Lagos orders squatters under Ijora causeway bridge/Blue Line five days to quit
The Lagos State Government has issued a five-day quit notice to squatters under the Ijora Causeway bridge and Lagos Blue Rail Line over the head bridge in Ijora to remove all their shanties or risk demolition and removal. The government said that the activities of the squatters constitute a great danger to the Lagos Blue […]
Toyin Falola and the Art of Intellectual Provocation
By Serges Kamga The 54th Convocation Lecture by Professor Toyin Falola, held at the University of Lagos in January 2024, has become a global document. A theme on decolonization, his recommendations went viral. As to his suggestions to tap into epistemic knowledge in Ifa, the Pentecostals pounced on them, just as the missionaries of the […]
Toyin Falola And The Timely Recommendations At UNILAG
By . Akinmayowa Akin-Otiko On the 15th of January, 2024, I sat in the well decorated J.F. Ade Ajayi auditorium of the University of Lagos as Prof. Toyin Falola (TF) gave the ‘University of Lagos 54th Convocation Lecture’. There, Prof TF did what he has done in the last couple of decades. He always proposed […]
Samuel Ladoke Akintola: A classic case of media befuddlement
By Prince Dotun Oyelade As a result of the deliberate strategy of the media and their collaborators, the history and achievements of Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, the former and last Premier of the Western Region cannot stand on its own. His achievements had to be subsumed by the Western Region crisis and his disagreement with […]
My wife has abandoned her duties, too involved in church activities, man tells court
Mr Aku Bakari a public servant on Friday dragged his wife, Mary, before a Customary Court in Nyanya, for allegedly getting too involved in church activities. The petitioner, who resides in Nyanya Abuja, in his divorce petition accused his wife of abandoning her duties as a wife and mother. “My wife no longer has time […]
Buhari’s ex-aide urges Nigerians to lower their expectations of political leaders
Malam Garba Shehu, former Media aide to former President Mohammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to lower their expectations on political leaders in the country. Shehu made the called in his remark at the 21st Daily Trust Annual Dialogue organised by Trust Media Group on Thursday in Abuja. He said his principal no doubt had […]
Information minister reiterates govt’s commitment to media freedom
The Federal Government has guaranteed absolute media freedom to practitioners but wants them to be truthful and responsible in their work. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, made this known during his remark at the 21st annual Daily Trust Dialogue on Thursday in Abuja. The dialogue with the theme “Tinubu’s Economic Reforms: […]
Mangu crisis: Cleric lauds military, cautions against spreading falsehood
A Mangu-based cleric, Rev. Samuel Chukwuma of the Lighthouse of All Nation Assembly, has commended the military for preventing further destruction of lives and property during the recent crisis in the area. Chukwuma in a telephone interview on Friday, said the swift response by troops of Operation Safe Haven, helped to prevent further loss of […]
Former PDP governors endorse Onaiwu’s Edo governorship bid
Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have endorsed Earl Osaro Onaiwu’s bid for the governorship of Edo State. Onaiwu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. He said the former governors’ endorsement was indicative of the party’s admirable show of support and unity. Onaiwu also said that his […]
Sleeping with one eye open: Story of FCT residents
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Collins Orji resides in Karu, a suburb of Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory. He used to undertake a road walk as a form of exercise between 5:00 am and 6:00 am before going to work. But this is no longer the case in recent times, […]
