Tinubu picks new service chiefs
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new service chiefs according to a statement by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication. The statement said the change in command in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs was in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government to strengthen the national security architecture. […]
Renowned evangelist, Uma Ukpai, dies @ 80
Dr Uma Ukpai, a famous Nigerian cleric, international evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA), has passed away at the age of 80. His family announced his passing on his official Instagram page, @Uma_Ukpai, on Monday, stating that the revered preacher and tele-evangelist died on Oct. 6. Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai’s ministry […]
Ex-ECOWAS Court President, Asante elected to UN Human Rights Council
Former President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Asante, has been elected to the prestigious Advisory Committee of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council. This is contained in a statement by Justice Asante’s office at the Community Court’s headquarters on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
Tinubu accepts Nnaji’s resignation
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following allegations of certificate forgery against him. Nnaji was appointed as a minister in August 2023. He resigned in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria. Nnaji said he has been a […]
A rudderless continent?
In South Side Adesokan’s second novel, he has succeeded in writing a smorgasbord of a novel that parades the movers and shakers of the African continent. The villains, the saints, heroes and the depressed and oppressed. He has in this one novel told the story of the continent in a masterful way that encompasses all that have ailed and continue to hold the continent down. If you want to know why Africa is not great, why it is going to be great, how to make it great, who are those blocking its greatness, how do we deal with them
Nasarawa Speaker mourns Ewuga, describe him as true patriot
The Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Dr. Danladi Jatau, has expressed deep shock over the demise of former Minister of State for FCT, Sen. Solomon Ewuga. The Speaker in a statement by his Press Secretary, Jibrin Gwamna in Lafia on Wednesday described the death of Ewuga as a big blow and colossal loss […]
Association mourns victims of Afriland Towers fire in Lagos
Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB) has commiserated with organisations, colleagues and families of workers who lost their lives in Tuesday’s fire at Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos Island. ACAMB President, Mr Rasheed Bolarinwa, in a condolence statement on Saturday, said the association was deeply shaken by the tragedy. The incident claimed 10 […]
At 59: Shettima thanks Tinubu, Nigerians
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu and First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, for their kind words and prayers on his 59th birthday. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, Shettima also extended appreciation to governors, senators, members of the House of Representatives and cabinet members for their solidarity. He further thanked traditional […]
A war without end
Only the dead have seen the end of war- George Santayana (A review of The Road to the Country, Chigozie Obioma, Masobe Books, Lagos, 2024) The Nigeria civil war (1967-70) has produced so many literary works that it would be a surprise if definitive course (s) on the war is not already in our literature […]
