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When voices rise in waves of protest, deeper wounds are laid bare—truths woven into our laws and ethics, waiting to be unearthed. In Nigeria, one such moment emerged in the #EndBadGovernance protests, where voices for change faced harsh reprisals. The arrest and prosecution of 76 individuals, among them children, echoed like a somber drumbeat across…
November 11, 2024
The Right Honorable Kemi Badenoch MP, former Minister of Women and Equalities of the United Kingdom and the newly-elected leader of the British Conservative party deserves to be tarred and feathered for the sort of things she says about Nigeria. Apart from her insulting categorisations about Northern Nigerian Muslims, which I shall come to later…
November 10, 2024
BY TONNIE IREDIAÂ The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, says it is set to conduct a governorship election in Ondo state as scheduled for next Saturday November 16, 2024. The commission has also given firm assurances that all would be well. Whether or not people believe the electoral body is not easy to tell. In…
November 10, 2024
The unraveling of the regime of General Yakubu Gowon shortly after the end of Nigeria’s civil war in the decade of the 1970s began as a tale of two Josephs. One was Joseph Dechi Gomwalk, Gowon’s in-law and governor of his home state. The other was Joseph Sarwuan Tarka, one of Gowon’s trusted ministers.…
November 10, 2024
By Owei Lakemfa A few hours after Donald Trump proclaimed victory over Kamala Harris in the United States, US, presidential election, groups in the Caribbean and Latin America met virtually to discuss the future. Convened by the ten-country Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, ALBA Movimientos, the participants on the Wednesday, November, 6,…
November 8, 2024
By Fredrick Nwabufo The real sector – agricultural and industrial -- is a critical factor for economic growth and development. A nation is as affluent as its industrial sector. In fact, this sector is the mitochondrion of a productive economy. Nigeria is endowed with a vibrant consumer market – the largest in Africa. And where…
November 7, 2024
Life is generally a bag of mixed occurrences, with a blend of the good, the bad and the ugly. There is no better way to teach a clowning government a lesson than when its officers embark upon an expedition of embarrassing proportions. We are well accustomed to the odious practice of arraigning activists and other…
November 5, 2024
Canadians’ concerns about the cost of living have proven highly resilient, with negative consumer sentiment still common even as the Bank of Canada (BoC) pushes deeper into an easing cycle and inflation stays markedly lower than its post-pandemic peak. The latest evidence of ongoing struggles for many comes from two surveys, one about future planning…
November 5, 2024
Humanity will spend a combined total of 500 million years on social media in 2024. This graphic lists the countries with the highest average time spent on social media by users aged 16-64, as of January 2024. Data was compiled by We Are Social. Kenya Leads in Time Spent Online There are now more than 5…
November 4, 2024
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When voices rise in waves of protest, deeper wounds are laid bare—truths woven into our laws and ethics, waiting to be unearthed. In Nigeria, one such moment emerged in the #EndBadGovernance protests, where voices for change faced harsh reprisals. The arrest and prosecution of 76 individuals, among them children, echoed like a somber drumbeat across…
November 11, 2024
The Right Honorable Kemi Badenoch MP, former Minister of Women and Equalities of the United Kingdom and the newly-elected leader of the British Conservative party deserves to be tarred and feathered for the sort of things she says about Nigeria. Apart from her insulting categorisations about Northern Nigerian Muslims, which I shall come to later…
November 10, 2024
BY TONNIE IREDIAÂ The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, says it is set to conduct a governorship election in Ondo state as scheduled for next Saturday November 16, 2024. The commission has also given firm assurances that all would be well. Whether or not people believe the electoral body is not easy to tell. In…
November 10, 2024
The unraveling of the regime of General Yakubu Gowon shortly after the end of Nigeria’s civil war in the decade of the 1970s began as a tale of two Josephs. One was Joseph Dechi Gomwalk, Gowon’s in-law and governor of his home state. The other was Joseph Sarwuan Tarka, one of Gowon’s trusted ministers.…
November 10, 2024
By Owei Lakemfa A few hours after Donald Trump proclaimed victory over Kamala Harris in the United States, US, presidential election, groups in the Caribbean and Latin America met virtually to discuss the future. Convened by the ten-country Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, ALBA Movimientos, the participants on the Wednesday, November, 6,…
November 8, 2024
By Fredrick Nwabufo The real sector – agricultural and industrial -- is a critical factor for economic growth and development. A nation is as affluent as its industrial sector. In fact, this sector is the mitochondrion of a productive economy. Nigeria is endowed with a vibrant consumer market – the largest in Africa. And where…
November 7, 2024
Life is generally a bag of mixed occurrences, with a blend of the good, the bad and the ugly. There is no better way to teach a clowning government a lesson than when its officers embark upon an expedition of embarrassing proportions. We are well accustomed to the odious practice of arraigning activists and other…
November 5, 2024
Canadians’ concerns about the cost of living have proven highly resilient, with negative consumer sentiment still common even as the Bank of Canada (BoC) pushes deeper into an easing cycle and inflation stays markedly lower than its post-pandemic peak. The latest evidence of ongoing struggles for many comes from two surveys, one about future planning…
November 5, 2024
Humanity will spend a combined total of 500 million years on social media in 2024. This graphic lists the countries with the highest average time spent on social media by users aged 16-64, as of January 2024. Data was compiled by We Are Social. Kenya Leads in Time Spent Online There are now more than 5…
November 4, 2024
