Police arrest 11 over Bayo Ajia, Ajikobi’s assassinations
ILORIN—Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sam Okaula, has said that two political thugs were killed, Monday, by suspected cultists in Ilorin, noting that 11 suspects had been arrested in connection with both killings.
‘Stop witch-hunting Tompolo’
A pressure group, Alliance for the Preservation of Nigerian Democracy, APND, has flayed Federal Government’s unrelenting and unwarranted onslaught on Tompolo.
NSCDC: Cleaning Dambazau’s shoes in public “mark of respect”
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has explained why an officer of the State Security Service (SSS) cleaned the shoes of the minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, in public.
Ndigbo should forget 2019 presidency —UPP chieftain
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—A social critic and chieftain of the United Progressives Party, UPP, Professor Protus Nathan Uzorma, has advised the agitators for a president of Igbo extraction in 2019, to discard the idea, as it remains a tall dream. Professor Uzorma, who made his feeling known during a press conference in Owerri, however, advised […]
Shine A Light On The Gaps By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala & Janeen Madan
This essay is part of a special edition being published in partnership with Foreign Affairs, titled “African Farmers in the Digital Age.” This anthology explores the future of African food systems and the role that digital solutions can play in overcoming the isolation of smallholder farmers and speeding up rural development.
Between Jonathan’s Ebola Fever and Buhari’s Lassa Fever
At the time of writing this essay, Nigeria has lost 44 of her citizens to the dreaded Lassa Fever which like the equally dreaded Ebola Virus Disease is a haemorrhagic fever that spreads easily from one person to another even at the slightest of contacts. The two diseases need a comprehensive action plan involving the people and relevant agencies, local and international, as led and mobilised by government who deploys all resources necessary, be it human, cash and material, to tackle the menace headlong before it ravages the citizenry. That the disease has claimed 44 lives already within a short period of time shows how deadly it can be.
Activating the Koboko revolution
Apart from institutional leakages where deliberate non-implementation of policies has continued to lead to porosity of public funds; braze greed of unpatriotic public servants and sheer lust to climb the ladder of societal superiority are elements that have continued to rekindle the flames of corruption in Africa.
FG imposes N50 stamp duty on bank customers
THE Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria, yesterday, imposed stamp duty of N50 on bank customers for money received into their accounts.
“Jim Iyke’s dress sense is wack, 2face and Annie are in desperate need of a stylist”
As the 2016 entertainment year kicks off on MTV Base Africa, the pan-African music and lifestyle channel will be airing an exclusive red carpet fashion police special titled #BaseSlayedorShade on January 24th, 2016.
Olamide, Phyno, Reminisce, Wande Coal, Lil Kesh, Falz, others feature on MTV Base TV Special
Some of the biggest music artistes in Nigeria including Wande Coal, Reminisce, Phyno and many others will appear in an all new MTV Base television special. The first of many on MTV Base this year, the programme titled “MTV Base Lagos Party Special” premieres this Saturday.
Arrested pro-Biafra protesters charged to court in Enugu
The Enugu State police command, on Tuesday, stated that the pro-Biafra protesters arrested in Enugu have been charged to court for unlawful assembly.
