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Peregrino Brimah writes a rejoinder to Professor Wole Soyinka on the topic of God, intellectualism and religion, and explores education as an agent for anti-belief. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Mark 8:36 (KJV) It baffles when one reads from worldly intellectuals who […]

Nigerian troops of 21 Brigade and Civilian JTF on Sunday, June 26, 2016 conducted a fighting patrol to Zangebe, Maiwa, Algaiti and Mainari villages in which they killed 6 Boko Haram terrorists and wounded several others. The troops also liberated over 5,000 persons held hostages by Boko Haram terrorists and recovered 5 motorcycles and similar number […]

When Aso Rock staff got a circular in the morning of Wednesday, June 22, 2016 directing them to attend an “emergency meeting” with President Muhammadu Buhari, they were thrilled. Many of them thought it was going to be a heart-to-heart talk, and had planned to discuss burning welfare issues with the president. Indeed, many of […]

An investigation by the Economic Confidential has shown that 15 Nigerian states may go bankrupt as their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) in 2015 were far below 10% of their Federation Account Allocations (FAA) in one year from June 2015 to May 2016. The report further indicates that the IGR of Lagos State of N268bn is higher […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the leadership of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to help him beg the Niger Delta Avengers and other militant groups in the oil-rich region of southern Nigeria to stop their attacks on oil installations. Buhari stated this on Friday, June 24, 2016 at the breaking of fast dinner […]Read More

Civil servants in Ekiti State on Friday, June 24, 2016 suspended their four-week-old strike following the signing of an agreement with the state government. Governor Ayo Fayose made history in June 2016 when he joined Ekiti workers in their strike to show support for their plight. At a ceremony in Ado-Ekiti, the state government and the […]

by Roland Terkula Nero Claudius Drasus Germaniscus was the 5th Emperor of the Roman Empire between 54- 68AD. His ascension to the throne in 54AD was received with immense vortex of joy and jubilation within the ranks of both the plebeians and the patricians. Shortly after, it was discovered that among other ailments, that Nero […]

by Linus Charles Just thinking aloud… why can’t the American government, that was swift at identifying and reporting to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the three Nigerian lawmakers suspected to have been involved in a case of attempted rape and solicitation for prostitutes, save us from the quagmire of “two Aisha Buharis” in […]Read More

The International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety) is shocked and alarmed over the unrefined and Yorean utterances of President Muhammadu Buhari concerning sensitive national issues particularly the collective security of Nigeria and its Peoples. The President has since his swearing in on 29th of May 2015 governed Nigeria as an […]

hat has the United Kingdom just done to itself, its people and the future of its youth? It is difficult to fully understand why a country in taking a decision about its future will decide on a false option that seems to negate long-term interests. And this, just because a total of 17.4 million people […]

am very shocked that so many people are rejoicing and celebrating that AMCON has taken possession of the Silverbird Galleria. I’m shocked that people don’t know where to draw the line. I’m nauseated that people have sacrificed common sense on the altar of politics and partisanship. I’m shocked that some people who have never run […]Read More

Credulous WhatsApp users are being tricked into downloading WhatsApp Gold, an apparently ‘exclusive’ version of the app which actually infects mobiles with malware. A number of the app’s users have reported receiving messages urging them to sign up for the service via the WhatsApp Gold website, which is linked in the message. The app’s extra features […]Read More