THE above title re-echoes a significant statement in the understanding of the disruptive essence of colonialism in Africa as depicted in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, a novel which is crucial to the understanding of the African predicament. It was Obierika who told his audience including his great friend Okonkwo, “Abame is no more”. The…
Popular TikToker Peller and his beloved Jarvis have finally said “I do” in an online wedding that drew a massive online audience. Peller gained fame last year for his entertaining TikTok videos that captivated users. The online wedding of Peller and Jarvis was a sight to behold, with numerous users tuning in to witness the…
Aso Rock, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has vowed that the killers of the Nigerian soldiers in Delta state will not go without “certain justice”, stating that his administration frowned at attacks on the military and security formations. The president made the comment while playing host to the leadership of the Senate at the breaking…
President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA), Mrs. Susan Akporiaye in a chat with Daily Trust said as it currently stands the Federal Government is not owing foreign airlines and asked the operators to sort out their issues with their commercial banks. “The Federal Government is not owing the airlines. If the…
The Lagos State Integrated Transportation system received a boost with the recent commissioning of the Lagos Red Line a year after the blue line was commissioned, Daily Trust reports. On January 24, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari was in Lagos to commission the Lagos Blue Line, the first train mass transit ever built by a…
Renowned Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has voiced concerns on the way the Nigerian government is handling banditry, especially in the states of Katsina and Zamfara. He thinks that because the previous attempts to address the problem were not carried out completely, they failed. Gumi draws attention to the fact that although the bandits asserted…
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, reacted to the naming of his ally, Tukur Mamu as one of those financing terrorist activities in Nigeria. The controversial cleric said Mamu, a Kaduna-based publisher, should be prosecuted if found guilty of financing terrorism instead of his continuous detention by the Department of State Services (DSS) since…
President Bola Tinubu’s camp, led by the national security adviser Nuhu Ribadu, has visited the former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-RufaiThe visit came at a time El-Rufai was reported to be nursing the idea of dumping the APC for yet to be-known reasonSome Nigerians have to the comment section of the pictures to react…
Popularly known as Madam Saje or Saje Tiologa among lovers of Yoruba movies, Nollywood actress and wife of veteran actor, Rafiu Balogun, Fausat Balogun has been in the movie industry for over 40 years and has become a household name in the Nigeria movie industry. In this interview by FEMI OGUNTAYO, she explains why she…
The Acting National Chairman of the NLC Political Commission, Theophilus Ndubuaku, has maintained that the NLC registered the Labour Party in 2003, giving it ownership rights. Ndubuaku disclosed this during an appearance on Arise Television’s News program on Wednesday. The statement comes amid protests by NLC members against the Labour Party’s planned March 27 National Convention. Scores…
It’s a double celebration for Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike who is celebrating his birthday today March 21 as well as the birth of his daughter, Comfort. The veteran actor disclosed that his baby girl was named after his late mum, Madam Comfort Okwuchi Ike. Posting photos of himself, his South African wife and their new-born,…
The Abia State Government, under Governor Alex Otti, has said it has not reneged on its promise to increase workers’ salaries.Otti disclosed this Tuesday while briefing journalists in the state capital, Umuahia. According to him, implementing the salary review depends on the availability of funds. “I have not withdrawn my promise to increase workers’ salaries,…
