Written by •Will going to war be in the country’s national interest? •Lawyers, activists, others speak By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja In the face of political turmoil in neighbouring Niger, Nigeria finds itself at a crossroads, contemplating its national interest and the potential consequences of military intervention. While the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered … Continue reading “Nigeria’s dilemma in Niger”
Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have continued to record more successes, as they rescued 5 kidnapped victims, neutralized scores of armed bandits, and recovered arms and ammunition in Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Katsina State. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 7, 2023, adding that troops … Continue reading “Troops rescue five kidnap victims, neutralize scores of armed bandits in Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto and Katsina”
Kemira’s President has passed away, and the social media sources are loaded with questions about Jari Rosendal sairaus and Disease. Was he an alcoholic? Jari Rosendal was the President/CEO at Kemira OYJ, and he was also the longest-serving president. Further, Jari was a member of the Board of Directors of multiple companies, including Neste Oyj, … Continue reading “Jari Rosendal Sairaus And Disease: Was Kemira President An Alcoholic?”
By Farooq Kperogi MUSIC star Davido’s social media promotion of a new song by Logos Olori (whose real name is Olalekan Emeka Taiwo) titled “Jaye Lo” where men dressed in stereotypical Muslims robes gyrated into a sudden burst of frenzied dancing shortly after performing the Muslim prayers near a mosque hasincensed Muslims in Hausaphone northern … Continue reading “Davido: Why Yoruba And Hausa Muslims Reacted Differently To Video”
Arsenal have unveiled the statue of their legendary manager Arsene Wenger outside the Emirates stadium. The club announced this in a statement on Friday. “Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that a statue of our former manager Arsène Wenger has been unveiled at Emirates Stadium to commemorate Arsène’s truly remarkable contribution to our football … Continue reading “Arsenal Unveil Wenger Statue Outside Emirates Stadium”
Davido’s logistics manager, Isreal Afeare, has apologized to the Muslim community over the video his boss recently promoted that got them angry. Davido incurred the wrath of Muslims in Nigeria last week when he shared a video of his new signee, Logos Olori, praying and dancing with people dressed in Islamic outfits in front of a … Continue reading “Isreal Afeare apologises to the Muslim community over the video his boss, Davido, promoted recently that got them angry”
Before the exit of former President Muhammadu Buhari from office on May 29, he signed into law the 2023 budget tagged the ‘Budget of Fiscal Sustainability and Transition’ on January 3, 2023. Some highlights of the budget made provisions for debt servicing, defense and internal security, health sector and education, among others. In the budget, … Continue reading “SPECIAL REPORT: Buhari’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Stopped Feeding Schoolchildren 6 Months Before Leaving Office. Now, Pupils Are Back on the Streets”
Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad has shared a new Facebook post written in Hausa hours after the NNPC increased the pump price of fuel to N617. In the post he shared, Bashir stated that rather than focus on cost of daily items, Nigerians should pray to God to guide us on a daily basis. He wrote; Let’s … Continue reading “Rather than focus on cost of daily items, we should pray to God to guide us on a daily basis – Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad writes amid rising cost of living in the country”
There are road traffic crashes and there are road under-ride crashes. Under-ride crashes are not just a common phenomenon in Nigeria, but they are happening at an alarming rate now. Even though regulations are in place to arrest the situation, the failure of road safety regulators has eclipsed the intended goals of the law. In … Continue reading “Death Under Truck: Underrun Protection Can Save Lives on Nigerian Roads, But Law Enforcers Don’t Care”
Former Zamfara Governor, Sani Yerima, has said that the federal government should dialogue with bandits, just as the late former President Umaru Musa YarAdua dialogued with Niger Delta militants. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Yerima said there is need for dialogue with bandits as many of them are Nigerians. He said; Im advising the government to, … Continue reading “Government should dialogue with bandits like Niger Delta militants Sani Yerima”