On Obituary, and the Nigeria Blues (1)
The last three weeks have proved critical times in my life. It was a period of mixed feelings as I went through the process of making a reality the top most wish of every responsible child in this world. And by extension, the dream of every parent. The prayer of every man or woman is to give his or her parents deserving and colouful send off when the final curtain is drawn for them.
Facts, fancies and fallacies (2)
There is increased momentum in the war against Boko Haram, as the military struggles to meet the presidential directive that the sect must be crushed by December, the very group that Buhari, before he became President, wanted his predecessor to treat with kid-gloves. In the last one month, the Nigerian army and air force have made steady progress in degrading the fighting capabilities of the “death cult.”
Corrupt Judges: Does our Chief Justice really need help?
Last Monday, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) admonished senior lawyers in the country to stop making “unguarded” utterances about corruption in the judiciary without identifying the corrupt judges. Somehow, the CJN sounded as though he himself does not know his judges that are corrupt.
Christ Embassy adopts 10,000 kids
THE Christ Embassy Church on Friday said it had about 10,000 children under its care as a way of getting them off the streets.
PDP senators plot takeover of Senate President’s seat
STRONG indications emerged yesterday that senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were plotting to take over the position of the Senate President in the event that embattled Senator Bukola Saraki is forced to vacate the seat.
World Trade Centre, global brand’, to alter Abuja skyline
The World Trade Centre, WTC, Abuja, is the first complex in Nigeria to have seven towers made up of a 38-storey hotel building and six 24-storey commercial offices and residential towers. Located at the Central Business Area, the towers promise dwarf all other structures Abuja. In this interview, Senior Property Consultant, Mr. Olumide Adekanmi , explains the concept of the WTC and what the nation’s economy stands to gain from it
