Chatham House to host Obi in January
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has been invited to speak on his action plans for Nigeria before the Chatham House in London. Obi, who is billed to feature on the platform, scheduled for January 16, 2023, in London, United Kingdom, would be the second presidential candidate in the 2023 general […]
Nigeria does not need a leader but a deliverer, says Oyedepo
The General Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, on Thursday, said Nigeria needed a deliverer and not a leader. The cleric, during a sermon at the ongoing Shiloh programme at the church’s headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, lamented the current security and economic crises, adding that he warned Nigerians in 2015 […]
LAS LAS! (Part II)
By Toyin Falola According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), 14.4 per cent of Nigerians abuse drugs, as reported in a June 23, 2021, article in the Vanguard Newspaper. The National Drug Use Survey conducted in 2019 by NAFDAC revealed that more than 10 million people consume cannabis annually. Over […]
The New CBN Policy and the Talibanisation of the Political Economy
By Adewale Adeoye The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says you can’t take more than N20,000 out of your own money in one day. Corporate groups that want to buy a fridge urgently won’t be able to do so. They need to wait for days. They claim they want every Nigerian to […]
Deepening Intercultural Dialogue and Integration for Global Peace
By Toyin Falola The world is made up of differences and similarities in culture and convictions. Unfortunately, it seems that the former has been gaining the attention of the global communities because of the different problems that have developed from it. Thousands of cultures have little meeting points with others, and there are different rationales […]
ICPC arrests D’ Banj
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) has arrested and detained D’banj. The musician was arrested and detained on Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. D’banj whose real name is Oladapo Oyebanji, was alleged to have dodged summons […]
Nnamdi Kanu faults sit-at-home order
Says it’s to tarnish my name Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), has faulted the imposition of sit-at-home orders on southeastern residents. He said it was arbitrary and cruel. In a statement by his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, after their meeting at the Department Of State Services (DSS) cell on Monday, […]
Chatham House: Tinubu speaks on election, promises reform
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said the incessant attacks on the facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is a source of concern for the forthcoming 2023 general election. Speaking at Chatham House in the United Kingdom on Monday, he said ballot security and election […]
Makinde promises to tap into agric potential of Ogbomoso
Ogbomoso is to benefit from the plan of the state government to make agriculture sustainable in Oyo State. Speaking at the inaugural Ogbomoso Economic and Investment Summit, Governor Seyi Makinde said the government will tap into the potential of the town. The governor, who was represented by Mr Seyi Adeleye, Special Adviser on Infrastructure, said […]
Commissioner abducted in Benue
Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Chief Ekpe Ogbu, has been kidnapped. He was abducted at the notorious Adankari Junction along the Otukpo-Ado road around 9pm on Sunday. The Hilux van in which he was traveling has been recovered by the Police in Otukpo. Ogbu is a former Chairman of Ado Local Government […]
