My father had a common saying, “Òde l’ó ndá omo è l’abò.” I am actually at a loss on how to appropriately translate this aphorism without making it losing its substantive meaning. But my best shot is as follows: “An incorrigible child would be taught a lesson from outside.” The current manifestations on Nigeria’s political … Read more
Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s call on John Odigie-Oyegun to resign as National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly derailing from the path of progressives continues to generate diverse opinions in the polity. The call, rather than being misconstrued by Tinubu’s antagonists should be seen for its altruistic value and content. It is about saving … Read more
The President, Shippers Association, Lagos State, Mr Jonathan Nicol, said the Federal Government had lost about N800 billion to the auto policy on imported vehicles. The 70 per cent tariff and levy on imported vehicles which took effect in 2015, had reduced vehicle imports by more than 50 per cent. Nicol on Friday said that … Read more
The ancient town of Badagry in the City of Lagos was set; there were rumours around town that the visitors were coming. From the 16th day of September, 2016, about 150 young men and women from seven West African countries commenced a journey, a journey that was set for only one destination-the Administration Staff College … Read more
A woman, who got married two weeks ago in Adamawa, Faisa Mohammed, was killed on Tuesday in Lagos when mudslide occurred in the Agidingbi Area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said that three persons, a male and two females, including Faisa, aged 24, were trapped under the mud but the … Read more
About 500 Nigerian deportees will arrive in Nigeria from the United Kingdom this morning aboard a chartered flight. The chartered flight, according to Leadership, was expected to take off from London Stansted airport via a private charter company, Titan Airways. It was confirmed that the flight was scheduled to depart from the United Kingdom on … Read more
The first Nigerian Ebola patient has been discharged from the quarantine unit of the Emergency Operation Centre, EOC, at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos. News of the discharge of the unnamed female doctor, who was one of the primary contacts of the late American-Liberian Patrick Sawyer, was broken, yesterday evening, by Minister of Health, Prof. … Read more