WHILE OHANEZE NDIGBO ARE SINGING FOR FULANIS, ALIYU GWARZO INSULTS THEM, FEMI FANI-KAYODE RESPONDS BEAUTIFULLY.
ALIYU GWARZO SAID : “The problem with you Southerners is that you can never understand the north. We are a mystery to you and you cannot comprehend us despite all your boasting that you are better than us. You claim to be educated but in…
Nigerian economist set to become first African and woman to lead WTO
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) could soon appoint the first woman and African to take the helm after the White House publicly endorsed her. Nigerian economist Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is the frontrunner to take over as director-general after South Korea’s trade minister, Yoo Myung-hee, ended…
How nine destinations around the world are enforcing mandatory quarantines
*Managed isolation system booked out until June New Zealanders wanting to return home from overseas will likely have to wait months if they haven’t already booked managed isolation. …As new and more contagious variants of the coronavirus have emerged in recent months, more nations are…
A mix of hope and dismay as religious leaders assess Biden…..by Associates Press.
Donald Trump’s departure from the White House and the start of Joe Biden’s presidency have stirred new hopes among many religious leaders in the United States, while causing dismay among others. Here’s a look at some of the issues that major faiths will be grappling…
Aisha Yesufu, Femi Fani-Kayode carpet Nigerian Army for deploying soldiers to Imo community
Human rights activist and co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, have slammed the Nigerian Army for deploying soldiers to Orlu local government area of Imo State where five people were reportedly killed in a clash between the…
Sad Return to Broken Chains. By Eric Teniola
“I am worried by the rising Nigeria’s debt profile because debt is the principal cause of poverty, leading to human suffering and misery and hampering economic development. This is not what we should handover to our children and grandchildren”. In June 2005 we were so…
Nigeria: Osinbajo Tasks Health Officials On Infrastructure, Local Vaccine Production
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has canvassed for more government funding to curb increase in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Osinbajo, who stated this Thursday at a virtual meeting with top government officials and a group of Nigerian scientists, stressed that the pandemic provided an…
Amazon faces legal challenge over Prime cancellation policy
By Jane WakefieldTechnology reporter 14 January 2021 Amazon is being challenged by consumer watchdogs in Europe and the US over its use of manipulative “dark pattern” design to promote its Prime service. The Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) found that cancelling a subscription required scrolling through…
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