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It’s almost impossible to single out one exact moment as the worst from the recent travails of Dino Melaye. Such is the sheer ridiculousness that Nigeria has been subjected to by the Kogi West Senator in the past couple of days. What is certain, however, is the fact that none of this is normal. Perhaps... Read More
Nigeria has one of the highest populations of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in the world; now estimated at 17.5 million, which is 24.5% of all children under the age of 17 years in Nigeria. Amid this is Mrs Okonkwo, a woman who left her banking job to establish Help Initiative/Tabitha Home, a home for... Read More
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Two weeks ago, a memo written by Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai to President Muhammadu Buhari was leaked to the press and published on many blogs and news sites. The 30-page memo, written in September 2016 and confirmed by Governor el-Rufai as authentic caused quite a stir and become the latest hot topic in Nigerian... Read More
by Chude Jideonwo Let me tell you about my driver of seven years. The first sign of trouble when he was recommended was the fact that he didn’t have a job at the time. But he came highly recommended and so I asked to meet him. First question I asked him: Why wasn’t he presently... Read More
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Tricia Ikponmwonba is a brand strategist, a brand coach for SMEs, and founder of StayInSchool, an organisation which aims to provide access to education for vulnerable children in underdeveloped communities in Nigeria. On the occasion of her 30th birthday, her friend Sola Obagbemi profiles her inspiring and heartwarming journey. Tricia, I am writing this because I have actually... Read More
If noise and visibility were the only measure of success for a Nigerian lawmaker, then Dino Melaye would be ahead of every single one of his peers this week on our ranking. However, it isn’t. But despite the academic records scandal the Kogi West Senator has battled this past week, he’s seen activity that leaves him befitting... Read More
Fresh off his first week at #1 on our list, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama retains the top spot in a week that sees him maintaining positive visibility – mainly for actions taking in securing the lives of Nigerians and resolving the current xenophobia crisis in South Africa. In other words, for generally doing... Read More
People may disagree on the specifics of what the most important aspects of the job of government are supposed to be, but the one thing that is certain is that in all cases, it comes down to the people. Perhaps it’s the weight of high expectations, but the actions of Lagos State against the residents... Read More
Linda Ikeji, 36, is Nigeria’s highest paid blogger who took to the medium as a pastime in 2006. In this entry, Festus Iyorah profiles her rise to stardom from little beginnings. Following the emergence of web 2.0, an interactive form of website in 2004, International media such as BBC, CNN had started making use of this... Read More
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A week ago, bulldozers of the Lagos State Government rolled into Otodo-Gbame, a fishing settlement outside Lekki which the state government terms “illegal” and demolished houses and properties there. By the time they were done, nearly 4700 people were rendered homeless. This is the second time that the state government will embark on demolition in... Read More
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by Wilfred Okiche “In the light of the foregoing, Magu has failed the integrity test and will eventually constitute a liability to the anti-corruption stand of the current government.” Thus ended the official security report from the Department of State Services on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Mustafa... Read More
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If you can make it through the entirety of this interview without smashing something, congratulations to you. Your willpower is the stuff of legend. But. Goodness. How does he not realize how stupid the things he says are? It will be a shame if Nigerians make this guy even more famous than he already, unfortunately... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate has asked Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali to resign. Ali had failed to appear before the Senate on Wednesday. The upper chamber also condemned a letter by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), stating that Ali could not honour the invitation because the matter of... Read More
In its bid to eradicate what it called “needless noise making” in the state, the Lagos state government has placed a ban on live band performances in bars and restaurants across the state. Failure to adhere to the new rule will incur a N500,000 fine. While we appreciate the state’s efforts towards reducing the effects... Read More
by Chude Jideonwo I got a lot of panicked responses after my last piece; the panic focused on one small nugget of information buried within it: the fact that, as things stand today, former president Goodluck Jonathan is the strongest candidate that the People’s Democratic Party can present in 2019. So I decided to run... Read More
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by Azeez Adeniyi The Management of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria has said it would release a statement on Wednesday addressing allegations that Senator Dino Melaye did not graduate from the institution as claimed, Punch reports. An online news platform had alleged that Melaye had no degree in Geography as he had claimed, while stating that... Read More
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said there is no doubt that Nigerians have experienced hardship due to closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. Mohammed said this while speaking with journalists after inspecting the facilities of the Kaduna international airport on Tuesday. Mohammed said the federal government had made efforts to minimise... Read More
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