ECOWAS yet to receive formal withdrawal notification by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it has not received formal notification of withdrawal from the bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. ECOWAS is a sub-regional political and economic union of 15 West African countries. It stated on Sunday in Abuja that its attention had been drawn to a broadcast on […]
Govt addressing economy, security challenges, says Information Minister The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government is addressing the security and economic challenges of the country. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, Idris said that the government was not downplaying the current situation faced by Nigerians. He said […]
APC will rule Nasarawa State beyond 2027, declares ex-Speaker
The immediate past Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, says the All Progressives Party (APC) will rule the state beyond 2027. Abdullahi expressed optimism that Gov. Abdullahi Sule would hand over power to another APC governor in the state come 2027. He stated this during a reception organised by White Cap […]
NiMet predicts three- day dust haze from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday predicted moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility range from 2km to 5km over the North. It envisaged moderate dust haze with a horizontal visibility range of 2km to 5km, and localized horizontal visibility […]
Lagos orders squatters under Ijora causeway bridge/Blue Line five days to quit
The Lagos State Government has issued a five-day quit notice to squatters under the Ijora Causeway bridge and Lagos Blue Rail Line over the head bridge in Ijora to remove all their shanties or risk demolition and removal. The government said that the activities of the squatters constitute a great danger to the Lagos Blue […]
Toyin Falola and the Art of Intellectual Provocation
By Serges Kamga The 54th Convocation Lecture by Professor Toyin Falola, held at the University of Lagos in January 2024, has become a global document. A theme on decolonization, his recommendations went viral. As to his suggestions to tap into epistemic knowledge in Ifa, the Pentecostals pounced on them, just as the missionaries of the […]
Toyin Falola And The Timely Recommendations At UNILAG
By . Akinmayowa Akin-Otiko On the 15th of January, 2024, I sat in the well decorated J.F. Ade Ajayi auditorium of the University of Lagos as Prof. Toyin Falola (TF) gave the ‘University of Lagos 54th Convocation Lecture’. There, Prof TF did what he has done in the last couple of decades. He always proposed […]
Samuel Ladoke Akintola: A classic case of media befuddlement
By Prince Dotun Oyelade As a result of the deliberate strategy of the media and their collaborators, the history and achievements of Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, the former and last Premier of the Western Region cannot stand on its own. His achievements had to be subsumed by the Western Region crisis and his disagreement with […]
My wife has abandoned her duties, too involved in church activities, man tells court
Mr Aku Bakari a public servant on Friday dragged his wife, Mary, before a Customary Court in Nyanya, for allegedly getting too involved in church activities. The petitioner, who resides in Nyanya Abuja, in his divorce petition accused his wife of abandoning her duties as a wife and mother. “My wife no longer has time […]
Buhari’s ex-aide urges Nigerians to lower their expectations of political leaders
Malam Garba Shehu, former Media aide to former President Mohammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to lower their expectations on political leaders in the country. Shehu made the called in his remark at the 21st Daily Trust Annual Dialogue organised by Trust Media Group on Thursday in Abuja. He said his principal no doubt had […]
