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The haters of Nigeria are fewer than her lovers. Those who wish Nigeria well are far more than those who wish her ill. Following the announcement of the removal of subsidy by President Bola Tinubu in his inaugural address as president on Monday, May 29, petroleum marketers, most of whom had an old stock of products in their tanks, immediately jerked up the price per…
What should she have called them? Calm down For what? Why should I calm down? Do you know how old Hon Abike Dabiri is? Do you know who I am? What’s that supposed to mean? Oh, you didn’t get it? Forget it Get what? And forget what? You better mind your language? Are you angry or what? I only wanted to draw your attention to…
Mummies and Daddies, uncles and aunties, we have a problem: our girls are endangered! We must now find ways to confront the prowling threat and save our girls. Not confronting the prowling threat means we have surrendered our girls to the deviousness seeking to rip apart their tender hearts. Which inevitably puts us in the same category as the foolish shepherd who left his pen…
The energy in the room was so strong; children will always be one of the wonders of the world! From the start of the event to its end, the female students expressed boundless excitement. Their eyes widened with interest and their pens moved swiftly over their notes as I reeled out one story after another. They were so eager to answer whatever questions I dropped…
Suddenly the hype-men began to sing and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State heeded their call. The music transported him and there was no question that his face lit up, despite the sunglasses he was wearing. As he moved to the beat of the song, obviously enjoying the moment and spreading amusement and laughter in the crowd, my neighbour asked me to observe the policeman that stood behind him…
How big is the expectation that on the 25th anniversary of the passing of their mother, Princess Diana, her sons Prince William and Prince Harry will intentionally embrace attempts to correct or amplify the public perception of their relationship? Or how big is the expectation that the perception that they do not care about each other will begin to experience some thawing? And how big…
Where is this coming from? Can you not answer a simple question without immediately becoming a questioner yourself? You’re talking about a candidate’s preferred clothing colour and his electoral fortune? In Nigeria? Are you for real? Then you must not have read the book, Disrobed: How Clothing Predicts Economic Cycles, Saves Lives, and Determines the Future written by Syl Tang, an American writer. Wait, a…
At a recent conference in which reporters were made to understand that security gaps were exploited by the suspected killer of Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan, the head of Japan’s National Police Agency, Itara Nakamura announced his resignation from the service. The agency he used to head, controls the police in Japan. To underscore the fact that it was a prime moment for…
In an interview with People magazine in February, Jennifer Lopez described the resumption of her relationship with Ben Affleck as “a beautiful love story that we got a second chance.” The beautiful pictures from the lavish wedding which was held at Ben’s compound in Georgia, United States over the weekend may be described as layers of added beauty to the unfolding story. The fact that…
A top reset moment is definitely upon former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka. It’s the dominant extract from the current season. Especially against the backdrop of news reports that he plans to leave the comfort of his current temporary abode in Thailand and return home to Sri Lanka next week. While it is within his right to return home, as some have argued and…