While reacting to the verdicts of the court of appeal on the governorship elections in Plateau, Kano and Zamfara States, on 22nd November, 2023, the former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo queried the propriety of three to five judges overturning the decisions made by millions of voters during an election and called for an urgent step to stop the trend.
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Your Excellency, dealing with criticism may not be pleasant but it’s possible to make the best of it. It’s essential to listen carefully to criticism and develop an action plan for improvement based on the feedback. It’s also crucial not to take criticism personally but to view it as an opportunity for personal growth. Learning how to respond to criticism will help you become a better leader and a better person of faith.
President Tinubu also highlighted the priority areas, which included security, education, roads and health.
All these are excuses given to rationalise why Nigerians are going through the current difficult times.
What the visit of the Oba of Benin to Lagos has thrown up is that we are still a nation that major in minor.
The plot becomes more complicated with the ineffectiveness of recall as a provision in the Nigerian Constitution
His father then lived in the northern part of the country. He was a second year student of Government College, Ibadan.
A group of engineering students and their teacher were given free airplane tickets to go on a holiday. Once on the plane, the captain announced that they were on the plane the students had built.
He later became the General Manager of Ilorin, Kwara State-based Nigerian Herald and Ibadan-based Sketch.
His appointment as NDDC chairman should pay tribute to trust and long term friendship of James Ibori, his friend and mentor.
This discussion is on the substance of the petitioners’ case vis-à-vis some innovations contained in the 2022 Act.
The issue of police brutality has been a highly debated topic for many years, with numerous cases remaining unresolved due to insufficient evidence.
According to the World Bank, approximately 350 million adults in sub-Saharan Africa are still unbanked, accounting for 17 percent of the 2 billion global unbanked population. This has largely been due to a struggle to tap into the continent’s low-income segment, the widest proportion of the population. Consumers within this market feel they don’t have enough money to warrant using a financial institution, that it is too costly to do so, or that they simply don’t have access to financial infrastructure such as bank branches and ATMs due to limitations of geographical reach and lack of proof of identity.
Quite a profound statement it is, and also a timeless truth.
But, life is different strokes, different folks; the style is the man, after all. One man’s suya is another man’s poison.
Life is a bed of thorns, roses and ironies. Nigerian Christians and Muslims won’t disrespect a babalawo as they would disrespect a pastor or an imam. They believe and fear the efficacy of the babalawo’s juju more than they believe and fear the efficacy of their own prayer and God. Ayé Akámarà! This life: thorns, roses and ironies.
First, the good news from Liberia, whose capital, Monrovia, was named in honour of America’s fifth president, James Monroe.
The place of investment in infrastructure cannot be vitiated or discounted.
Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members of the National Assembly, I commend your swift consideration and passage of the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bills and the 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. Your prompt action underscores your devotion to economic development and to the greater welfare of our people. It also highlights your desire to work in close collaboration with the Executive branch. We do not serve ourselves. We must always strive to work together to serve and benefit the people of our beloved country.
For insiders who were in on the making of the NPFL Live Broadcasts, the real surprise is the lightning speed of accomplishing the feat which on Match Day 10 saw a total of eight games aired on the StarTimes (2) Direct To Home platform and Propel Sports Africa (6) on the Over The Top platform.
Beyond these facts is the thinking that the flow and people need to do more. Looks plausible, if probably practicalised.