Victor Ekpuk in Conversation with Prince Yemisi Shyllon
By Toyin Falola It was Les Brown, an American politician, who said, “life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals, and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.” In this sentence of fewer than 20 words, Brown summarizes the trajectory of ambition and the key ingredients that make an ambition worthwhile and successful. […]
You don blow!
By Toyin Falola (The Slogan Series) My name is Toyin Falola, and I am an active member of the Association of Nigerian Pregnant Men (ANPM). We eat and drink every evening at our clubhouse. You can tell from the size of my stomach that I don blow. The Secretary of ANPM, a chief with […]
Ikonne, Abia PDP governorship candidate is dead
This was announced in a statement by his son, Dr Uche Ikonne, on Wednesday. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who died at the National Hospital Abuja today January 25, 2023 at 4 am after a brief illness “He was recovering after taking proper […]
Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting
*Buhari attends AU meeting in Dakar In the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently presiding over this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting. The meeting which began at 10:00am is being held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Present are the Secretary to Government of the Federation, […]
Fuel Scarcity: Buhari raises panel to tackle fuel distribution
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a 14-man steering committee on petroleum products supply and distribution management. The steering committee will be chaired by Mr Buhari and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resource Timipre Sylva as the alternate chairman. Mr Sylva, in a statement by his media aide, Horatius Egua, said […]
Gunmen kidnap WHO’s medical official in Mali
Mahamadou Diawara, a World Health Organisation (WHO) medical official leading efforts to provide health care to remote communities facing insecurity risks and violence, has been abducted by armed men in conflict-torn Mali. On Monday, Mr Diawara was taken from his car in the town of Menaka, located in an eastern region where militant groups linked […]
Katsina declares work-free days to welcome Buhari
The Katsina State Government has declared Thursday 26, and Friday 27 January 2023 as work-free days to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. The government said it declared the two-day public holidays to enable state, local government councils, and local education authorities’ workers to come out en masse to receive the president. This […]
Burglars ransack MRA office in Lagos steal equipment worth millions
The Lagos office of a civil society group was “burgled and ransacked,” with equipment worth millions of Naira stolen, an official has said. Idowu Adewale, the communication officer of the Media Rights Agenda, in a statement on Monday said the incident happened over the weekend. “Media Rights Agenda (MRA) announced today that its office in […]
Campaign director, Naja’atu Mohammed was sacked, didn’t resign – Tinubu team
Contrary to the resignation claim by Hajiya Naja’atu Mohammed, who was the Director of Civil Society Organisations of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, the Tinubu Media Office said she was sacked for incompetence and for being a mole in the campaign council. Naja’atu made the news when she announced her resignation on Saturday, […]
39 Catholic priests killed, 30 abducted across Nigeria in 2022 – Report
As insecurity continues to ravage Nigerian communities, there are indications that terrorists are now resorting to soft targets, with eyes on clerics. Latest reports by SB Morgan Intelligence shows that no fewer than 39 Catholic priests were killed by gunmen, while 30 others were abducted in 2022, alone. In the report titled “Attacks […]
