Sunday, 05 May, 2024

Category: Opinion


Germany has described a claim by former UK prime minister Boris Johnson that its government wanted Ukraine to swiftly capitulate to Russia as “utter nonsense.” Spokesman Steffen Hebestreit was responding on Wednesday to remarks that Johnson made to CNN, in Read more…


Claims that US dollar bills issued before 2021 will no longer be legal tender next year have surfaced on Nigerian social media and news sites as the country prepares to introduce redesigned naira notes. However, the claim is a hoax. Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Nigeria’s first Aviation Minister of Aviation and prominent nationalist, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi(Dara Akunwajnfor), is dead.8d and 8 He died Tuesday morning in his home town of Ukpor in Anambra State, aged 93. A statement from the family Read more…


On Friday, October 21, 2022, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, was conferred with the “Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery” by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS) ceremony, which took place at the Read more…


This week, Saudi Arabia colluded with Russia — deciding to cut 2 million barrels a day of oil production at the OPEC+ meeting, thus raising the price of gas to Russia’s advantage. The shocking move will worsen global inflation, undermine Read more…


Some in the British and American media have interpreted Nigeria’s prohibition on the use of foreign models as a ban on white people and foreign accents, and an attempt to free ourselves from a colonial mentality. But this ignores the Read more…


The Bishops and other clerics whose attendance at the formal unveiling of former Borno State governor, Senator Kashim Shettima, as the running mate to APC’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, sparked controversies and insinuations of sponsored impersonation, have offered Read more…


WE CAN BE BETTER Subsequent to the agitations over the issuance of letter of mandate as the President General of Amichi to Chief Cletus Udebuani on July 8th, 2022, by the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Tonycollins Read more…


DOZIE OKONKWO (aka) “Agbarusia NGENE” spearheading the falsification of facts regarding the projects attracted to Utuh by the past commissioner needs to be exposed for who he really is so that readers can understand that his rantings have nothing to Read more…


“As one of the leading stakeholders from Nnewi South LGA, I am very knowledgeable about the activities of other stakeholders, especially the antecedents of past commissioners from the LGA.” Let me reproduce the eloquent response from Greg Obi before concluding Read more…


By Sir. Dennis Chukwukelu Ekemezie, PhD, PHF ProtocolPreambleI am deeply delighted to be here among lovers of Ndi-Igbo and their cultural heritage. I am particularly glad to associate with the organizers of today’s occasion—the Mmaigbo Empowerment Foundation for packaging this Read more…


Many EU states are in “a direct war” with Russia and are “angry” with Belgrade for refusing to go along with sanctions, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference two days after attending a meeting Read more…