Buhari holds Council of State meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari is about now presiding over the Council of State meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is coming amid the barrage of security crises facing the nation, The Council of State meeting is the fourth session under the Buhari administration with the last one in August 2020. The meeting started at […]
THE TEN PLUS TWO COMMANDMENTS OF NIGERIAN POLITICS
By Toyin Falola Rule 1: Thou shall not be poor. Poverty is anathema in Nigerian politics. You need money. Lots of it. If you can print it, the better for you. Your health issues are profitable but wait till you have been sworn in. You can fly in and out with their money at […]
Osinbajo to meet APC Reps Wednesday
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is to host members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus in the House of Representatives to break the fasting on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The Vice President, who has declared to contest the 2023 presidential ticket of the APC, is expected to use the occasion to inform the lawmakers of […]
Jack Higgins, best-selling British author, dies at 92
Jack Higgins, the British thriller writer whose 85 books sold more than a quarter of a billion copies, has died in his home in Jersey, one of the British Channel Islands between England and France. He was 92. He died on April 9, 2022. He had his greatest international success with ″The Eagle Has Landed,” […]
Adamu, APC chairman, resigns from Senate
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has resigned from the Senate. Adamu became APC national chairman at the party’s convention held on March 26. Also, Abubakar Kyari, the current APC deputy chairman (north), has resigned his membership in the upper legislative chamber. Until his resignation, he represented Borno north. Their […]
Passenger buses hijacked in Rivers
Gunmen have reportedly hijacked two commercial buses with passengers in Rivers State. The buses were said to be travelling to Kalabari riverine axis in Degema, Asaritoru and Akukutoru Local Government Councils from Port-Harcourt. They were allegedly hijacked along Degema/Buguma/Abonnema Road on East/West road on Monday night. Rivers Police Command was yet to confirm the incident […]
The War in Ukraine and its Impacts on Africa (Part 2)
Continued from yesterday By Toyin Falola Morocco Motivated by the unfavorable assessment of Morocco’s human rights record by the US State Department, the kingdom sought to deepen relations with Russia in 2002. It started with a first-time visit by Mohammed VI, and the focus was the countries’ free trade agreement. There was also the […]
The War in Ukraine and its Impacts on Africa (Part 1)
By Toyin Falola On February 24, 2022, after weeks of diplomatic talks, Russia decided on what many thought unlikely. Even as the intelligence community in the West sounded alarms about the occurrence of an invasion, there were doubts that it would happen. Putin wanted the attention. He […]
CAPPA announces winners of Trans-fat Fellowship
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has announced the winners of its Journalism Fellowship for Investigative Reporting on Trans Fat. There are six winners. They are Temitope Bademosi (TVC), Sunday Elom (Orient Daily Newspaper), Dare Akogun (Sobi FM), Felicia Dairo (Premium Times), Nkoli Omhoudu (AIT), and Adesola Ikulajolu (Independent Journalist). The inaugural Fellowship […]
APC gets first female presidential aspirant
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has got its first female presidential aspirant. She is Ibinabo Joy Dokubo, who has indicated her interest to run for the office of president in 2023. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja during her declaration, Dokubo said she would improve on the progress made by President Muhammadu Buhari‘s administration. She said […]
