OBITUARY: Policeman, polyglot… Alao-Akala bows out exactly 16 years after illegally replacing Ladoja as Oyo governor
The Yoruba have a saying, “okú ń ṣọ̀fọ̀ òkú”, meaning “the dead are mourning the dead”. Nine days ago, Alao-Akala and other prominent politicians were at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, to attend the burial of Saliu Adetunji, the Olubadan of Ibadanland. Less than a month earlier, he had attended the burial of Jimoh Oyewunmi, Soun of […]
OBITUARY: Chu Okongwu, the newspaper editor who fiercely defended SAP as Babangida’s finance minister
When the news of Sonny Chu Okongwu’s death filtered in on Wednesday, Nigeria was still mourning Ernest Shonekan, former interim head of state, who had died hours before. But death heeds no one and waits no turn. Okongwu, aged 87, was said to have died in Enugu surrounded by loved ones. Okongwu was […]
Zulum: ISWAP fighters better armed than Boko Haram… they must be stopped
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, says fighters of Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) are better armed than those of Boko Haram. The governor spoke on Wednesday when he received members of the senate committee on army led by Ali Ndume — the lawmakers visited Zulum in Maiduguri, the Borno capital. […]
EXTRA: God spoke to me about contesting presidency, says Umahi
Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, says God spoke to him about declaring his intention to run for president in the 2023 general election. On Tuesday, Umahi disclosed that he had informed Buhari of his intention to contest the presidency. The Ebonyi governor’s announcement came about 24 hours after Bola Tinubu, a chieftain […]
Chu Okongwu, former minister of finance, is dead
Chu Okongwu, an economist and a former minister of finance, is dead. He died on Wednesday morning. He was aged 87. Okongwu was born on September 23, 1934, in Anambra state, Nigeria. He is the first of eight children. He attended St. Michael’s School, Aba between 1941 and 1946. From there, […]
‘Those asking why I haven’t completed bridge project don’t have cars’ — Ikpeazu lashes out at critics
Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia, has lashed out at those asking why it is taking long for his administration to complete the construction of a bridge in the state. The construction of Aba-Osisioma flyover is said to have begun in 2017 — over four years since his administration commenced the project. In […]
Newspaper Headlines: NLC asks unions to mobilise for protest over planned petrol subsidy removal
Controversy over the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier scheduled for February appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Here’s what happens to the economy and naira just before an election year
It’s official, the campaign season is upon us full swing; Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos state and self-acclaimed ‘kingmaker’ of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2023 presidential contest. Less than 24 hours after Tinubu, David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, also took the […]
Daily COVID Tracker: NCDC logs 422 new infections, one fatality
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 422 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Wednesday. IRELAND TO RELAX RESTRICTIONS FOR COVID-19 CLOSE CONTACTS Ireland is expected to lift restrictions on the movement of people who have been in close contact with someone suffering from COVID-19, if they are fully vaccinated […]
‘Children trapped’ as church building collapses in Delta
An unconfirmed number of children are said to be trapped in the rubble of a building which collapsed in Okpanam, Oshimili North LGA, Delta state, on Tuesday. The building, said to house the Salvation Ministries branch in the area, collapsed while worshippers were holding a service. In several videos which have gone […]