On his take, Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, acknowledged that every nation has its peculiar challenges, but said Nigeria’s problems could not be addressed by the kind of leadership it has at this point in time. In his 60th independence message to Nigerians, titled “A change of heart for Nigeria’s 60th […]

By Awa Kalu, SAN According to dictionary sources, a person or thing is said to be diamonded when the person or thing is covered with, decorated with or wearing diamonds. Bearing in mind that on October 1, 2020, Nigeria will clock 60 years as an independent country, the question is whether she has merited being […]

By Henry Ojelu An All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Anambra State, Paul Orajiaka has said that the true greatness of Nigeria can only be achieved through youthful and visionary leadership. Orajiaka who stated this in his goodwill message to Nigerians on the celebration of the nations diamond jubilee also noted that Nigeria must […]

The Head of the Kano Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Sanusi Aliyu Mohammed today September 29th, 2020 asked for the support of the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, to enable the achievement of the mandate of the agency in his domain. The Zonal Head who spoke during a courtesy visit to […]

By Soni Daniel, Abuja Justice M. S. Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court, Sokoto has convicted and sentenced six internet fraudsters to prison for fraud. The fraudsters who were prosecuted on one-count separate charge of conspiracy and  cheating by the Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are: Henry Chukwuma […]

By Ladipo Adamolekun “The 1999 Constitution… is neither the product of plebiscite, referendum, nor a national conference. It was bequeathed to us in 1999 by the departing military and promulgated into law by military fiat. The result has been a litany of contradictions, omissions, and inconsistencies…”(bold and italics added). – Former Senate President, David Mark, […]

(Thoughts on Racism And Discrimination In Sports) By Mitchell Obi We can no longer pretend.. We can not continue to live a lie. We cant even,  like the burgeoning three time tennis grand slam winner Naomi Osaka , indulge in wearing masks to remind us of the victims of an  intolerable act gradually soaked in […]

By Morenike Taire Do you think that the lockdown during the COVID 19 pandemic was an essential measure despite the hardships it brought economically? In the December of 2019, the outbreak of a novel strain of the Corona Virus, an already existing disease causing agent was identified in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organisation, WHO […]

‎The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the adoption of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) in the country. Mahmud Lawan, Coordinator, Kano Zonal Coordinator of the association, made the call in a statement issued in Kano on Thursday, at the end of its meeting held at the Federal University, Dutse. […]

  By Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour It was not by accident that the tagline selected to capture the essence of Lagos is, Centre of Excellence. The tagline does not say, close to excellent, neither does it say trying to be excellent. The tagline implies, Lagos is fully settled in the midst of excellence, right at the […]