The rain of life
We are victims of evil customs – Muhammad Ali Jinnah (A review of Sunny Eze’s If the Rain Comes, Kraft Books) By Olayinka Oyegbile Society has from time immemorial been shaped by the ideas of leaders, never mind that they (the leaders) always say they are there on behalf of the people. This is what […]
Kaduna imposes 24-hr curfew on Kaduna, Zaria
The Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. He said, “The Kaduna State Security Council under the leadership of Gov. Uba Sani, following a review of the […]
Plateau imposes 24-hour curfew on Jos-Bukuru Metropolis
The Plateau State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos -Bukuru Metropolis, following the breakdown of law and order in the area. In a statement by Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang on Sunday in Jos, the government said the move was to enhance the security […]
Plateau imposes 24-hour curfew on Jos-Bukuru Metropolis The Plateau State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos -Bukuru Metropolis, following the breakdown of law and order in the area. In a statement by Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang on Sunday in Jos, the government said […]
Mutfwang greet ex-VP, Sambo at 70
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has felicitated with former Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, on his 70th birthday anniversary. Mutfwang, in a congratulatory message by Mr Gyang Bere, his Director of Press and Public Affairs, issued on Monday in Jos, described Sambo as an astute and accomplished politician. The governor noted that the former […]
Protests: Normalcy returns to Kaduna, Kano, Katsina
There is cautious optimism as normalcy is gradually returning to Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States in the wake-up of the nationwide #endbadgovernance protests that began on Thursday. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that monitored the situation in Kaduna and its environs on Monday reports that there were vehicular movements, with scores […]
JUST IN: Bobrisky Leaves Kirikiri Prison, Sports New Female Look
Controversial Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky left the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on Monday morning pimped up as a woman. NIGERIAN CURRENT reports that Bobrisky identifies as a woman but admitted to being male during his sentencing in April. He was released from the prison facility after serving over four months in jail. […]
Protests: Army Takes Over As Bangladesh Prime Minister Quits, Flees
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country following anti-government protests in which hundreds of people have been killed According to the BBC, Hasina, 76, and her sister have been taken by army helicopter to safety. Hasina’s whereabouts are unclear – she’s thought to be heading to India. This brings an end to […]
MUSINGS FROM HOMELAND
By Prince Dotun OyeladeFor anyone who grew up in Ogbomoso in the fourties and the fifties as I did and rascally enough to have the effrontery passing through the dog-infested gardens of the white men living in the serene residential quarters of the Ogbomoso Baptist Hospital as it then was or the Theological Seminary, then […]
Soyinka Condemns Use Of Bullets, Tear Gas On Protesters
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka on Sunday said the use of bullets and tear gas on Nigerians protesting against economic hardship was an abuse of state power. He described security operatives’ treatment of protesters has left the country in a “seemingly unbreakable cycle of resentment and reprisals”. His views in an opinion piece titled: ‘The Hunger […]
