Fellow Nigerians, it has been a week of mourning and jubilation in Nigeria, depending on which side of the divide you are, since the sudden, devastating and unbelievable departure to the eternal beyond of the former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Abba Kyari. The deluge of reactions to his death was neither [...]
Nigeria’s biggest auto dealers, Chief Willy Anumudu has died at 68. The Chairman of GLOBE MOTORS, Victoria Island, suffered some health challenges a few days ago and “was tested for COVID-19 which came out negative”. Williams Anumudu He was to be air-lifted to Germany this morning April 21st according to ovation publisher Dele Momodu who [...]
Pictures from the fire incident at the INEC office in Abuja April 17th, 2020. Pictures show the damage to one office in the Election and Party Monitoring Department, which is an annex detached from the main building, and efforts by men of the Federal Fire Service to contain it. The fire was quickly extinguished. Former [...]
It is very easy to criticise others. Nigeria has made me rethink a lot. If you do ANY serious work at a high level in that country you will in some way be connected or befriend a politician or top government official. You cannot escape it. I always ask: can you critique them? Often the [...]
Fellow Nigerians, let me start by wishing you a Happy Easter. For Christians, this is a very special, significant and symbolic season, as well as one of the pillars of Christianity. Jesus Christ was crucified in order for our sins to be washed away and for us to have a place in the bosom of [...]
Self-acclaimed African Giant, Burna Boy has said Nigerians deserve everything happening to them in the country at the moment. The singer made the statement on his Instagram story shortly after it was reported that the office of the Accountant General of the Federation caught fire. He went further to criticize Nigerians for calling out Funke [...]
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday for one-on-one meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Information from the governor’s media team, said the meeting focused Borno’s fight against boko haram towards peace building, rebuilding, resettlement of displaced persons and economic recovery. Zulum left Maiduguri on Thursday through a [...]
Clem Agba, minister of state for budget and planning, says the fire that gutted the office of the accountant-general of the federation did not destroy any record. On Wednesday, fire broke out at the Treasury House, a building housing the AGF’s office. Officials of the Federal Fire Service and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) were [...]
INTRODUCTION: The trial and conviction of actress Funke Akindele and her husband is legally flawed. The fact that they pleaded guilty does not foreclose a discussion on the case because the flaws that I intend to highlight are constitutional and jurisdictional in nature. Issues of jurisdiction can be raised at any time. I have read [...]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Monday admitted to intensive care after being hospitalized with coronavirus, with foreign minister Dominic Raab to take over his duties “where necessary”, his Downing Street office said. “Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the prime minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has [...]