Landlord: I gave notice to quit to occupants of collapsed building
The landlord’s son, in whose care the collapsed three-storey building in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State was entrusted, has said he gave the occupants of the building quit notice when he discovered the visible stress on it. The caretaker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told emergency responders and newsmen in Lagos on Monday that he was living...
Party nomination cost: tickets for sale?
By DAKUKU PETERSIDE The people are the bedrock of democracy. The supremacy of the people and the democratic institutions over and above individuals, no matter how well placed or wealthy, is at the core of democratic principles. Behind this democratic collectivism lies the individual's inalienable rights and privileges that assume equality of all before the law, equality of all votes...
Before Femi Adesina tasted power
By TUNDE ODESOLA Kings don’t die. They depart to ancestral underworld in vaults known to the Yoruba as aja ile. The mountainous confetti of praise heaped in the trail of the departed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, is bigger than the entire Oyo kingdom because Iku Baba Yeye was larger than life itself. What’s Iku Baba Yeye? The appellation...
Nomination forms, looters’ ticket to national treasury
By TOLA ADENIYI I really no longer consider it worthwhile for me to waste my time writing, talking or thinking about Nigeria. It is not helpful to my sanity to dwell in or on a building about to collapse, even though I am worried stiff about the calamity knocking at the door. Nigeria is irredeemably in ruins; it is only those who...
2023 and Jonathan hunger for return to power
By EHICHIOYA EZOMON As Nigeria races towards the 2023 general election, so is the campaign to drag former President Goodluck Jonathan into the presidential contest that parades a deluge of aspirants. Dr Jonathan's jostling would be another "first" in Nigeria. Being the first Vice President to be promoted President through the "Doctrine of Necessity," no former president had vied for re-election after...
Eid-el-Fitr: Udom urges Muslims to reflect on virtues of Ramadan
Akwa Ibom State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Udom Emmanuel, has felicitated Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Governor Udom, in a statement issued by Bola Bolawole, the spokesperson of the Udom Emmanuel Presidential Campaign Council, urged Muslims to reflect on the virtues of Ramadan for the well-being of every citizen and the overall good...
Akinwumi Adesina strikes again!
By FEMI ADESINA Anytime he traverses the land, air or sea like a troubadour, he must bring good tidings. Each time the Nigerian President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) comes to see President Muhammadu Buhari, he never comes empty handed. He must bring goodies and goodies for his home country. Tuesday this week was not different. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, former...
WMD: How Chevron support fight against malaria in Nigeria
World Malaria Day is celebrated annually on the 25th day of April. It is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment in malaria prevention and control programmes. Malaria has become a major source of concern in our society, and defeating this common enemy requires concerted efforts through investments and innovation. This year’s theme: “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease...
Train attack: Terrorists release Ango Abdullahi’s son
Terrorists have released one of the victims abducted during the March 28 attack on an Abuja-Kaduna-bound train. This is coming barely a week after the terrorists released the pictures of about 62 abducted persons in captivity. It was gathered that the released abductee is the son of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) leader, Prof. Ango Abdullahi. A family member, who confirmed the...
Eid el Fitr: El-Rufai felicitates with Kaduna citizens
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has felicitated with the Muslim faithful in Kaduna State on the occasion of Eid el Fitr. The governor, on Monday, offered his congratulations on the successful completion of Ramadan, praying Almighty Allah to accept the acts of worship, abstinence and charity that many citizens undertook during the period. While extending his wishes for a peaceful celebration of Eid...
