In a weekend filled with twists and turns in the Premier League, Manchester City faces mounting concerns, Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp expresses frustration, Everton’s relegation fears loom large, and Newcastle United continues its impressive form ahead of a crucial Champions League encounter. Manchester City’s Woes Ahead of Arsenal Clash Manchester City, gearing up for a pivotal Read More…
Day: 2 October 2023
FG, Labour reach agreement on wage increase
The Federal Government and labour unions concluded their discussions on Sunday with a consensus that all categories of workers should benefit from the provisional wage increment declared by President Bola Tinubu during his Independence Day nationwide address. President Tinubu had announced an increase of N25,000 in the wages of lower-grade workers across the country. This Read More…
Beyond Borders: The Uncharted Odyssey of Noo Saro-Wiwa
The paraphrase of an interview by Olatoun Gabi-Williams Noo Saro-Wiwa, the daughter of the renowned activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, emerges as a distinctive figure whose life is interwoven with the cultural arras of Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Her narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a remarkable familial legacy, a tale of struggle Read More…
Neighbours of the Soul: The Woman Next Door
Review by Olatoun Gabi-Williams The Woman Next Door is Yewande Omotoso’s comically dark second novel published in 2016 by Random House, South Africa and by Farafina in Nigeria. The story unfolds in what appears to be the first decade of the 21st century against a backdrop of a South Africa in the throes of being Read More…
The Federal Republic of Fiction @ 63
Nigeria is fiction. The country’s Constitution has been transferred to a new shelf in the library: the shelf containing fictional works. The latter-day patriots of Nigeria can cry all they want against me, but in this instance, I only choose to stand solidly in solidarity with the words that Samuel Johnson uttered on the evening Read More…
Getting along with Gen-Zs
The present-day Gen Zs are in their teen years and early 20s and this is the age where many parents tend to fall out with them, or, should we say, find it difficult to get along with their kids. There seems to be this giant gully of a communication gap where parents don’t understand them, Read More…
Macron plays the outlaw in Niger Republic
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron loves acting on the world stage. In the ongoing drama about the West and some West African leaders threatening to use force against the military regime that came to power in Niger Republic on July 26, 2023, he chose to play the outlaw. Exactly a month after they came to power, Read More…
