Amadeus University, a new not-for-profit institution dedicated to academic excellence, innovation, and societal impact, will hold its inaugural matriculation and official opening ceremony on February 8, 2025. This event marks the formal commencement of the University’s mission to provide high-quality education to students from diversebackgrounds. Founded by Dr. Godwin Nwabunka, a seasoned development economist and Read More…
“And now, ladies and gentlemen, please rise and give a standing ovation to welcome the re-inventor of our state, our far-sighted, God-ordained leader, the father of our civilisational aspirations, the father of infrastructural wonders, the most outstanding governor in the whole of Nigeria, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Nwamkpi State, Architect Doctor Sir Chikeson Read More…
He is not just a deputy of the gods, he is the father and mother of death, the offspring of perdition, of metaphysical ruination and wanton loss. His suzerainty over Oyo Empire in its glory days was the stuff of which legends have been made. The long list of his forebears and their unique individual Read More…
I don’t want to de-market Nigeria by saying that it is a country where anything goes. But it will take some deep thinking to come up with something that can actually be described as unattainable, impracticable or unimaginable here. We inhabit a land of paradoxes where poverty and humongous wealth maintain a grudging cohabitation. In Read More…
Happy new year, everyone! As 2025 was rolling in, we were escorted into the new year by cries of discrimination, attempted marginalisation and emasculation from some politicians who claim to be speaking for the ‘North’. Apparently there is a coordinated effort to ensure that the proposed tax reform bill sent to the national assembly by Read More…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has recently released alarming figures indicating a significant rise in phone theft across Nigeria. According to the NBS’s Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey 2024, over 25 million phones were stolen between March 2023 and April 2024. This surge in theft has left many Lagosians feeling vulnerable and frustrated. Read More…
Very soon, Chinese boys and girls will be selling pure water on our highways. Many of them will out-sprint our own hawkers and there will be messy street fights. Write down that prediction and remember to acknowledge my copyright to that prophecy when it comes to pass. But, wait! What prediction are we talking about Read More…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic incident at the Children’s FunFair in Ibadan, which resulted in the loss of numerous young lives and left many injured. The President extended his heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Oyo State, as well as to the grieving families who have lost Read More…
In the wake of the controversy sparked by Kemi Badenoch’s recent comments about Nigeria, former Nigerian Finance Minister and British citizen, Kemi Adeosun, has voiced her opinion on the matter. Adeosun, who resigned from her position in 2018 amid a certificate scandal, took to her Facebook page to share a picture with the caption, “Leave Read More…
In a tale of extraordinary bravery and tactical brilliance, a 2021 mission by five operatives of the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service (SBS) in Zamfara has been brought to light. The mission, described as a perilous reconnaissance along the infamous Zamfara-Katsina road — nicknamed the “devil’s road” — showcased the SBS’s resolve against insurmountable odds. Read More…
