Ndokwaland: Roadmap to social change and responsive leadership
Utagba Ogbe Grammar School Old Students Association (UGOSA), Kwale Delta State recently explored issues surrounding the incessant flooding in Ndokwaland. In this article, KINGSLEY DIKE, a Foreign Affairs Reporter with The Guardian Newspapers and retired United States Army Intelligence Analyst argues that the problem of flooding in Ndokwaland is exacerbated by unresponsive leadership. It is […]
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. OBADIAH MAILAFIA, PART 5
Dr. Obadiah Mailafia on Nigeria’s Plague of Policymaking By Toyin Falola Several factors contribute to the condition a country or a state finds itself. Some of these factors include the beliefs and values of a nation-state’s people, its economic strength, population, and government. One other seemingly less considered factor is a […]
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. OBADIAH MAILAFIA, PART 4
Dr. Obadiah Mailafia on the Parameters of a Failing State (This is the second report on the interview with Dr. Obadiah Mailafia on August 15, 2021. Well-attended, the number of live audiences was 1.3 million on six platforms. For part of the transcript, see Facebook https://fb.watch/7q9qf8tqEd/ Or YouTube: https://youtu.be/vskrSktBGJY). By Toyin Falola […]
Biden and the chaos in Afghanistan
By Kingsley Dike Recently, the New York Post published a story on the President Joseph R. Biden’s policy in Afghanistan using a White House circulated picture of President Biden at Camp David seating all alone in a Conference room as Kabul fell to the Taliban to depict the emerging portrait of “a lonesome weak […]
Don’t Take Up Arms Illegally To Defend Yourself- FG Tells Nigerians
The federal government has asked Nigerians not to take up arms illegally to defend themselves against bandits. The minister of police, Muhammed Dingyadi said this on Tuesday during the second annual ministerial media briefing at the police headquarters in Abuja. The minister was reacting to the comments made by some prominent Nigerians asking citizens to […]
EFCC Asks Banks To Investigate Customers’ Source of Wealth
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has asked banks to investigate their customer’s source of wealth. The chairman of the commission, AbdulRasheed Bawa said this on Tuesday when members of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN) paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. Bawa said some customers will receive a […]
Lagos Approves 183 Vaccination Centres
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has approved 183 centres for the administration of Moderna vaccine The ministry in a statement on Tuesday said those eligible to receive the vaccine are persons aged 18 years and above, who have not been previously vaccinated. Interested persons are expected to pre-register for the exercise via the portal […]
Bandits Attack NDA, Kill Two People, Kidnap Senior Officers
Suspected bandits have attacked the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, killing two officers and abducted another senior officer. According to an eyewitness, the bandits who disguised in military uniform came to the NDA in large numbers in the early hour of Tuesday with a vehicle and headed to the officers quarters. It was gathered that […]
We Arrested Nine Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Building Housing Dorathy’s Apartment-EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters in the building housing former Big Brother Naija’s , Dorathy Bachor. On Monday, the former reality TV star alleged that the anti-graft agency broke into her house around 5 am But the commission in a statement issued on Monday […]
Yusuf Grillo, Ace Visual Artist, Dies of COVID-19
Yusf Grillo, the ace Nigerian visual artist, has passed away at the age of 86. According to NAN, Gboyega Grillo, son of the deceased, said the painter died of COVID-19 complications in the early hours of Monday morning. The bereaved also disclosed that the remains of his father would be buried the same day at […]
