Whither the interim common services agency and ESIALA

Whither the interim common services agency and ESIALA

By Eric Teniola THESE days ESIALA and the Interim Common Services Agency mean nothing to many people. Yet, years ago, these two agencies dominated the headlines in this country. In a televised address to the nation on July 30, 1975, the then Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Mohammed (November 8,1938-February 13, 1976), said that […]
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National insecurity, youth frustration and exclusion

National insecurity, youth frustration and exclusion

By Mohammed Bello Yunusa IN Nigeria nothing is rational. Everything is instigated. That the cock did not crow this morning, the cock must have been told not to crow so that I don’t wake up early for my duties. Therefore, at all times, as much as you needed someone who knows another one that knows […]

I’m living a life of purpose with my service to mankind – Kashmoney the force

I’m living a life of purpose with my service to mankind – Kashmoney the force

It is one thing to be talented and another thing to consciously contribute to the development of a society. It takes a different kind of initiative to be able to look into the society, see what’s wrong and then purpose to contribute your quota to effect change. KashMoney, a rapper, entrepreneur who also doubles as […]

An obnoxious electoral law

An obnoxious electoral law

The outrage over the bill sponsored by Mr Olusegun Odebunmi, APC member from Oyo State in the House of Reps, to basically regulate media practice in Nigeria out of existence had hardly died down when the National Assembly on Thursday foreclosed what many Nigerians, particularly those who sincerely wish for a clean electoral process, actually see as an opportunity to indemnify Nigeria against national electoral fraud.

Eid-el-Kabir: Ndume felicitates with Muslims, calls for unity, tolerance in Nigeria

Eid-el-Kabir: Ndume felicitates with Muslims, calls for unity, tolerance in Nigeria

By Henry Umoru CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, All Progressives Congress, APC, Borno South has urged Muslim faithful and other Nigerians, to in the spirit of Eid-el-Kabir, embrace unity, tolerance and peaceful co- existence among one another for the growth and development of Nigeria.  In a Sallah message he issued in Maiduguri […]

Save aviation industry from collapse

Save aviation industry from collapse

By Nnolim Nnaji THE just concluded public hearing on the amendment bills for the review of some aspects of the Civil Aviation Acts has brought to the fore the impending crisis in the aviation industry which require urgent attention. The industry is in dire need of urgent intervention to save it from imminent collapse. There […]

The Cultural Revolution North needs

The Cultural Revolution North needs

For Northern Nigeria to be able to make meaning in the context of a Nigerian nation that currently runs on the basis of values and practices that we need to understand, adapt to, or create alternatives that suit our cultures, circumstances and interests, it requires basic socio-cultural reorientation to keep its youth focused and disciplined in the pursuit of goals and living with values that define the Northern character.

AGF Malami distances self from Jonathan/Malami presidential ticket

AGF Malami distances self from Jonathan/Malami presidential ticket

By Haruna Aliyu – Birnin Kebbi The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami SAN, has denied a report linking him with a presidential ticket with the former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan come 2023. His media aide, Dr Bashir Gwandu, described the rumour as a pigment of some people imagination […]

‘Ayo Says’ an art fair that speaks for health challenged kids

‘Ayo Says’ an art fair that speaks for health challenged kids

An art exhibition held at Didi museum, Victoria Island, recently, is one that provokes a peculiar conversation, especially as it concerns care for the health challenged people in the society. The solo art show, by a 17 year old girl, Ayomide Fadase, tagged “Ayo Says” speaks more to the inner mind and invokes that spirit […]

Int’l faith-based entertainment ARKFLIX launches free movie app

Int’l faith-based entertainment ARKFLIX launches free movie app

An international entertainment streaming company, ARKFLIX has recently announced the launch of its Christian based movie and entertainment streaming platform. The platform now offers free viewing for all on their new app that is now available for download on play store for android phone users. ARKFLIX is a faith based online streaming platform that allows […]

Buhari extols sacrifices of Nigerians, urges patience as govt addresses hardship

Buhari extols sacrifices of Nigerians, urges patience as govt addresses hardship

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is working hard to address food inflation occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect of floods on agricultural activities in the country. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said Buhari stated this in his Eid-el-Kabir […]