By Sola Ebiseni A Yoruba adage likens life to a sea that none can traverse by swimming; a view also shared by William Shakespeare from the perspective of a playwright in his book As You Like It(1600) wherein he described life as “a stage where all men and women are merely players”; and more damningly later […]

Paul Adingwupu, an IT expert and prominent politician in Delta State, may not possess Tolstoy’s literary prowess, global popularity, or influence, but he shares the Russian writer’s vision of making the world a better place

By KELECHI DECA In 2022, Nigeria had its first comprehensive Multidimensional Poverty Index, MPI, report, measuring households’ monetary poverty, education and basic infrastructure services deprivation. It incorporated a Child MPI, adding a child development and survival dimension.  The MPI estimates that 133 million Nigerians, or 63 per cent of the population, are multidimensionally poor, with significant […]

In one of my essays, I described the Mufti of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Sulaimon Onikijipa, as one which is a deviation from norm

By NICK DAZANG Two days to the consequential American presidential election that witnessed Donald Trump’s comeback, Quincy Delight Jones Jnr. passed on at the age of 91. Though the presidential campaigns were reaching their crescendo, especially in the so-called swing States, and they overshadowed this passing, they did not completely eclipse it. For the record, and […]

By BAYO ONANUGA   Recent reports from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, have become a focal point of criticism and scepticism, especially by the political opposition and perpetual doubters of any positive report about our country. In its Q2 labour survey report, the NBS says the unemployment rate fell from 5.3 per cent in Q1 to […]

By MUKHTAR MADOBI Recently, certain media outlets have revived the term “Dasukigate,” recycling previously reported content about former National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. These reports adopt a familiar pattern, featuring sensational headlines laden with selective, provocative phrases such as “INVESTIGATION,” “Dasuki Money Trail,” “suspicious billions,” and “family friends.” Such tactics often lure readers into […]

By Anthony Arugba The long awaited Vice-Chancellorship race to select a worthy successor for outgoing VC, Prof. Andy Egwunyenga has been laid to rest. It was a keenly-contested exercise that saw the very best professors the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, have to offer slogging it out to earn the right to be VC. However, […]

Founder and CEO of Advonics Services Nigeria Limited, Emmanuel Egboh, is one of the few patriotic Nigerian businessmen focused on helping to enthrone and entrench a safer country…

I am not anti-Semitic and I have many Jewish friends who I hold in high esteem.

By Oumar Diallo The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is facing a significant split, driven by the impending ratification of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso’s exit from the organization. This issue will be discussed at the summit of heads of state scheduled for December 15 in Abuja. The departure of these three countries […]

By Kehinde Osifisan The above question arose out of one’s curiosity based on the way the detained former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has conducted himself since his ordeal with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) came into the public knowledge around April this year. In April this year, Yahaya Bello was […]

By Tambari Femi-Oluwole Intending parents, who experience difficulties with childbearing are often confronted with a bewildering range of treatment options. In cases where one or both partners have conditions that make it impossible for them to conceive or carry a pregnancy to term, surrogacy may offer the only viable path to parenthood. Surrogacy is the […]

By Istifanus Ahmed The Port Harcourt Refinery last Tuesday resumed operations after years of delays, maintenance challenges and rising dependency on imported refined petroleum products.  The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, Mr Olufemi Soneye, in a statement said the refinery would be producing the following daily outputs: Straight-Run […]

By Suleiman Hamid “I can confirm to you that I have received alert for my November salary. I am very glad that the N72,000 minimum wage as recently promised by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reflected on my November salary,” one civil servant said. This was the situation all over Kano State as Governor Abba Kabir […]