Toyin Falola: A Gong and Drums to Honoured Merit
By Olu Obafemi When, not if, (to my mind’s eye, estimation and anticipation,) you win the Nobel Prize, there will be a cascade of post-Award controversies. To be sure, I do not for once equate merit with prizes. The best is not always the one who takes the prize, even though there is yet no […]
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Is Nigeria on the Brink?
By Toyin Falola Is Nigeria on the brink? This is one of such questions that open up the doors for a comprehensive dialogue on the state of the Nigerian nation and issues of great concern. What brink, many people will ask? Considering the recent happenings in the country and how they relate to the wholesomeness […]
#EndSARS Report: I Will Await State Goverments Report- Buhari
Following the release of the EndSARS report of Lagos State EndSARS Judicial Panel Reports, President Muhammadu Buhari says he would wait for the pronouncements from state governments which set up the panel to probe police brutality before the federal government take action. Buhari stated this on Thursday while hosting the visiting United States Secretary of […]
Buhari Signs Climate Change Bill Into Law
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Climate Change Bill into law This was disclosed in a statement issued by the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu. Garba said Buhari assented to the bill on Thursday in Abuja. The national assembly had earlier passed the climate change bill after passing […]
Minister Says Rohr Will Know Fate Nextweek As Super Eagles Coach
The minister of sports and youths development, Sunday Dare said the head coach of Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, will know his fate next week . The minister said this during the weekly ministerial meeting in Abuja on Thursday, This development is coming days after Nigeria played a 1-1 draw with minnows, Cape Verde, to book […]
Eto’o Submits Candidacy For Cameroon FA Presidency
Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o officially filed his candidacy for the presidency of the country’s football federation on Wednesday, promising he would be the “next president despite the cheating”. Eto’o, a four-time African footballer of the year, was accompanied by a crowd of supporters as he submitted his bid at the Cameroonian federation’s headquarters in […]
Psquare Are Back Together After 5 Years of Separation
The music duo, Peter and Paul better known as Psquare are back together after five years of separation. On Wednesday, the singers were seen in a now-viral video sharing a warm embrace in a room while others cheered them up. Jude Okoye, their elder brother, and former manager of the defunct group, was also seen […]
Friends Give Davido Over N70m Ahead Of His Birthday
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke is better known as Davido has received over N70m hours after he requested that his fans send him N1m each ahead of his birthday celebration. The singer turns 29 on Monday. Davido posted is account number on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday He wrote: “if you know I’ve given you […]
EndSARS Judicial Panel Report: CAPPA seeks Criminal Prosecution
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has demanded that criminal prosecution should be instituted against individuals found to have committed the massacre that happened on October 20, 2020, at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos. CAPPA made the call following the findings of the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution constituted by the […]
BREAKING: Killing Of Protesters At Lekki Tollgate Can Be Likened To A Massacre- Lagos #EndSARS Panel
The Lagos State Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS-Related Abuses and Other Matters says the killing of unarmed protesters at Lekki toll gate on the night of October 20, 2020 can be likened to a ‘massacre’ in a context. The Justice Doris Okuwobi-led panel made this known in its report submitted to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the […]
