Death is inevitable! There is no doubt that the outgoing year, 2023, has proved to be a lethal year as it has claimed the lives of many Nigerians, including some prominent politicians and influential personalities. The news of the demise of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has evoked the memory of governors who died as […]
•Late Na’Abba A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba died today Wednesday, December 27. Family sources said that the late Na’Abba battled with the ailment for a long time before passing away, reports The Nation. He was initially flown abroad for medical treatment and stayed there for several months before re...
•Late Akeredolu The Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, died in Lagos today Wednesday, December 27. He was 67 years old. It was gathered that State House doctors managed him up to his death because they could not fly him abroad, reports The Nation. One of the commissioners in Ondo State who pleaded anonymity confirmed Akeredolu’s [&hel...
•Christmas chicken As Christians around the world marked Christmas Day yesterday, the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party clashed on the state of the nation and the condition in which Nigerians marked the festive period. The opposition PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologun...
Many women have proved that getting to the pinnacle of one’s career is not the exclusive preserve of the men. With aspiration and audacity, women, too, can achieve their goals. Today, it’s amazing how many women have recorded feats in STEM, Medicine and Engineering. There is no gender barrier on the global stage anymore. The […]
•Zakariya Mohammed When Zakariya Mohammed was sent to the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Billiri, Gombe State, in December 2020, to serve his time, he was overwhelmed with despair. For days, he was frustrated with life, wondering how he would spend the years of his sentence within the four walls of a prison. However, things changed [&hellip...
It is two days to Christmas. For Christians and some non-Christians in most parts of the world, every December 25 is a day of celebration. It is a season that has always been characterised by joy across the globe. It is a period when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The season comes with […]
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 […]

