The bloody legacy of past and present administrations has, over the years, presented the country as a killing field where no premium is placed on human life. The fact that little is done to remedy rights abuses and violations is simply troubling and soils the country’s image internationally. While state actors at different levels are […...
•Shoe seller Bidemi Bello attends to a costumer while selling sandals at her stall in the Balogun Market Lining up, they receive some rice, dried beans and other basic foodstuffs, whose soaring prices have left millions in Nigeria facing a bleak Christmas. The temporary food distribution in the Church of the Assumption courtyard in the [&helli...
•Rep. Unyime Idem and Deputy Governor Akon Eyakenyi The crowd was as far as the eyes could see. It was a sea of heads everywhere you turned. Inside and outside the 12 massive domes of tents was probably the largest number of guests that this community had ever hosted. You could hardly find a space […]
•Shopping The holiday season is here again and Nigerians will be buying loads of things to celebrate. From hampers for loved ones to food items and clothes, our people sure don’t hold back when it comes to shopping for the yuletide season, reports The PUNCH. One challenge, many, however face, is buying right, especially during […]
Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, today marks the 12th Anniversary of what he refers to as “God’s special deliverance” over his life and family from a ghastly motor accident that almost wiped out his entire f...
Despite an increase in earnings in the last seven months of post-subsidy regime, and estimated allocation of N9.56 trillion from the federation account in the last five years, basic services in the local governments nationwide have remained grossly inefficient, with tell-tale signs of total neglect. Across the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs)...
•Nathan Lugo A tourist, Nathan Lugo, has shared his experience at Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport in the Benin Republic, comparing it with the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Nigeria. In a recent post on his Facebook page, Lugo, an American Ifa devotee noted that the Cotonou airport is better than the Lagos airport airport. H...
•Pope Francis Mixed reactions have trailed the Vatican’s approval of blessings for same-sex couples It would be recalled that in a document approved by Pope Francis, the Vatican backed “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex”, reports Nigerian Tribune. “One should not prevent or prohibi...
•Tinubu Against the backdrop of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent appeal to Nigerians for prayers and support towards the efforts of his administration to revive the ailing economy of the nation and restore the good old days when the naira was at par with the dollar and other western currencies, some leaders of the country’s […]...
•Nigerian couple Recent studies have revealed that one in every four (25%) tested men turned out not to be the biological father of their child(ren) and ranks Nigeria as the second highest in paternity fraud. GODFREY GEORGE writes that increased DNA testing will open a can of worms in many homes, reports Saturday PUNCH. Mr […]

