Bill Gate Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Billionaire businessman and co-founder Microsoft, FBill Gate says he tested positive for coronavirus. Gates announced this on Tuesday in a post on Twitter . “I’ve tested positive for COVID. I’m experiencing mild symptoms and am following the experts’ advice by isolating until I’m healthy again,” he wrote. “I’m fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted and […]
Jonathan Rejects APC Presidential Form, Distances Self Northern Coalition
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms of All progressives Congress(APC) purchased for him by the northern coalition. Jonathan said he was not aware of the bid and he didn’t authorize it. On Monday, the coalition procured the forms for Jonathan from the International Conference Centre in Abuja. […]
The cat-and-mouse game over zoning by Simon Kolawole
Where should the next president come from? In the unwritten code that guides matters of national politics in Nigeria, the answer is obvious. A northerner will have been president for eight years by 2023 and it is naturally expected that the next one will be a southerner. Ideally, where the next president comes from or […]
APC: ‘Friends’ pick form for Emefiele
All speculations about the Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele were laid to rest on Friday when some friends picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential nomination form for him. The friends are said to have paid N100m for the form. There have been speculations and campaign posters all over Abuja asking him to contest. In […]
Akintoye’s journalistic memoir
Memoirs are the backstairs of history ~ George Meredith By Olayinka Oyegbile Journalists always feel good saying their profession (journalism) is history written in a hurry. This is no doubt the truth, because the journalism of today is what historians of later years would turn to as source materials for the writing of their history. […]
Nigeria at Crossroads: Moment for Lamentation and Ambivalent Reflection
By Samuel Zalanga Nigeria is currently facing serious challenges and concerns. While I have not retired yet, and I am not living in the African continent, there is no day that for some minutes I do not reflect on the pain and suffering that millions of people are going through on the continent. Yet in […]
Buhari Meets Ohaneze, South East Leaders In Ebonyi
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the Ohaneze Ndigbo and southeast leaders in Ebonyi State. The meeting was held at the new exco chambers, government house, Abakaliki. Ohaneze, in a statement issued at the end of its general meeting held in Abakaliki , had said Buhari’a two-day owkring visit to EBonyi would kick start […]
Ogbonnaya Onu Declares For President
Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu has declared his intention to run for the office of president in the 2023 general election on the platform of All Progressives Congress(APC) Onu declared his intention to run for the highest off in the land on Friday at an event in Abuja. The former governor of Abia […]
Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III: The Legacies of a Great King
By Toyin Falola I knew the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, at a most personal level. We had such a cordial relationship that I had his private cellphone number. Professor Akin Alao of Obafemi Awolowo University was our go-between, and he was at the palace with me many times. Oba […]
Fayemi Declares For Presidency
Governor of Ekiti State and chairman of the Nigeria Governors forum (NGF) , Kayode Fayemi has declared his interest to contest for the presidential election in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressive Congress(APC) Fayemi, who declared on Wednesday in Abuja said the decision to declare for president wasnt easy. The presidential hopeful said […]
