By Sonny Onyegbula THE REMAINS of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga were laid to rest on Sunday, 19th October in Bondo, his country home in western Kenya, with tens of thousands of his compatriots and foreign leaders paying tribute to his exemplary life. Mzee “Baba Odinga,” as he was affectionately called by his supporters, […]...
By Joke Kujenya EIGHTY YEARS of life and more than four decades of fearless commentary were marked as Dr Femi Orebe, widely called the Citizen Journalist, celebrated his milestone birthday on Wednesday, 24 September. Known for his unflinching voice in Nigerian journalism, Orebe has written columns since the 1980s and continues to be recognised...
By Olufemi Soneye When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organizations under Canadian law, it wasn’t just an immigration decision. It was a political earthquake with consequences that could...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “On matters of security, the bulk (sic) stops at the President’s table.” Bola Ahmed Tinubu, April 2014. ON 26 JANUARY 2009, Mamman Bello Ali died. He was the governor of Yobe State in north-east Nigeria. Around the same time, an anti-terrorism campaign by the government of Nigeria in Yobe State and […]...
By Paul Ejime THE LABOUR Party’s landslide victory in the Thursday July 4 British general election could be traced to a combination of factors, including the implosion and poor performance of the Tory/Conservative Party, in power for the past 14 years. But Labour leader and UK’s 58th Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 61, should take great […...
By Kolawole Adesoye, JKNM Reporter TUESDAY, April 2nd, Bassirou Diomaye officially assumed the presidency of Senegal, pledging a transformative agenda during his inauguration held in Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar. In his inaugural speech, Faye paid homage to the sacrifices made by countless individuals during the nation’s tumultuous polit...
