Tinubu mourns victims of fuel tanker explosion, condoles with Enugu
President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of condolence to the government and people of Enugu State over the fuel tanker explosion, which resulted in the loss of lives at the weekend. The fuel tanker reportedly spiralled out of control and burst into flames while navigating the Ugwu-Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. The President […]
Legal icon Babalola to withdraw suit against Farotimi
Legal icon and elder statesman, Afe Babalola, says he is ready to withdraw his criminal defamation suit against rights activist, Dele Farotimi. Babalola had sued Farotimi in an Ado Ekiti Magistrates’ Court following Farotimi’s publication of a book which allegedly defamed him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Babalola’s decision to withdraw his […]
14.3m Nigerians Affected By Drug Abuse, Says NAFDAC
By Esi-ife Arogundade The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that approximately 14.3 million Nigerians are grappling with drug abuse issues. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director-General (DG), disclosed this Wednesday while inaugurating the agency’s youth initiative, “Catch Them Young,” at Government Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, Rivers State. She highlighted research findings […]
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Reflections on Prof Moghalu’s voice on African leadership
By Toyin Falola For a long time, the response of Africans to leadership paralysis that is almost consuming the continent has been very reactionary and not necessarily proactive. With no exemption of any African country in particular, the crops of leaders that one would find at every position of leadership are individuals with sufficient demonstration […]
A PROLEGOMENON ON ARMAGEDDON
By Toyin Falola The Armageddon is coming With a wave of travail and a wind of trouble. Armageddon is coming! The travails of hunger dice it. Propagated by the impulsiveness of the mind Here in Nigeria and there in the world at large. Historians had warned us. Who came before us and The horn bearers […]
Civil Society Organisations Condemn Planned Resumption of Oil Extraction in Ogoniland
By Esi-ife Arogundade A coalition of civil society organisations in the Niger Delta has condemned the Nigerian government’s planned resumption of oil exploration and production activities in Ogoniland, Rivers State. Twenty-one members of the group voiced their opposition in a statement after their recent meeting at the Port Harcourt office of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of […]
Trump’s Tenure and Africa’s Relation
By Toyin Falola The reelection of Donald Trump and his return to the White House on January 20, 2025, have spurred debates regarding the consequences this new chapter in the leadership of the United States could have for the state of international relations. Although many analysts are focused on how this change in power would […]
TikTok ban: Trump gives 75-day grace period
US President Donald Trump has ordered a 75-day pause on enforcing a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, as he floated an idea of partnering with the app’s Chinese owner. The executive order delayed implementation of the ‘Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which took effect January 19 and would […]
27 persons injured after major earthquake hits Taiwan
A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, injuring no less than 27 persons and causing damage to buildings and roads, according to authorities. The quake struck at 12:17 a.m. (1617 GMT Monday) at a depth of 9.7 kilometres. Its epicentre was in Chiayi County, approximately 200 kilometres south of the capital Taipei. According […]
