Stephanie Linus, Husband Welcome Second Child
Nollywood actress, Stephanie Linus, and her husband, Idahosa have welcomed their second child. The film star took to her social media account on Tuesday to break the good news to her fans where she described the birth of baby as a “princely arrival “A princely arrival. With thanksgiving and gratitude to our Heavenly Father, we […]
Adamu runs a one-man show, APC vice chairmen allege
Crisis seems to be looming the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the party’s Vice Chairmen have accused the Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu of running the party like a dictator. The National Working Committee (NWC) and the two National Vice Chairmen of the party accused Adamu of rendering the organ redundant. In a joint statement titled: […]
Buhari off to Spain
President Muhammadu Buhari has left for Madrid, the capital of Spain, on a three-day State visit. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the visit was on the invitation of the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez. He will also meet with the Head of State of the Spanish nation, His […]
THE AFRICAN UNION AT TWENTY
By Toyin Falola Introduction “A heavy basket cannot be lifted to the head with one hand!” I remember this Yoruba adage whose loose meaning is that one can only boast of a collective and cooperative front because an individual effort makes one susceptible to attacks and challenges. In English, we also say, “United We Stand, […]
The African Union (AU) At Twenty: Advances, Challenges, and Future Opportunities
By Toyin Falola I am glad to be back in South Africa. The retreat of the COVID pandemic is renewing our established connections and cooperation. I am equally happy that the Thabo Mbeki Foundation has chosen, as its focus for 2022, the history and evaluation of the African Union which was officially launched twenty […]
Soyinka denounces Anambra killing, cancels engagement
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has condemned the killings in Anambra. In a statement in Lagos on Saturday, he said, “The act constitutes a breach in community ramparts and should be answered by collective action. Again, I insist that it is long past time to move beyond pious denunciations – essential, yes, but insufficient. We simply […]
Political parties ask INEC for extension of deadline for primaries
*INEC yet to decide The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has again asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries. In a meeting on Friday with INEC, chairman of IPAC, Yabagi Sani, requested that the commission extends the deadline for primaries for any date on or before June […]
Peter Obi joins Labour Party
Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has joined the Labour Party. This is coming barely 24 hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor had dumped the party after the party refused to zone the ticket to the South The former governor confirmed the development in a post […]
2023 and the Nigerian Academia
Let me make a clarification up front, or perhaps a complication. By the academia, I mean all persons working in all tertiary institutions in Nigeria. These include universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, colleges of education, institutes, colleges of arts and science, etc. Furthermore, I use ‘academia’ because I am addressing not only the academics but everyone that […]
2023 AND THE NIGERIAN WOMEN
By Dul Johnson The infamous constitution of Nigeria does not say that the seat of the President of Nigeria must not be occupied by a woman. But there is the unwritten constitution, or conspiracy, that has kept the women out of the office and even the race to occupy the office; the attitude of […]
