Airline Operators of Nigeria have raised alarm over losing N150bn within two months, even as ground handling companies threaten further action over about N9bn in outstanding debts. A member of the Board of Trustees of the group, Roland Iyayi, said airlines had lost over N150bn in just two months, stressing that operators were nearing breaking […]
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Acting Rector of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, RUGIPO, By Banji Ayoola The Acting Rector of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, RUGIPO, Dr. Sunday Olorunwa Lawson, has felicitated with the workers of the institution on the occasion of this year’s International Workers’ Day celebration. In a goodwill message he signed, he noted the […]
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By Tunde Odesola Everyone knows the story of the prodigal son. It is needless retelling here. But there is a simple idiom that captures his visceral vices, which include rebellion and entitlement, wastage and reckless living, debauchery and arrogance, unaccountability, and greed. That idiom is: “You can’t eat your cake and have it”. To analytical […]
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Senator David Mark and Mr Rauf Aregbesola The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered two major judgments that dramatically reshaped the internal leadership battles in the African Democratic Congress and the People’s Democratic Party. The apex court invalidated the PDP’s controversial Ibadan convention while restoring the ADC leadership structure headed by former Senate President, David Mark. […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *Many of our patriarchs and matriarchs of old went through their own process of chastisement in good content and context.* *1) ABRAHAM: Look at Abraham being chastised by God after failing to fully obey God when he took Lot with him while leaving his native land in Ur of the Chaldeans.* *God […]
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May Day. Photo credit: Web Today, Nigeria’s workforce joins millions across the globe to mark Workers’ Day, a ritual meant to honour the sweat and sacrifice of labour that sustain governance and drive development. The World Bank estimates Nigeria’s labour force at 113.35 million out of a population of 237 million. Alarmingly, about 90 per […]
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By Abdu Rafiu We are in the age we can gauge fairly well the mood of people in different parts of the world. The modern man is blessed with all manner of technological tools with which he can survey the world and measure the heartbeat of nations and peoples. What with television, what with Facebook, […]
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By Banji Ayoola When money is temporarily withdrawn from you, and you are made to go through hard or lean times, to experience lack and deprivation, there are certain lessons to learn. Such as humility, compassion, self control and consideration for others who are in need, your neighbours who are going through pains and experiencing […]
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By Olusola Adeyegbe There was a time in my life when a bottle of stout and I were on first-name terms. Not acquaintances. Not casual friends. No. We were committed. Consistent. Almost contractual. I would walk into a restaurant and, without a word from me, the waiters would nod knowingly and bring my usual… as […]
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has dismissed the officer implicated in the fatal shooting of a civilian in Delta State, in a move that signals a firm response to public outrage and growing concerns over police accountability. The incident, which sparked widespread reactions across social media platforms, drew sharp criticism from Nigerians […]
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