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, […]
Yusuf Grillo 1934-2021
By Dele Jegede There could hardly have been a more lugubrious day for me and, I guess, countless others, than August 23rd, when I learned of the passing of Mr. Yusuf Adebayo Cameron Grillo at the blessed age of 86. In accordance with Islamic practice, his body was interred on the same day at Ebony […]
We Will Withdraw Court Case If You Go Back To Work, FG Tells Striking Doctors
The Federal Government is ready to withdraw the case instituted against the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if striking doctors return to work. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said this on Sunday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “I have briefed Mr President, we […]
The fallacy of ethnic homogeneity
At the centre of separatist campaigns in Nigeria, and possibly around the world, is the desire to have “homogenous” nations, or nations where an ethnic group is overwhelmingly in the majority, thereby leaving little room for rivalry, conflict and instability. When an ethnic group is overwhelmingly dominant in a country, the tendency for ethnic conflicts […]
Tuface’s Brother Fires Back At Annie Idibia Over Alleged Infidelity
Charles Idibia, brother to 2face, the award-winning musician, has slammed Annie Idibia, his wife over his social media rants. Annie in a series of now-deleted posts on her Instagram stories, slammed her husband for allegedly spending the night with one of his baby mamas on the ground that he was visiting his kids. In the […]
A CONVERSATION WITH OMOYELE SOWORE, PART 2
Omoyele Sowore: A President, A Prisoner, and A Promise By Toyin Falola Leadership is an often-discussed term in theory, practice, criticism, and activism. However, the practice of leadership is the most difficult of all these phases. Criticism and activism are sister-acts in that they are both endeavors that seek to bring […]
Annie Idibia Lashes Out At Tuface, Accuses Him of Infidelity
Popular Nollywood actress, Annie Idibia has lashed out at her husband, Tuface Idibia for allegedly spending nights under the same roof with one of his baby mamas, Pero Adeniyi. Annie , in a now-deleted post on Instagram said Tuface’s family never found her worthy of him from the outset of their relationship depsite all her […]
Amosun Visits Tinubu In London
Former Ogun State Governor , Ibikunle Amosun on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to National Leader of All Progressive Congress(APC) Bola Tinubu in London. Tinubu, who is currently in London where it is said to have undergone a series of surgery on his knee has been visited by several Politicians in the South West. It […]
