By Abimbola Adelakun The ethnic irredentists who regularly punctuate the atmosphere with the dog whistle of Yorùbá ro’nú are not sincerely invested in the gains of contemplation. If they were, they would deploy the same gusto to call for a reflection on the Yorùbá condition within this contraption called Nigeria. We would be asked to […]
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By Tunde Odesola When cornered by death or stalked by danger, an insect called the Malaysian Exploding Ant turns against its assailant, ruptures its abdominal muscles, causing its poisonous glands to explode. With the explosion of the poisonous glands, the ant releases an irritating substance in all directions. The released secretion is capable of immobilising […]
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THE postponement of the governorship and state houses of assembly elections nationwide originally scheduled for Saturday, by one week by the Independent National Electoral Commission confirms its logistical, administrative, and technical incompetence. This further prolongs the agony of Nigerians in the country’s excruciating elections as anxiety and despair pervade the country over the war-like political […]
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Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to resign his chairmanship of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for allegedly rigging the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. It said the call followed further review of the “the […]
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The National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Salihu Lukman, has called for the National Chairman of the ruling party to be relieved of his duty in a bid to balance the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Lukman, who made the call in a statement titled “APC Internal Dynamics and […]
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As the rescheduled governorship election holds in 28 states across the federation on March 18, Dirisu Yakubu writes on the issues likely to throw up winners in some states where intrigues and high-stakes games are already at play. The February 25 presidential election demystified hitherto held myths about Nigerian politics, forcing bookmakers to play the […]
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A former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has told a court in London that he was advised by his doctor against seeking a kidney donor from among his family members. Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, are currently facing charges in the United Kingdom after they allegedly lured a young man from Nigeria to […]
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As Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria is strategically positioned to be a significant player in the global economy. Given the right support and the fact that the country is potentially fertile ground for massive growth and development, Nigerian businesses can claim the top spot globally. But for this to happen, several issues must be considered. Entrepreneurship […]
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The Supreme Court has affirmed the nomination of Senator Rufa’i Hanga as the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the February 25 National Assembly election. A five-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Inyang Okoro, in a unanimous judgment on Friday, faulted the refusal by the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
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The escalating cases of domestic child abuse of which children have sometimes been faced with near death situations are sad spectacles of man’s inhumanity to man. Virtually every week, gory images of abused children fill the media space leaving many to wonder whether humanity is beginning to run out of patience for children. Indeed, at […]
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