Tinubu, Atiku and the Chicago bull fight
By Adetoye Afon I’ve heard many Nigerian commentators, including media personalities and political analysts complaining about the unwillingness of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allow access to his academic records at Chicago State University (CSU). The common refrain within the thread is this, “If President Tinubu truly has nothing to hide, he should […]
Tinubu taking Nigeria to its rightful place – Information Minister
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said President Bola Tinubu is gradually taking Nigeria to its rightful place in the comity of great nations in the world. This is contained in a statement by the Minister on Monday in Abuja. According to Idris, “Having hit the ground running […]
Supreme Court fire under probe, says FCT Police
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said relevant authorities have begun an investigation into the cause of the fire outbreak at the Supreme Court in Abuja on Monday. The Police Public Relations Officer in FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said the situation […]
Kidnapping: Police reassure public of efforts to rescue Zamfara kidnapped students
The Zamfara Police Command on Sunday reassured the general public that the security operatives were making efforts to rescue the remaining kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau from the kidnappers. This is contained in a statement in Gusau by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Yazid Abubakar. Scores of students, comprising […]
Gusau varsity abduction: Senate calls for immediate rescue of students
The Senate has called for the Immediate rescue of abducted female students of Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara by yet-to-be-identified bandits. The police said on Friday, at about 0250hrs, suspected bandits, riding on about 50 motorcycles, armed with sophisticated weapons invaded three students’ rented apartments in Sabon Gida Village near the Federal University Gusau […]
Yahaya Bello sacks aide
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Monday announced the sacking of his Special Adviser (SA) on Stakeholders Relations, Mr Anthony Ogah. The sack is contained in a statement in Lokoja by Mrs Folashade Arike-Ayoade, Secretary to the State Government. The government said that the sack takes effect from Sunday. According to the statement, […]
A response to Falola’s ‘Obasanjo, Obadide and Obajoko’
By Yinka Agbetuyi Toyin Falola’s “Obasanjo, Obadide and Obajoko” is a timely article that captures the complexities and contradictions of a Yoruba (even Nigerian) in transition. It reframes the questions: ‘transition to where?’ How will this transition be better managed? Until these two questions are adequately resolved Yorubaland (and Nigeria) will always be […]
Coups in Africa: Historical Antecedents, Root Causes, and the Systemic Way Out
By Toyin Falola Military coup — and its sister-act, usurpation — have existed for centuries. Seventeenth-century England had its fair share of attempted and successful military coups. Eighteenth-century France suffered military coups. Even the eighteenth-century Oyo Empire, despite the ingenious move of having the war generals — Are — lived in a city far […]
Police confirm murder of 65-year-old man in Umuahia
The Police Command in Abia State has confirmed the murder of Mr Chigozie Chigbu, 65, by unknown assailants in his compound on Thursday. The Police PPRO, ASP Maureen Chinaka disclosed this in a press release she issued to newsmen in Abia. Police said Chigozie Chigbu’s lifeless body was found in his compound in […]
EU registers increase in asylum applications in June 2023
European Union states received 25 per cent more asylum applications in June 2023 compared with June 2022, the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat said on Friday. In June, 83,385 people applied for international protection in one of the bloc’s 27 member states. The figure is however lower than in autumn 2022, when around 100,000 monthly […]
