President Muhammadu Buhari on September 9 visited Imo State on a one-day visit. The visit came and passed after a debate on whether the President would eventually visit the state or not. That was owing to a stay-at-home order imposed on the South- East by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The separatist group […]
Amakeshift Nigerian team under Coach Gernot Rohr showed resilience and grit to beat Cape Verde 2-1 and grab the three points at stake to maintain a firm grip on top of Group C of the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers, with Liberia second with three points after they beat CAR 1-0. Recall that in Mindelo, […]
The recent calls by Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State and his Zamfara State counterpart, Bello Matawalle for residents of their states to acquire weapons to defend themselves against murderous bandits and terrorists came to us as a rude shock, and a reversal of the nation back to the Stone Age. Ordinarily, the calls would […]
There is no doubt that Nigeria is passing through a difficult phase in its nationhood, given the torrent of agitations for restructuring of the polity. The move with which the National Assembly, the House of Representatives, is angling for the scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, has demonstrated the feebleness of Nigeria’s […]
The new Minister of Power, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, has asked Nigerians not to expect quick results but to be patient with him in the discharge of his responsibilities. Aliyu made the appeal while assuming duty recently. “No, I am not a magician, but I am here to add value to what is being done,” […]
For about three years now, some Federal Governmentowned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been conducting promotion interviews for some of their employees. Some MDAs even conducted such for some of their workers last week Thursday and Friday. The personal and national expenses incurred during the periodic promotion interviews are usually scary. The interviewees […]
The summer transfer window ended on August 31 in Europe. As usual, it was a season of high expectations in which good business was transacted, with some players making permanent moves and others being engaged on loan. We are aware that there were shock moves here and there, some anticipated ones never materialized. It was […]
Not too long ago the Federal Government sought the cooperation of state governments towards addressing the congestion in the 39 correctional centres across the country by building additional ones for awaiting trial suspects. The government’s position was made by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, while inaugurating the Osun State Command headquarters complex of […]
Recently, President Muhammadu Buhari was quoted as saying that he would not end up as a failure in office. The presidential remark, which was made during a meeting he had with his security team, is akin to personal soul-searching. By his statement, it clearly shows that Buhari is sensitive to the perception of […]
The true evaluation of a country’s potential in sports comes with a critical look at the grassroots level. Having talented young athletes is a big plus that should propel the administrators to take the next step of exposing them and creating an enabling environment for them to further blossom into super stars. We believe it […]