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Regrettably, Nigeria is a place where history is never consulted or cared about. Hence anyone can pontificate ad infinitum and expect to be applauded. Such is the case of Dr. Rueben Abati. Many of us grew up respecting and seeing him as a beacon of what a true Nigerian should be, especially during his Patitos…
Something happened last week, in Oba, Anambra State, Nigeria: the funeral of the mother of a man popularly known as Obi Cubana, which would seem to be a metaphor for the collapse of values in Nigeria generally, the effect of poverty – spiritual, mental and physical – and how that pushes the people to desperate…
 With the group stage completed, the much-awaited Euro 2020 has lived up to its billing so far; offering undiluted excitement and rambunctious entertainment for spectators within Europe and beyond. Even operators of soccer viewing centres in developing countries like Nigeria are smiling to the bank as each match draws a full house. The soccer…
The statement said, “The US Mission to Nigeria is aware of websites and messages advertising the U.S. visa lottery. All of these sites are FAKE! The only accurate information on the visa lottery is available at ng.usembassy.gov and travel.state.gov. Addresses with .gov are the only accurate source of visa information.’’. The Immigration Act of 1990 established the Diversity…
The recent announcement by the Saudi Arabian Kingdom, barring foreign countries from participating in the 2021 Hajj has come as a rude shock to pilgrims globally who are suffering such restrictions for the second year. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, founded in 1932, indeed dashed the hope of over 2 million prospective pilgrims across the…
 The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Harvard Kennedy School in the United States have released a damning report that Nigeria as a nation is at a point of no return, with all the signs of a failed nation. The organisation made the disclosure in research findings it released recently through its senior…
Every year, over 39,000 Nigerians die from road crashes, according to the Global Status Report on Road Safety. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates road traffic fatalities in Nigeria at 39,802, while the estimated rate per 100,000 deaths stood at 21.4. Findings have also shown that trucks are involved in the large number of those…
Following the recent ban on Twitter for being a platform where separatists and dissidents flow freely with hate speeches and violence, the Federal Government is now insisting that Twitter must be fully registered and licensed to operate again in Nigeria. The federal government is equally insisting that the company as well as all other social…
Pauline Tallen, the Minister of Women’s Affairs and Social Development, has condemned artists for encouraging the abuse of women’s bodies by using filthy lyrics and presenting female dancers in a demeaning way. Tallen spoke at the presentation of the State of the World Population 2021 Reeport in Abuja on Tuesday, addressing the topic, ‘”My Body…
It was on 4 June 2021 when news filtered in that the Federal Government had indefinitely suspended the operations of Twitter, a popular microblogging and social networking platform in Nigeria that is home to an estimated 18 million active users. In a statement through the Ministry of Information and Culture, the Federal Government cited the…