Oby Ezekwesili
5 Jan
Writer and book influencer, Ezioma Kalu, has announced that she read 150 books in 2024, against the 122 books she read in 2023. The book blogger, founder of Bookish Pixie, and Korean enthusiast recently made this known through her Facebook page while reflecting on her 2024 literary achievements. Kalu’s reading history is as follows: 2021,…
5 Oct
Ex-Vice President of the World Bank’s Africa Region and former Education Minister, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has underscored the need to raise individuals that would turn around the fortunes of Africa through good governance. Ezekwesili, the founder of the School of Politics, Policy, and Governance (SPPG), stated this in Abuja at the weekend at a press…
21 Aug 2024
In just six months, President Bola Tinubu has spent a staggering N2.3 billion on foreign trips and related expenses, despite soaring inflation and widespread hardship in the country.
17 Aug 2024
Stakeholders at the national workshop by the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation have revealed the reason many reform projects in Nigeria failed, particularly in the public sector.
14 Jun 2024
A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has called for the decentralisation of power from the Federal to the Local Government Areas (LGAs) for speedy development of the country.
30 May 2024
A section of the Nigerian public has come down hard on the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for scrapping the country’s national
23 Apr 2024
Recently, both traditional and social media have been awashed with the humongous remunerations of Nigerian political office holders and there seems to be an agreement that these people are apparently in office to foster mainly their own parochial selfish interests.
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The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has said that Nigeria may face an imminent economic recession if it fails to effectively utilise and add value to its abundant raw materials before export.
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Men of the Quick Response Team at Agadagba Naval Outpost in the Ese Odo Local Council Area of Ondo State, under the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Igbokoda, intercepted a wooden boat carrying illegally refined petroleum products over the weekend The seized cargo, later confirmed to be 1,400 litres of illegally refined oil, was stored in…
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) yesterday urged Nigerian lawmakers named in the alleged $150 million bribe scandal by Binance’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, to approach a United States court to clear their names. This follows Gambaryan's insistence that his allegations—that three Nigerian lawmakers asked for a $150 million bribe…
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The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for an unidentified woman following the mysterious death of Inspector Haruna Mohammed, an officer serving with the Ishashi Division of the Lagos State Police Command. Mohammed was found dead in a hotel room at Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi Akute, Ogun State, after checking in with the…
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Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has urged the Federal Government to investigate allegations by U.S. Congressman Scott Perry that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations. Perry, a Republican from Pennsylvania, made the claims during a congressional hearing on government efficiency last Thursday, alleging that $697…
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Papal thriller "Conclave" and immigrant epic "The Brutalist" on Sunday emerged neck-and-neck at the BAFTA awards with each film picking up four coveted gongs. "Conclave", directed by German-born Edward Berger, won the BAFTA for the best film with its tale of the intrigue and horse-trading behind the scenes during the election of a new pope.…
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Tottenham won the battle of the Premier League's underachievers 1-0 on Sunday to inflict another dismal result on Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim. James Maddison scored the only goal on 13 minutes as Spurs moved above United in the table into 12th thanks to a third win over the Red Devils this season. Victory eased…
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick accused Jude Bellingham of being "disrespectful" after the Real Madrid star was sent-off in the 1-1 La Liga draw with Osasuna. The England international was dismissed for dissent after just 39 minutes on Saturday following a heated exchange with referee Jose Munuera Montero. Bellingham insisted it had been a "misunderstanding"…
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Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the African Union highlighted growing fears that the strife-torn country could break up. Scores of people have fled since the fighters reached outlying districts of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu…
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Israel's security cabinet was set to discuss on Monday the next phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, after top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front on their approach to Hamas and Iran. Rubio was in Israel on his first Middle East trip as President Donald Trump's secretary…