One of Nigeria’s living legends, General Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon(PhD, GCFR), celebrated his 90th birthday in style on Saturday, October 19, 2024, with deserved encomiums from a cross section of prominent Nigerians, including two-time Nigerian leader, General Olusegun Obasanjo. President Bola Tinubu was also among the plethora of leaders who felicitated with a man whose name […]

Sunday, October 20, 2024 was the fourth anniversary of the infamous Lekki Toll Gate shootings. On that day, four years ago, the Nigerian Army, drafted by former President Muhammadu Buhari at the invitation of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, shot into a mass of unarmed protesting Nigerian youths singing the National Anthem and waving […]

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, confirmed what many informed observers had long suspected as a major contributor to Nigeria’s inability to overcome its insecurity challenges. At the Arms Destruction Exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, NCCSALW, at Giri, Abuja, Ribadu disclosed that “most” of […]

For the umpteenth time this year alone, the World Bank has come forward to hail President Bola Tinubu administration’s for adopting the economic model prescribed by it and the International Monetary Fund, IMF. At the launch of the Nigerian Development Update, NDU, report in Abuja last week, WB’s Country Director for Nigeria, Ndiame Diop, said […]

If Nigeria still has the stuff that models it as the “giant of Africa”, it must seize this moment and rally support for an end to the uncivilised conduct of some African countries towards visiting fellow African sports (especially football) teams. Nigeria and Libya “brawled” on and off the football pitch towards their qualification for […]