AS a Young Boy in Benin, I was so inspired by Nigeria’s participation in the Olympics in Barcelona ’92 , that I wanted to be a Sports Journalist. I became a Sports Analyst so much so that classmates named me…
THE presidency yesterday cleared the air on the controversy over the N573 billion received by states. It said the fund is a World Bank loan, which the federal government guaranteed, and not a grant, reports The Nation. It explained that…
LAST week, in response to what appears like addressing some of the demands of the protesters, that are calling for an end to bad governance in Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took another self-denying step, that would reduce the…
THE Take It Back movement — one of the organisers of the just concluded 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests against hardship on Saturday vowed to return to the streets with a 10-million-person march if President Bola Tinubu fails to address their…
NO fewer than 273 Army Officers on Sunday began a week-long Senior Staff Course Qualifying Examination(SSCQE),held at the Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna State. Trojan News reports that the examination is being conducted by the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Nigerian…
Ohaneze Ndigbo Weekend advised on President Ahmed Tinubu to implement the reports of 2014 National Conference organized by the then President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan instead of constituting a new Assembly. The Igbo group in a statement by…
What instigated some uncouth statements from Sen. Shehu Buba Umar against the Messiah of Bauchi State, Governor Bala Muhammed, remains in the cloud. But a careful study of the political permutations in Bauchi State shows the entity as blessed and…
Egypt has announced its intention to bid for the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, aiming to bring the Games to Africa for the first time. The head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mustapha Berraf, revealed…
THE Gambian military has arrested former Brigadier General Bora Colley, who is alleged to have been a member of a notorious ‘death squad’ during the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh. Colley is accused of being part of the ‘Junglers,’…
RWANDA’S President Paul Kagame was sworn in on Sunday for his fourth term, following a resounding victory in last month’s election where he secured more than 99 percent of the vote. The inauguration took place at a packed 45,000-seat stadium…
