Chevron says no plans to exit Nigeria
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has said it is not planning to exit Nigeria, restating its commitment to the country. The oil major said in a statement on Thursday that a media report had alleged that it planned to exit Nigeria. “Please note that the allegation is untrue and does not represent the position […]
Celebrating Professor Bolanle Awe at 90: A Pioneer and Towering Influence
By Toyin Falola Welcome to the big feast in honor of Professor Bolanle Awe! We start on January 28 with a social celebration organized by family and friends. Next, Professor Dele Layiwola is presenting a festschrift in the months ahead. And the “queen” of all the events, a major collaborative partnership by the University […]
Don’t elect a sick man to lead a sick country, Obi tells Nigerians
Labour Party Presidential Candidate Mr. Peter Obi in Enugu in continuation of his countrywide campaigns arrived at his alma mater, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, warning against handing over a sick country to a sick man. Obi during his interaction with the UNN Business School and other egg heads of the great […]
Gunmen kidnap divisional police officer
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Pankshin Division, Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State, has been kidnapped by gunmen, The PUNCH reports. A policeman in the council area confirmed the development to the newspaper in Jos, Thursday night. According to him, the DPO, whose name is yet to be […]
ABC Nwosu, PDP Board Of Trustees member, dumps party
The fall-out of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential primary election has continued to deplete the opposition party as a former Health Minister, and a Board of Trustees member of the PDP, Prof A.B.C Nwosu has resigned from the party, citing the inability of the party to abide by the principles of rotation. The […]
India Police arrest two Nigerians arrested for allegedly casting fake ‘love spells’
Two Nigerians living in India’s capital, Delhi, were apprehended by the Rachakonda Police’s cybercrime unit for allegedly defrauding people by casting fake love spells and changing fate through special prayers. According to The Hindu Times, two Nigerians, Mr Okwuchukwu 41, and Mr Obiwuru Jonathan 35, were arrested, while another two Mr Michale Ajunda […]
You’ll regret it if you work against me, Kwankwaso warns Ganduje
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said whoever works against him in Kano in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election will regret it. Ganduje had recently told party supporters in the state that Kano will repeat what happened in the 1993 presidential election when it supported a […]
Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art: The Beauties that Represent Our Enigmatic Continent
By Toyin Falola People have different qualifications for art: some say it is therapeutic; others say it is inspirational; there are, of course, those who see it as educational. To Prince Shyllon, art is indeed all of these things, as documented in the impressive Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art based in Pan-Atlantic University (https://museum.pau.edu.ng). […]
Why Atiku was invited by UK Govt, Dele Momodu
The Presidential Campaign Organisation of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said he was in the United Kingdom to discuss areas of potential future collaboration between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Director, of Strategic Communications of PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation Otunba Dele Momodu, in a terse message yesterday, described […]
Elections will go on, Lai Mohammed assures
The Federal Government on Tuesday assured citizens that the general elections will hold as scheduled next month. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the assurance at the 17th edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard series from 2015-2023 in Abuja. The minister’s assurance came in the wake of the Independent National […]
