By Bolanle BOLAWOLE TWO STRANGE fires struck in two far-flung areas of Lagos last week: one at the headquarters of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s Christ Embassy church at Oregun and the other at the fledgling refinery of Africa’s touted richest man, Aliko Dangote. Who dunnit? If the fire at Christ Embassy can be described as an act […]
By Banji Ojewale WHEN GOD could no longer stand the overthrow of the good order He established on earth, He stepped in with the Noah Ark solution. The upset Creator said since man had allowed his depravity to flush out His benignity, He would respond with a heavier rain flood to wash away man and […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE ON THE evening of Tuesday, 16 January 2024, an explosion rocked Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state. The location of the explosion was later identified as Aderinola Street, Adeyi Avenue, Old Bodija Estate. The explosion was of such magnitude that people in the vicinity thought the world had come to an end! […]
By Victor Itodo Abuh THE CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled new designs for the N200, N500, and N1000 notes towards the last few months of Year 2023. The principal objectives, as the bank then told the nations, were to enhance security, lessen counterfeiting, modernize the money, and highlight Nigeria’s rich cultural legacy. Few mont...
By Gboyega Akosile THERE IS no gain saying that God in His infinite wisdom does not make mistakes – I know that most of the widely accepted religions, in the world, Islam and Christianity, hold strongly to this belief. He does as He pleases Himself in the affairs of man, with absolute precision. This can […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE NIGERIA’s SENIOR national team, the Super Eagles’ last two games against South Africa and Benin Republic left much to be desired; the one against the minnows Benin Republic especially left a sour taste in the mouth. Everyone knows that sports remain the only adhesive that glues this country together, football especially. It...
By Lekan Otufodunrin CONGRATULATIONS TO all our colleagues and other journalists I have seen online celebrating their induction as members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Becoming a certified member of NIPR is a good way of having additional career opportunities along with being an experienced journalist. Even without bein...
By Bola BOLAWOLE THERE IS hardly anyone who does not aspire to add value to their life. Everyone wants to make progress. Everyone wants a better life. That was the expectation of Nigerians, especially the suffering masses, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29th last year. And that also must have been […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE LAST WEEK Wednesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked the second Democracy Day in office. Ordinarily it ought to have been an occasion of great celebration for Tinubu in particular for his pro-democracy credentials and the role he played, known and unknown, to shift Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12. Unfortunately, [&h...
By Martins Oloja AFTER WATCHING all the shenanigans, peccadillos, frills and thrills of the strange Democracy Day June 12, 2024, last week, I had wanted to write on the inconclusive list of ‘Heroes of Democracy” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s historians drew up and made public on May 29, 2024. I wanted to deconstruct the list, […]
