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For over five decades, Nigeria has remained a mono-economy based on the export of crude oil that is dependent on the volatile global oil price. As uncertainty clouds the oil market, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) recently revealed that Nigeria’s oil reserves will run dry in 49 years from now. According to DPR, in…
US media personality, Kylie Jenner, has taken the number one spot in Forbes’ list of World-Highest Paid Celebrity for 2020. The business mogul tops the list with an estimated fortune of $590 million. According to Forbes, this is as a result of the massive earnings from the sale of 51 percent of her cosmetics brand,…
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has deployed a crack team of investigators from her Intelligent Response Team (IRT) to dig out all issues surrounding the abduction of over 300 school children from Government Senior Secondary School, GSSS, Kankara, Katsina state by Boko Haram. The tactical team is led by DCP Abba Kyari, a no-nonsense police investigator…
Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, has expressed satisfaction following the confirmation of Joe Biden by the US electoral college as winner of the US presidential elections. Speaking to his cabinet, the Iranian president said that while Iran is not particularly excited about Biden’s win, the country is “very happy” that Donald Trump would cease to be the…
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has congratulated Joe Biden on his election as US President-elect. This is coming after the electoral college last Monday confirmed Biden as the winner of the presidential polls. Putin had initially refused to acknowledge Biden as the winner of the election. While other world leaders congratulated the US President-elect, Putin held…
Environmentalists have continued to lament the high level of waste in the country and the subsequent need to address it. Now, more than ever, there is the urgent need for proper collection and recycling of used packages and containers littering the drainages and waterways if one must build a sane environment. Statistics reveal that about…
The recent decapitation and massacre of over 46 rice farmers in Zabarmari has sparked outrage across the country. Following the killings, Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, urged the FG to engage mercenaries in the fight against insurgents in the region. Governors from the Northeast in a condolence visit to the state Governor expressed their…
Barring any unforeseen, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, having served across the diplomatic spectra, particularly in Africa, is set to return to a familiar terrain as the new US Ambassador to the United Nations. Within the past decade, and before her retirement in 2017, I encountered her on many occasions, a few of which I am induced…
The recent spate of kidnapping, armed robbery, cult-related murders occuring across the country is fast becoming a major threat to national security. The South-West region in particular, which had in the past, enjoyed relative tranquillity, is currently witnessing a wave of insecurity and violence. Kidnapping for Ransom has become daily news in the area. SBM…
There have been constant calls for social media regulation from government, traditional rulers and concerned citizens in Nigeria. The call for regulation has been misconstrued by many, especially young people to mean suppression, repression, and an attempt to limit or restrict the right to freedom of expression. Some even go as far as suggesting that…
