Category: Spotlight
Tinubu: Nigeria is not Lagos (II)
A people who elect corrupt politicians, impostors, thieves, and traitors are not victims… but accomplices – George Orwell
I know I must be so [...]
Nigerians raise N500k for armed policeman assaulted by civilian, gets plaque, commendation from Sanwo-Olu
Nigerians on social media have raised about N500,000 to compensate an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Sunday Erhator for his professional conduct [...]
How I predicted the fate now befalling Oby Ezekwesili
The piece you will soon be reading was first published on Sunday, April 19, 2020, in my column, #TheAlternative, on Sunday ThisDay. Today, 365 day [...]
Toke Makinwa makes New York Finance list of entrepreneurs to follow in 2021
Brick by brick, mortar by mortar, Toke Makinwa is building her empire and the world is taking notice.
The budding beauty and fashion mogul was feat [...]
Adenuga, Dangote, Rabiu retain spots on Forbes billionaires list, increase fortune by $5.7bn
The combined net worth of three of Nigeria’s richest persons increased by $5.7bn in one year to $22.5bn, according to Forbes’ 2021 World’s B [...]
Okonjo-Iweala, Chimamanda, six other Nigerians make Forbes ‘Africa 100 Innovations, Inventions, Icons List’
The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Nollywood super star, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Burna Boy are among [...]
Biden picks Nigerian, Jackson Akiwumi for Chicago federal appeals court seat
President Joe Biden has announced his first 11 judicial nominees, a historic diverse mix that includes a lawyer from Chicago, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi [...]
Dangote empowers 16,000 rural women in Kwara
Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), on Wednesday, empowered a total of 16,000 women in all the 16 local governments area of Kwara State. E [...]
Police officers offered N1m for rejecting bribe in Kano
The Kano State Police Command and the Consumer Protection Council have given N1 million to two police officers for rejecting the same amount of money [...]
Police Inspector, Garba Rabo rejects N1m bribe in Kano
A Police Officer, Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo, attached to the Department of Operations Kano State Police Command has reportedly rejected the sum of O [...]