Lagos Assembly Passes VAT Bill, Anti-Open Grazing Bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Open Grazing Bills in the state. The two Bills were passed after unanimous votes by the lawmakers during Thursday’s plenary after they were read for the third time. After the passage of the Bills, the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa […]
BBNaija: Tega Narrates What Happened Under Duvet With Boma
One of the evicted female housemates of Big Brother Naija reality television show, Tega, has revealed what happened under the duvet with a male housemate, Boma. Both Boma and Tega were evicted on Sunday alongside Peace and Michael during the King Size eviction night. After her eviction, Tega, a married woman, had made several efforts […]
Yahya Jammeh: A Messiah of African Dictatorship
By Toyin Falola Africa, a continent noted for its immense natural wealth and potentials—symbolized by vast arable lands, precious minerals, and a young vibrant population—has failed to fully utilize these assets in achieving progressive socio-economic transformation after sixty years of self-rule. One central reason identified for this misfortune is the prevalent cases of bad […]
Buhari arrives in Imo
President Muhammadu Buhari has landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, Imo State. He was received by dignitaries. Governor Hope Uzodinma, in a post on Facebook, said the President is in the state to commission some projects. According to him, “It is with a heart full of gratitude that I, on behalf of the […]
Oyegbile’s The Dirty Leap: Dramatizing Disillusionment and Dystopia
By Toyin Falola No literary work is divorced from the society in which it is created. Whether covertly or overtly, literature is usually influenced by the society in which it is created. As Ngugi wa Thiong’o rightly noted, literature does not exist in a vacuum. In creating literary works, writers draw from their society; therefore, […]
Nigeria Receives 1.1 Million Doses Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccines
The federal government of Nigeria says it received 1, 123, 000.1 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCD) said this while speaking with Journalists in Abuja, adding that the latest shipments were received as part of the 39, 800, 000 doses procured by the […]
DSS Files Terrorism Against Two Supporters of Igboho
The Department of State Security Services(DSS) has files charges against two supporters of Yoruba Agitator, Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho. The agency in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/305 /2021 dated August 31, 2021, preferred a five-count terrorism charge against Noah Oyetunji and Amudat Babatunde. The suit was filed through the DSS lawyer, SM Bello. According […]
Buhari Appoints Ifedayo Adetifa As NCDC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ifedayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) The appointment was announced in statement issued by the presidency on Monday. Adetifa replaces Chike Ihekweazu, who was recently appointed as assistant director-general of the World Health Organisation(WHO) in charge of health emergency intelligence. Adetifa, a […]
A CONVERSATION WITH MOLEFI ASANTE, PART 1
Molefi Asante: Breathing Africa, Living Blackness By Toyin Falola Em hotep nefer weret! I have listened to his lectures. I have served on committees with him. I have read his books. I have adopted many of his ideas reworked into Black liberationist thoughts. He has taught me as much as […]
Capitulation Of Boko Haram, ISWAP elements – an eclectic overview
By Jude Obuseh A couple of weeks ago, the Nigerian Military High Command announced that several commanders and members of Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram and one of its rival factions, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) had surrendered in the last four months. Adamu Rugurugu, a former top commander of Boko Haram, […]
