Deepening Intercultural Dialogue and Integration for Global Peace
By Toyin Falola The world is made up of differences and similarities in culture and convictions. Unfortunately, it seems that the former has been gaining the attention of the global communities because of the different problems that have developed from it. Thousands of cultures have little meeting points with others, and there are different rationales […]
ICPC arrests D’ Banj
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) has arrested and detained D’banj. The musician was arrested and detained on Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. D’banj whose real name is Oladapo Oyebanji, was alleged to have dodged summons […]
CBN Limits ATM Withdrawal To N100,000 Weekly
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed money banks and other financial institutions to limit ATM cash withdrawal by individual and corporate organization to N100, 000 and N500,000 per week respectively. The directive is contained in a circular issued by the bank on Tuesday. The CBN said the policy will take effect nationwide from January […]
Nnamdi Kanu faults sit-at-home order
Says it’s to tarnish my name Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), has faulted the imposition of sit-at-home orders on southeastern residents. He said it was arbitrary and cruel. In a statement by his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, after their meeting at the Department Of State Services (DSS) cell on Monday, […]
Chatham House: Tinubu speaks on election, promises reform
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said the incessant attacks on the facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a source of concern for the forthcoming 2023 general election. Speaking at Chatham House in the United Kingdom on Monday, he said ballot security and election […]
Makinde promises to tap into agric potential of Ogbomoso
Ogbomoso is to benefit from the plan of the state government to make agriculture sustainable in Oyo State. Speaking at the inaugural Ogbomoso Economic and Investment Summit, Governor Seyi Makinde said the government will tap into the potential of the town. The governor, who was represented by Mr Seyi Adeleye, Special Adviser on Infrastructure, said […]
Commissioner abducted in Benue
Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Chief Ekpe Ogbu, has been kidnapped. He was abducted at the notorious Adankari Junction along the Otukpo-Ado road around 9pm on Sunday. The Hilux van in which he was traveling has been recovered by the Police in Otukpo. Ogbu is a former Chairman of Ado Local Government […]
Bauchi, Gombe clash over new oil wells
Bauchi and Gombe States have reportedly drawn battle lines over the ownership of the Kolmani Oil and Gas field as both states are laying claims to the oil wells. Officials and residents of the two states have also accused each other of attempting to appropriate the site which is said to contain one billion […]
2023: Accord House of Reps candidate, Ogunmola is dead
The House of Representatives candidate for Atisbo/Saki West/ Saki East Federal Constituency in next year’s election, Jacob Funmi Ogunmola, is dead. Ogunmola from Oke Ogun geo-political zone of Oyo State was one-time Chairman, Caretaker Committee in Atisbo Local Government Area in the state. The deceased was a native of Ago Are in Atisbo local […]
LAS LAS! (Part 1)
By Toyin Falola E don cast Last, last Na everybody go chop breakfast Have to say bye-bye, oh Burna Boy, “Last Last” Nigeria’s social decadence has been attributed to various issues, ranging from the family to society as a whole. Family problems brought on by unhappy marriages, divorces, and negligent parenting have been […]
