Senate wants governors to implement judicial autonomy
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, chairman of the senate committee on judiciary, human rights and legal matters, has called on governors to implement autonomy of the judiciary in their states. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) is currently on strike to protest the government’s failure to implement autonomy for the judiciary. Bamidele said an independent judiciary […]
Dikwa: Terrorists attack troops
Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram Terrorists (BH) have attacked troops’ location at Dikwa, Borno State. It was gathered that the terrorists struck between 7 and 7:30pm at the 81 Division Taskforce Battalion with the help of their gun trucks. Sources said the attack on the troops was yet to be ascertained […]
Why FG retirees’ pensions are unpaid, by PenCom
Most Federal Government workers who retired in March last year have not been paid their pensions. According to the Director-General of the National Pension Commission, Aisha Umar, during her remarks to the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Services to the commission in Abuja. She said, “It is perhaps appropriate at this juncture to highlight […]
Google celebrates Oliver De Coque, Nigeria’s highlife musician
Google, the world’s largest online company is celebrating Nigeria’s Oliver De Coque on his posthumous 74th birthday on April 14, 2021. The company is celebrating him with a Doodle. The illustration for the doodle was made by Lagos-based Ohab TBJ. The artiste who shared the image of his work via his Instagram handle stated that […]
A CONVERSATION WITH EBENEZER OBEY-FABIYI, PART 2
The Making of Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi Toyin Falola Ebenezer Obey’s birth story is as iconic as the man himself. For about 20 years, his mother, Abigail Oyindamola, and her first husband could not have a perfect marriage due to their inability to have a child. This led to a strained relationship between the duo, […]
I’ve no link or sympathy for Boko Haram, says Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has denounced reports linking him with the Boko Haram insurgent group. According to him, he has been preaching against the doctrines of Boko Haram and similar groups for a long time. A video at the weekend has gone viral alleging that he has been put on […]
A CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF EBENEZER OBEY-FABIYI, PART 1
PART 1 Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi: The Commander of Music, The Evangelist of Morals, and The Professor of Culture By Toyin Falola Chief Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, whose name rings a bell in the Nigerian Juju music industry, is a veteran with great participatory culture in his contribution to the country’s political development through his music. In […]
A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR OLU OBAFEMI, PART 7 OF 7
PART 7 OF 7 PART A: THE INTERVIEW Does the African Diaspora have any role in the development of African nations—education and civilization? Africans in the Diaspora have options to make. They live in societies that are already in some socio-economic fulfilment. The infrastructure of good education subtends, the economy is by and large stabilized, […]
A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR OLU OBAFEMI, PART 5
OLU OBAFEMI AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES PART A THE INTERVIEW (Unedited Transcript) What do you consider as the critical challenges facing the African Universities? The Universities in Africa suffer from two kinds of perception—exogenous and endogenous. The image that African universities have caught the world outside, especially in the […]
Buhari appoints new acting Inspector-General of Police
A few days after the attack on Police formations in Imo State, President Muhammadu Buhari has named Usman Alkali as the new Acting Inspector General of Police. Alkali replaces Mohammed Adamu who is retiring from the police and as the inspector-general. The announcement of the new police chief was made by the minister of police […]
