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Is the Nigerian factor affecting Super Eagles?

NewsDeskNgApr 9, 2023April 9, 20230

It is no longer news that Nigerian footballers plying their trade abroad are doing exceedingly well at their various club levels. From Napoli’s Victor Osimen who’s currently the highest goal scorer in Seria A; Super Eagles sensation, Samuel Chukwueze, who continued his sizzling form with two beautiful goals yesterday to...

Tunde Ayeni, His Emissaries And the Road To No Where

NewsDeskNgApr 7, 2023April 9, 20230

By Abu Muhammad Nigerian businessman and former chairman of defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons and from the look of things, his woes seem to be growing by the day. In a classic gentleman style, Ayeni made an attempt to...

Why Nigeria’s human capital development drive must be sustained—Osinbajo

NewsDeskNgApr 5, 2023April 5, 20230

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says Nigeria must accord attention to Human Capital Development (HCD) to drive the desired economic growth. Osinbajo said this at the Peer Review Meeting of the HCD State Focal Persons held on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

Elections: Lessons from Oyo to Nigeria

NewsDeskNgApr 4, 2023April 4, 20230

By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 27 March, 2023) “The ides of March are come,” Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar says in utter derision and dismissal of a life-and-death warning. And the soothsayer replies “Ay, Caesar; but not gone.” And truly, they were not gone. The 2023 elections...

YUSUF ISA AHURAKA: A tribute

NewsDeskNgApr 3, 2023April 3, 20230

Our last communication was on February 12th when I sent him a WhatsApp message regarding the response from the man who had offered to help him start an online newspaper. His response was saddening. ‘He’s not. Not even ready to render any help’.I was shocked because according to late Mr....

Peter Obi’s Petition At The Election Tribunal Is Bereft Of Statutory Allegations

NewsDeskNgApr 2, 2023April 2, 20230

By: Barrister Obol Okoi Obono-Obla I have read a copy of the Petition filed on 21 March 2023 by the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Abuja.In this write, I will only dwell on two issues raised in the Petition. They are...

Alia has come to steal, kill and destroy hence his efforts to shut down Ortom’s administration

NewsDeskNgApr 2, 2023April 2, 20230

By Aare Abiodun Oluwarotimi Yesterday, a letter reportedly written by the Benue state governor-elect, Mr Hyacinth Alia to forcefully and illegally end the administration of Governor Samuel Ortom which still has 59 days to its expiration surfaced online. The contents were very bad and immature. The letter which was written...

FG splashes N3m on teacher who developed technology to track fuel usage

NewsDeskNgMar 24, 2023March 24, 20230

Federal Government has rewarded innovative public servants who made giant strides in developing technologies that will help ease operational processes in the civil service. Iluromi Emmanuel, a teacher at the Federal Science College, Orozo, Abuja, who developed a technology to track fuel usage in vehicles, carted away N3million after he...

Ojukwu turns in his grave: Prof. Soludo is killing APGA – Uzoma Ahamefule

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2023March 15, 20230

Since Peter Obi rescued Anambra State from the hands of political godfathers under APGA, Anambra people have never had it so bad like they are currently having it under Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the governor of Anambra State. And the Ikemba of Nnewi, Chief Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu is not happy...

NIGERIA’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2023 AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF AN UGLY SUBVERSION OF BEAUTIFUL LAWS [Part 2]

NewsDeskNgMar 12, 2023March 12, 20230

By Sylvester Udemezue MEMORY VERSE:“No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority” (-Joseph Addison) For the avoidance of doubts, mine is strictly a legal opinion, having nothing to do with the politics (politics is for only politicians) of...