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It is often said that hope is the last thing a person loses before giving up finally on all fronts. In essence, hope is sometimes built on incurable optimism. That means hoping against all hopes.…
And it just does not make sense to me at all. Is it that the EFCC was gravely taken aback by the sudden and unexpected appearance in its offices of Bello, who it had been looking for since April this…
In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Most Kind All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. May His blessings and benedictions be upon the Messenger, his household and companions. Dear brothers and sisters! Know…
This year’s Kano Social Influencers Summit, which ended yesterday, had about 600 physical participants, in addition to hundreds of online participants. In addition to fans like me, there were experts, industry players, government leaders and of course that post-modern category…
Nigeria, known for its innovation, is quickly becoming Africa’s most attractive nation for startup investment. As of 2022, the country had the highest number of startups in Africa, securing over $2 billion in funding between 2015 and 2022. With small…
Sometimes the decision we make comes down to individual temperament, understanding, how we perceive others, and how we think we’re perceived. I think these were at play in a recent event that saw an aide to the governor of Kwara…
Inhumanity was an unknown word in humanity until some white perverts, backed by racist European royals, sailed all the way from Europe to motherland Africa under the darkness of commerce and Christianisation, before drawing the guns of colonialism from under…
I was in my late twenties when I left Nigeria for America. In that season of life, one US dollar sold for 19 Naira. My salary as a reporter with the PUNCH Newspapers was N400 per month. Out of the…
The opinion polls in the coming presidential electionsscheduled for November 5 in the United States of America are tight between Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party and former President Donald Trump of the Republican Party. Most polls recorded…
The floods that periodically sweep across the banks of Rivers Benue and Niger down to the Atlantic Ocean in Bayelsa State emanate from the Lagdo Lake in Northern Cameroon. This occurs seasonally, whenever excess water is released from the lake…
The Edo State governorship election will be held on Saturday. Although 17 candidates were cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tom Iseghohi of the Action Alliance (AA) recently pulled out, although his name will still be on the…
By his admission, Senator Adams Oshiomhole is a lousy product vendor. In the real commercial world, his premises would have been closed and his products banned. But in politics, crime multiples grace. Oshiomhole dragged Godwin Obaseki into the governorship race…
As is the case with most Nigerian things these days, the subject of this article has to do with petrol. And in commencing it, I am struck by the choice words of the real estate and automobile content creator, Ola…
The late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in his bestseller, The People’s Republic, said that “The primary responsibility of leadership is catering for and promoting its people to the end so that they may live a full and happy life.” This…
It was a one-hour trip for a two-hour meeting, but the memories have remained boldly etched in my mind since that day- some three years ago. The search for a flight was long and tedious. First, the flights were fully…
In July, the wife of President Mrs Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative launched a “smart farming” project to boost food production. According to her, if everyone takes up farming, the problem of hunger can be ameliorated. To lead by example,…
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