Taraba: Court voids APC governorship primary
Orders fresh primary A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has nullified the Taraba governorship primary election which produced Emmanuel Bwacha as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election. David Kente, an aggrieved aspirant, had sued the party and its candidate over the recognition of Bwacha as the candidate […]
God Abeg!
By Toyin Falola The sociolinguistic property of God Abeg became bare after Oludare Alaba’s hilarious video hovered around social media platforms and raised continuous conversations. Alaba, a graduate of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, returned to the school languishing that his “certificate is worthless.” According to his story, Alaba is not […]
Oyelade’s insightful chronicle of broadcast journalism
TITLE: Dotun Oyelade Reporting… (Memoirs of a Newshound) AUTHOR: Dotun Oyelade with Tola Teriba and Ayodeji Ajisope PUBLISHER: Aikon Integral Concept, Ibadan (2022) Reviewed by Isaac Olawale Albert Prince Dotun Oyelade, is a broadcast journalist, publisher, and politician. But he restricted the coverage of his publication, Dotun Oyelade Reporting… (Memoirs of […]
President of Ukraine in auto crash
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been involved in a car crash. However, reports say he suffered no serious injuries. The accident according to his press secretary, occurred early Thursday morning in Kyiv. The press secretary, Sergii Nykyforov, said another car collided with the president’s car and his escort vehicles. The statement said, “The president was […]
Courts okays detention of Mamu
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a prayer by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a short ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the DSS, Ahmed Magaji, granted the motion as prayed. The DSS […]
Buhari arrives Imo
President Muhammadu Buhari this morning arrived Imo State for the inauguration of three signature projects by Governor Hope Uzondinma. He arrived around 11am to a rousing welcome. Details to follow.
Monica Cheru on Rethinking African Literature
By Toyin Falola (This is the final interview report with a panel of African writers on August 7. For the transcripts: YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GN6IcDGTAzE Facebook: https://fb.watch/eLOPycx-MF/) In an earlier piece, I traced the historiography of African literature and wrote about anticipations of how the panelists at the last edition of the Toyin Falola […]
Court to hear FG’s suit against ASUU on Friday
The National Industrial Court has rescheduled hearing of the case of the federal government against the strike by the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) till September 16. Justice Polycarp Hamman adjourned the case to allow parties file necessary papers. He declined application to be joined filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and […]
2023: Don’t focus on federal elections alone, Fashola tells Nigerians
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has urged Nigerians to pay more attention to local elections in their domain during next year’s general and successive elections. According to him, rather than put all focus on the central elections and who becomes the next president, it was important that Nigerians divert their attention to […]
2023 AND THE NIGERIAN IN DIASPORA
By Dul Johnson Let me begin with an appeal, that every Nigerian Diaspora who comes across this write-up, should please endeavour to share it with as many others as they can. This is because I have much confidence in Nigerians in the Diaspora. I know that Nigeria is ever in your mind, wherever you are, […]
