Nigeria’s government has denied reports that “plastic rice” was being sold in the country, days after the customs service said 2.5 tonnes of the contraband had been confiscated. Health Minister Isaac Adewole tweeted that tests by...

Last week, it was Uyo, Akwa Ibom, with the following narratives everywhere; that the Akwa Ibom state helmsman Udom Emmanuel would have been part of the casualties as a church building collapsed in Uyo. Initial reports...

If you want to hang a dog, you give it a bad name. We have a way of rubbishing our heroes in Africa. Some of you may be too young to remember why Kwame Nkrumah was...

The Buhari regime forbade the discussion, in any form, any reference to, discussion of, indeed any hint regarding this nation’s return to civilian rule. This went beyond armed robbery of a nation of its most precious...

This piece was motivated by the apparently growing disillusionment with the Buhari government, especially on his handling of the economy. Many people, including some of the passionate Buharists, seem to have given up hope that the...

Someone once described Nigeria as “a work in progress”. A work in progress that has lasted more than 53 years since independence is a waste of everybody’s time. That description fittingly captures the confusion, chaos, and...

Military tribunal finds 12 soldiers guilty of revolt and attempted murder of commanding officer after an ambush by insurgents Twelve Nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to death for mutiny and attempted murder after shots were fired...

Money packed in suitcases, ferried in business jet .Customs, NAMA, FAAN: We have no further details South African authorities are investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to bring $9.3 million in cash into...

Sometimes one encounters a name and falls in love with it without even knowing its meaning. That’s exactly what transpired when I first heard “Oyakhilome.” It was the name of a reverend gentleman that was the...

Students of the Federal Polytechnic of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti, took to the streets to protest against epileptic power supply in their community, while a hostel for the Junior Staff of Afe Babalola University, in the same location...