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Why Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway (4), by Eric Teniola

Why Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway (4), by Eric Teniola

This week continues the narrative on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. In 1934, he, Vaughn, H.O. Davies and others became the leaders of the new Lagos Youth Movement (NYM), which in 1938 was renamed the Nigerian Youth Movement and came under the leadership of Dr. D.K. Abayomi. Three years later he was elected to the Legislative Council […]
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New Year Resolutions, by Francis Ewherido

New Year Resolutions, by Francis Ewherido

In the past, I was heavily involved New Year resolutions ritual. The famous writer, Brian Tracy, advised that we should think on paper. In other words, write your dreams and resolutions down so that you don’t forget them, so I wrote them down. I also read many books on positive thinking and I was advised […]

Real reason Obi’s friends are afraid, by Emmanuel Aziken

Real reason Obi’s friends are afraid, by Emmanuel Aziken

Coming just after a visit to General Ibrahim Babangida, Mr Peter Obi at an early morning press conference on Thursday latched onto President Bola Tinubu in a way he has refrained from since  the last presidential election campaign. It was easy to speculate that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate may have been emboldened by […]

You will always have the poor with you, by Muyiwa Adetiba

You will always have the poor with you, by Muyiwa Adetiba

I almost lost my life in a stampede once. I had gone to the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos to watch a Super Eagles’ match. Not all the exit doors were opened by the time the match ended. This resulted in pushing and shoveling as an impatient crowd tried to edge through the few open […]

A nation at war: Five days in Israel, by Azu Ishiekwene

A nation at war: Five days in Israel, by Azu Ishiekwene

Perhaps three will be the lucky number. After at least two previous failed attempts, a peace deal between Israel and Hamas might be reached by January 20 or in the early days of Donald Trump’s second term. Or… It’s a matter of perhaps, with a big P. Optimism is a rare commodity in a region with […]

Niamey: With burning coals in hand, no time for debates, by Owei Lakemfa

Niamey: With burning coals in hand, no time for debates, by Owei Lakemfa

Niger Republic Head of State, Brigadier-General Abdourahmane Tchiani, on Christmas night, December 25, 2024, accused Nigeria of conspiring with France to destabilise his country. France, he claimed, is working with terrorist groups to undermine Niger’s security, adding that: “Nigerian authorities are not unaware of this underhanded move.” He also claimed that the Nigerian government had been […]