SUNNY IGBOANUGO Not a Kobo will be spent on my inauguration. My official car will be Innoson. My clothes will be Akwete. Made in […]
Who is Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN?
BY FRED CHUKWUELOBE Babatunde Raji Fashola is minister of Works and Housing of Nigeria. He is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). He was governor […]
Obituary: Brown Ebewele – A brother in deed and indeed
BY IKEDDY ISIGUZO AN angry man pulled me out of dreamland with his furious banging of the door. I guessed he cared nothing for his […]
IGMA roles out TV shows to discuss Indian Budget 2022
BY ABRAHAM JONAH, Managing Editor, Middle East Operations The Indian educational landscape has witnessed beautiful developments in recent times as international leaders and captains of industry […]
Mortuary for kidnap victims discovered in Rivers State
PORT HARCOURT – The Chairman of Emohua Local Government in Rivers State, Dr Chidi Lloyd, has uncovered an illegal mortuary where kidnappers abandoned their dead […]
COVID-19 and dynamics of school closure policy (2), By Isaac N. Obasi
Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, school closure policy has remained a very contentious one across the world. For example, in the United States under […]
Hockey: Nigerian teams move up in latest FIH rankings
The Nigeria men’s and women’s Hockey teams have moved up places in the latest Fédération Internationale de Hockey rankings released in January. The movement is […]
Ugwu Mbaise Abuja inaugurates new executive committee •Iwuaru reelected president, Onyegbadue returns as PRO
ABUJA – In what appears to be a concerted effort at consolidation in an era of global flux, the elite association of Mbaise indigenes in […]
The Igbo spirit again!
By SUNNY IGBOANUGO You’ll always hear some people say that Ndigbo are developing everywhere but their land. I always laugh whenever I hear it.The impression […]
Reflecting on Dangote Refinery and hell awaiting Lekki residents
BY TONY IYARE Like many, I’m really excited at the gargantuan Dangote Refinery in Ibeju- Lekki, Lagos reputed as the second largest refinery project in […]
University don, Abraham honoured with Knighthood of Parte Guelfa in Italy
BY ABRAHAM JONAH, Managing Editor, Middle East Operations DUBAI, UAE – Honour has really been given to whom it’s due, as a today’s design thinking […]
Millions lost as fire guts Onitsha market
ONITSHA – Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed by a late-night fire that occurred at the plaza of the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra […]
Super Eagles: A defeat foretold? By Azu Ishiekwene
Loving Nigeria’s national soccer team, the Super Eagles, is like being in a bad marriage. Your heart is broken many times, yet it’s hard to […]
Davido: ‘I will buy another private jet, 3 new houses in 2022’
LAGOS – Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed that he would be buying more houses and cars in the year 2022. […]
EndSARS panel report: Makinde awards scholarship to 23-year-old victim, assures on quick implementation
IBADAN – Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, received the report of the Oyo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into police brutality and other […]
UNICEF launches U-Report Challenge to boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake in Africa
DAKAR/Abuja – A week after COVAX delivered its billionth dose in Rwanda, UNICEF has launched the first ever U-Report Challenge calling on all 13.3 million […]
Oil is owned by Niger Delta, not Nigeria, By Michael Owhoko
For the record and for posterity, it is imperative to state that oil found in the Niger Delta region belongs to the people of the […]
2023: Northern coalition endorses Anyim, says he respects all religions, will lift Nigeria
ABUJA – The 2023 presidential aspiration of Senator Anyim Pius Anyim received a boost on Tuesday as he was hailed as a respecter of all […]
Obituary: Adenrele Adeniran-Ogunsanya who has died at 74 was her father’s daughter
BY MAX AMUCHIE Frontline politician and former secretary to the Lagos State Government, Princess Adenrele Adeniran-Ogunsanya, who died in the early hours of today, Tuesday […]