IN making a political consideration when it comes to voting, two crucial distinctions regarding political competence must be made. First, the mere probability that the candidate will make a morally right decision (reliability) is distinct from his ability to skillfully…
LATE Chief Comrade Frank Kokori (1943-2023) was laid to rest yesterday 8th March, 2024. He was 80. By every standard, Chief Frank Kokori lived a fulfilled life. He was an accomplished professional, labour leader, mentor to many, a leftist, Marxist,…
MINISTER of interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said stakeholders’ concerns over the recently-launched Expatriate Employment Levy (EEL) would be addressed by the Federal Government. Tunji-Ojo stated this at a meeting with a delegation led by the Minister of Industry, Trade and…
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi I saw the theatrical shedding of tears of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on tv over the death of his co traveller Herbert Wigwes and I couldn’t help but laugh so much. He talked about how Wigwe on hearing…
THE Super Eagles squad for the friendly matches against Ghana and Mali this month has been released by the Nigeria Football Federation or NFF. Making the squad is Stanley Nwabali, who was the team’s first-choice goalkeeper at the 2023 Africa Cup of…
A major drug lord responsible for supplying cocaine to European gangs was arrested in Colombia in a joint operation with Spanish police, authorities in both countries said on Saturday. Julio Andres Murillo Figueroa, 49, was detained on March 1 in his…
THOUSANDS of people on Saturday protested in Madrid against an amnesty bill the Spanish government reached this week with Catalan independence parties, demanding the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Sanchez pledged last year to pass an amnesty exonerating…
TURKEY President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to balance its close relations with both Ukraine and Russia, offered during a visit Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit between the two countries. Erdogan,…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has voiced his support for the initiative by 60 members of the House of Representatives advocating for Nigeria’s return to a parliamentary system of government. He expressed his stance while speaking to…
Cardinal John Onaiyekan HIS Eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has said that it was time for Nigeria to change to a system of government that would reduce corruption and bring government closer to the people. The Emeritus Catholic Bishop of Abuja,…
