POETRY: Vampires of Ni.Ger (Nigga) Area
By Rev Arize Nwobu Hello Ni.ger Area Your children have waited with bated breath for a break of dawn, To see the change you sold in hope. They sit in the dark And cry in pain, Sick and tired of the game They now want to leave the park. Bewildered, they wonder why in a […]
CSOs call on NASS to investigate Lekki shooting to douse youths’ anger
Civil Society Orgainsations (CSO) have called on the National Assembly and the Federal Government to investigate the Lekki Toll Plaza shooting of #EndSARS protesters as a way of dousing youths’ anger across the country. Mr Hamzat Lawal, Executive Director, Connected Development (CODE), said that thousands of Nigerian Youths recently took to the streets to decry […]
Ayade charges security agents to halt spate of violence in Calabar
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, has charged security agencies in the state to take legitimate actions to halt the spate of arson and carnage witnessed in some parts of Calabar. The governor’s charge is contained in a release issued on Sunday in Calabar by, Mr Christian Ita, Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity to the governor […]
#EndSars: Reject ethnic profiling of mayhem, SESSPN tells Nigerians
By Victor Arjihromanus Southeast South-South Professionals of Nigeria, SESSPN, has called on all Nigerians to reject any attempt to give the mayhem being unleashed by hoodlums in the wake of #EndSars protests an ethnic colouration. The group said this in a statement by Messrs Hannibal Uwaifo and Collins Ugwu, President and Publicity Secretary, respectively. The […]
Tell my Mother I was Unarmed
By Obadiah Mailafia The youth have spoken. Vox populi, vox Dei. Tired of seeing their future being mortgaged by philistines, our youth have decided to take their future into their own hands. We may neither understand nor even empathise with them; but we can never wish them away. I am a humble economist with abiding […]
NCC grants MTN, 9mobile right to National roaming
By Prince Osuagwu The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted two mobile network operators MTN and 9mobile approval to carry out trial on National roaming services. Roaming Service enables a mobile subscriber to automatically make and receive voice calls, send and receive data, or access other services when travelling outside the coverage of a particular […]
Tomoloju’s ‘Ajakumo’: More than a song
By Prisca Sam-Duru As the #EndSARS protesters matched forward in Owerri, Imo State, they chanted one of the songs of our own writer, composer, culture producer, and promoter, Benson Omowafola Tomoloju’s ‘Ajakumo’. The song was all that an Ilaje indigene, who was in the state to attend a meeting, needed to get past them. To […]
EndSARS demonstrations and the absence of ideologues
By Simon Abah It is hard to be an activist in a country deeply divided along ethnic lines. Some youths attacked activists as reported in some places in Abuja because they concluded wrongly that the protest was against the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Governors of some Northern states, I gather, also toe the same line. […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger feeling fantastic after heart surgery
Hollywood legend Arnold Schwarzenegger said he was feeling fantastic after undergoing a heart surgery over the weekend The Austrian-born actor posted a picture of himself giving a thumbs up from his hospital bed at the Cleveland Clinic, and thanked medical staff there. “I have a new aortic valve to go along with my new pulmonary […]
Gen Useni appeals for calm, self-restraint amidst unrest
Lt. Gen Jeremiah Useni (Rtd.) has appealed for calm and self-restraint in the face of on-going break-ins, looting and destruction of both government and private property across the country. Useni, a former FCT minister, in a statement on Sunday in Jos, said that such actions could dent and diminish the genuine agitations for justice that […]
#EndSARS: We must play our part to make Nigeria great— Otedola
In the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has said everyone must play a part to make Nigeria great.
#EndSARS: Nigerians groan over impending economic hardship
In the aftermath of widespread protests and violence across the country occasioned by the #EndSARS campaign, some Nigerians are complaining about economic hardship that may follow. Speaking in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, they said that the damage done by hoodlums who hijacked the hitherto peaceful protests could impose negative […]
Kaduna govt orders arrest of looters of COVID-19 palliative
Kaduna State Government, says it will trace, arrest and prosecute those who looted COVID-19 items in Kaduna on Saturday. The state Acting Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe said in a state-wide broadcast on Sunday. She said that security agencies had already arrested some of those involved. “There can be no other word but theft […]
NCC grants MTN, 9mobile right to trial of national roaming services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted two mobile network operators, MTN and 9mobile, approval to carry out trial on national roaming services.
Lagos will come out stronger, says Gov Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed optimism following the damages visited on the state by arsonists and looters, who took advantage of the EndSARS protests to wreak havoc on public and private property.
Oyo youths resist hoodlums’ attempt to burn police station
By Ola Ajayi, Ibadan A yet-to-be identified man was said to have died on Sunday when armed thugs attacked Mokola police station, Ibadan. The victim was reportedly killed by a stray bullet that rent the air during the attack. The hoodlums were said to have tried to set the police station ablaze but met stiff […]
