I applaud President Buhari for solidly standing behind Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, to be reelected as the president of African Development Bank where he has functioned prominently in advancing the African continent during his first tenure as president of AFDB. Buhari’s public support for him displays statesmanship as part of what true leadership should be […]
My ScenicPlots Will Generate More Revenue for Nigeria than Crude Oil – Chinaza Onianwah, Nigerian Who Designed Social Media App The world was awoken to the exhilarating news of the development of ScenicPlots, an international social media app developed by multi-talented and highly gifted Chinazor Onianwah. The Nigerian American-based Filmmaker, Publisher, App Developer, Writer and […]
My medical bag served no purpose. The kit I usually carried as an international correspondent covering armed conflict and civil unrest, filled with sutures and Band-Aids and gauze and a tourniquet, had been rendered useless save for its surgical gloves and antiseptic towelettes. For the next twenty-four hours I’d be traveling back to my home […]
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has criticized elder statesman, Tanko Yakassai over comments made on the movement of Almajiris to the Southern region of the country. Mr Fani-Kayode, a controversial public commentator, took to Twitter to condemn the statesman. Mr Yakassai had said on Thursday that the northern youths who are moving to the […]
Nigerian philanthropist and one of the richest men in Africa, Tony Elumelu has called for a new order in Africa following the COVID-19 pandemic currently a major concern in the world. Tony Elumelu expressed his displeasure over the poor state of the African economy which the pandemic has caused though the economy has been at […]
Controversial Nigerian pastor and founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations, Temitope Joshua, has urged the United States to emulate China’s aggressive manufacturing initiatives which have made developing nations to depend on the Asian country for development. Joshua stated this on his official Facebook page on Sunday while reacting to the feud between China and the […]
The Founder of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie has joined other religious leaders who believe that the COVID-19 global pandemic does not exist in Nigeria. Pastor Ibiyeomie while speaking in jest after one of his May 17, 2020 Sunday services in Port Harcourt suggested that Coronavirus is probably an advanced stage of Malaria. The Clergy who […]
Trending recently is the nauseating video clips showing helpless black men in the cold/rainy streets of China having been dragged out of the hotel space they paid for and a house they have legitimately occupied for years. The clip showed pictures of men with their families in toe, looking confused and fearful as the Communist police brandishing lethal weapons […]
It was reported Sunday May 10, 2020 that the Rivers State Governor, Nyemson Wike supervised the demolition of two hotels for flouting the lockdown order in the state. The Governor took the action to curtain the spread of the deadly dreaded disease, CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) pandemic in Rivers state. The action of Wike reminds me of […]
COVID-19: A CASE FOR UNLOCKING THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY – by Hon. Nimi Walson-Jack PURPOSE We, on behalf of the silent, law-abiding residents of the FCT, appeal to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 NOT TO RECOMMEND AN EXTENSION of the 28 days lockdown of the FCT. BACKGROUND It is public knowledge that His […]