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The team led by the president of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said the ailment complained about by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not life-threatening. Justice James Omotosho had ordered the medical team to ascertain Kanu’s actual health status following conflicting claims on the issue by … Continue reading “Nnamdi Kanu Fit To Stand Trial, Ailment Not Life-Threatening — NMA”
Konstantin Ganich was found dead in his Lamborghini after the crypto crash, but some say there’s more to this story than meets the eye. Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images The past week has not been kind to blockchain entrepreneurs, whose holdings suffered the largest crypto liquidation in history last Friday, … Continue reading “Crypto Kingpin Turns Up Dead in Lamborghini After Market Crash”
Start and Grow Your Online Business Easily with Dotifi and Paystack Over 40 million Nigerians are moving their businesses online — and now, with Dotifi, it’s easier than ever to start, host, and manage your digital presence while receiving payments quickly and securely. What is Dotifi? Dotifi is an all-in-one digital platform that helps individuals … Continue reading “Start and Grow Your Online Business Easily with Dotifi and Paystack”
By Okechukwu Nwanguma October 2020 marked a defining moment in Nigeria’s history. For weeks, young Nigerians occupied streets and public squares, united by a simple but profound demand: End Police brutality, ensure accountability, and reform the Nigeria Police. The #EndSARS movement was a cry from a generation that had grown weary of impunity. It was … Continue reading “Why Police reform failed in Nigeria”
By YUSHAU SHUAIB There are few things more dignifying than when a towering public figure extends the courtesy of respect wrapped in humility. General Lucky Irabor, former Chief of Defence Staff, exemplifies that rare blend of strength and grace. When he invited me to the presentation of his new book, “SCARS: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko … Continue reading “Irabor’s Scars on Northern Boko Haram and the Dead Horse Theory”
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former military ruler and former civilian president, is a bundle of contradictions. One could write a book on Obasanjo’s strengths, and another on his flaws. Of course, Obasanjo is his own hagiographer. He has written many books on himself, with such self-referential titles as My Command, Not My Will and My Watch. … Continue reading “Obasanjo and the haunting ghost of his Third Term Agenda, by Olu Fasan”
How many unread articles, emails, and reports are sitting on your desk or in your inbox right now? If your answer is “too many,” you’re not alone. Today, we’re inundated with information from every corner — news updates, academic readings, technical manuals, reports, briefs, blog posts, research papers, and more. The truth is while we can’t … Continue reading “Speed Reading: A Game Changer for Today’s Knowledge-Driven World, by Ruth Oji”
I was in the middle of a meeting on October 9, when my friend and colleague, Emeka Duru, sent me a cryptic message: “What is going on Iyke? I am just reading on Facebook that Dr. Christopher Kolade is dead! Please can you help us confirm that?” I froze. While praying fervently that it should be … Continue reading “Christopher Kolade: I lost a mentor, a friend, by Ikechukwu Amaechi”
By ELVIS EROMOSELE The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has once again stirred public outcry, this time over its newly released subjects combination for the 2026 examination. In what appears to be a hurried and poorly thought-out reform, WAEC has reordered subjects in a manner that defies logic, stifles student choice, and risks undermining years of … Continue reading “WAEC’s new subjects combination is confusion masquerading as reform “
Nigeria, with over 200 million citizens, faces grave security challenges—terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry, suicide bombings, and communal killings. The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, with about 370,000 personnel and officers, is overstretched. The dream to increase police staff strength to at least 600,000 is far from being realised. The ratio of one police officer to … Continue reading “Wrong police deployments and insecurity”