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By Toyin Falola Life is trade by barter! We use what we have to get what we want. Even our Daddy GOs, Oyedepo and Adeboye, collect money from us before they pray for us! This is the philosophical foundation of every activity and value of humans: exchange. How much one can mobilise and achieve one’s […]
Buhari: The Illusion of Hope
By Toyin Falola Leadership is pivotal to development; as such, every election is taken seriously, and the transition of power is especially given attention in Nigeria. Nigeria is coming from a place where its leadership has been in question because of the failure of past leaders to remedy several of the problems it faces. So, […]
Africa Reckonings and Futures
By Toyin Falola Africa, a continent full of diverse peoples and fascinating history, has struggled with several social, economic, and political problems during its existence. Despite its recent development, it has suffered from a number of wrongs stemming from its pre-colonial history and its tangled links with other continents, especially Europe. There is a […]
BREAKING: AIT Founder, Raymond Dokpesi Is Dead
The founder of AIT/RAYPOWER High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, is dead. The media mogul passed on in the early hour of Monday, May 29 in Abuja after a brief illness. The People’s Democratic Party(PDP) chieftain fell from treadmill which led to his untimely death On behalf of the family, the first son of the late media […]
FULL TEXT: Tinubu’s inaugural speech as president
My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed moral strength and clarity of purpose in those instances […]
May 29, end of politics, beginning of governance, Yiaga counsels
Mr Samson Itodo, the Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, has said that the inauguration of the incoming government, come May 29, marks the end of politics and the beginning of governance for all elected public office holders. He said this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According […]
May 29: FRSC deploys 365 personnel, 40 patrol vehicles others
As the country awaits the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the vice president-elect Kashim Shettima on Monday, may 29, 2023, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 365 personnel, 40 patrol vehicles, 15 bikes and 10 tow trucks for the inauguration. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu said this in a statement […]
Drug abuse: Varsity initiates random testing of students
Arthur Jarvis University (AJU), a private university in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, says it has initiated random testing to curb drug abuse among its students. Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Ani Nkang, stated this during the institution’s seventh matriculation ceremony in Akpabuyo, near Calabar, on Friday. The varsity chief, who expressed […]
Abidjan-Lagos corridor will enhance sub-regional growth, says ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said the Abidjan-Lagos corridor would contribute to the economic growth of the ECOWAS community citizens. A statement on the website of the ECOWAS Commission on Friday quoted the Ministerial Steering Committee of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project as saying this at a meeting in Accra. […]
Police begin probe killing of Imo traditional ruler
The Police in Imo State have begun investigations into the murder of the traditional ruler of Orsu Obodo community in Oguta council area of the state, Eze Victor Ijioma, by gunmen. They are also investigating the murder of the traditional prime minister of Mgbele community in the same council area. Gunmen shot the traditional ruler […]
