US Election: Biden In Early Lead, Says We Are On Track To Win This Election
US Democratic Presidential candidate, Joe Biden is in the early lead as the votes result trickles in with over 220 electoral college votes Biden who addressed American on Wednesday morning(Nigerian time) said he is on track to win the election. . He also took to his Twitter to reaffirm his statement. “We feel good about […]
Lagos Calls For Precautions Against Second Wave of COVID-19
… Stresses Need for Strict Adherence to Safety Protocols The Lagos State Government has once again stressed the need for residents to strictly adhere to precautionary measures against the transmission of COVID-19 to prevent another lockdown of the economy, adding that a resurgence of cases in Lagos may stall measures put in place by the […]
An Inexhaustible Library of Ideas …..A Conversation with Professor Nimi Wariboko Part 1
Professor Wariboko’s Bio Dr. Nimi Wariboko, the Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University, United States, is a globally renown scholar of economic ethics, social ethics, philosophy, African Christianity, and Pentecostal studies. For years, he worked as a strategy consultant to top investment banks in the world when he worked on Wall […]
#ENDSARs: ASCAB Sets Up Independent Inquiry to Probe Killings, Arson
A coalition of 80 civil society organizations has set up an independent Panel of Inquiry to probe the killings of Nigerians including the security operatives and the destruction of properties following the deployment of security operatives in the wake of the #ENDSARs protests. Nigeria saw a week of rage late last month when soldiers were […]
BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Ex- FIRS Chairman, Tunde Fowler Over Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has arrested former chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Services(FIRS) Mr. Babtunde Fowler over alleged fraud Fowler is currently being interrogated at the Lagos office of the commission over an ongoing investigation involving Alpha Beta Consulting, a tax firm. More to follow…
WAEC Announces Release Of 2020 WASSCE
The West African Examination Council(WAEC) has announced the release of the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) result for 2020. This announcement was made on the official Twitter account fo the exam body on Sunday It added that the results will be released at 10.30am on Monday, November 2 “This is to inform candidates […]
Lekki Shooting: Judicial panel finds bullet shells
Six shells of bullets have been found by the judicial panel members appointed by the Lagos State Government to investigate police abuses and the shooting at the Lekki toll gate. The shells were recovered at the scene of the incident when the panel visited there on Friday. The Nigerian Army, accused of carrying out the […]
New electricity tariff kicks off next week
The suspended implementation of the new electricity tariff is to begin next week. This was said by Ahmed Zakari, special adviser to the president on infrastructure, according to him, the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) will resume the implementation next week. The implementation of a new service-based reflective tariff (SRT which was to begin on September […]
The united spider webs that tie up the elephant: Thoughts on the new Thabo Mbeki School
By Toyin Falola Falola It is a privilege for me to have given the Inaugural Lecture at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, the University of South Africa, on Tuesday, October 26, 2020. I would like to share some of the thoughts that I generated and the positive responses […]
Wizkid Releases ‘Made In Lagos’ Album
Nigeria hip hop singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has released his much anticipated Album- ”Made In Lagos. The 14-track album was released today in at 12.11am Nigerian time. The album was supposed to be released in earlier but de to the #EndSARS protest, the was postponed. The album features Burna Boy , Damien […]
