Tuesday, 19th March 2024
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Mr President, you upset me last week Monday during the commencement ceremonials of the food security and agricultural mechanisation programme in Niger State. You said you would fix the farmer-herder crisis in three weeks off the cuff.
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Close to 10 years after the gruesome abductions of 276 female students at Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria has become a notorious destination for crimes of mass abductions, especially of school going youngsters.
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Nigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960, after several years of colonial rule. Expectedly, Nigeria adopted the parliamentary system of government being the one prevailing in Britain and many other commonwealth countries.
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As a citizen of Nigeria and, of course a contemporary of the African evolution; I think that much of the errors that has been imported into our civilisation in the last 30 years (by those of us who had had contact with the western way of living) was really out ...
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Yes, those who subscribe to the humanist outlook can do more, and make the world a better place, furthering the cause of reason and compassion. This message is not a slogan to attract attention but an invitation to all freethinking minds
2 days ago
It is beginning to appear that our leaders are not ready to read any writings on the walls. They don’t seem to be interested in any risk analysis of these difficult times. They appear too busy to be aware that our democracy isn’t working.
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Come Wednesday, March 20, 2024, there is likely going to be a new report on the status of happiness in various nations across the world.
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The way in which the high and mighty in Nigeria were weeping during the nights of tribute for Dr. Herbert Wigwe, who, at the time of his demise, was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings, is reminiscent of how North Koreans openly wept when their leader Kim Jong-il passed away in 2011
4 days ago
The catch phrase of the present administration in Anambra State is sustainability going by its principles, development plans, manifesto and project implementations.
4 days ago
President Bola Tinubu needed no one to tell him that in government, image matters as much as performance. When he assumed office on May 29, 2023, he demonstrated the courage of a man who did not intend to let dithering and indecisions drive his administration.
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Small businesses and consumer goods firms are facing heavy disruption in their supply chain and operational costs due to inflation, currency risk, removal of fuel subsidies leading to a significant increase in energy costs, and scarcity of foreign exchange (FOREX).
4 days ago
We are in a terrible state in Nigeria. This country is not the country that is our country or that should be our country – going by the current state and colour of everything. We are in a horrible state in Nigeria...
4 days ago
I recently boarded a mini-bus, korope, from Ogba, to Alausa and was surprised to encounter unexpected traffic congestion on the lanes, even though it was not rush hour. The traffic was moving slowly, but the air in the mini-bus was thick with frustration...

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Nigeria said internet and data services disrupted by an undersea cable cut last week have been restored. Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said that services have now been restored to approximately 90% of their peak utilisation capacities as of Monday evening. "All operators who were impacted by the cuts have taken recovery capacity from submarine cables,…
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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has presented a whooping N1.5 Billion insurance money to widows and next-of-kins of policemen who died in the line of duty. The cheques were presented at the police headquarters, Abuja by the IGP and his lieutenants. The benefits, according to IGP were given to the relatives of…
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