Oh Allah, where is the government?

$10m Bribe: I Stand By My Words, Ugochinyere Say After Release, Dares Gbajabiamila

A spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has said that he stands by his words that Nigeria’s House of Representatives through Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, collected the sum of $10m to work on the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill. He disclosed this while addressing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja after his…

BREAKING: Nigerian Soldier Arrested After Making Video Saying Buratai, Service Chiefs Have Failed Nigerians

soldier of the Nigerian Army, Lance Corporal Martins, has been arrested after making a video blasting the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, and other security chiefs in the country. The soldier was arrested on the orders of Buratai, sources revealed to SaharaReporters. According to the source, the soldier was picked by senior…

Covid-19: Hollywood Writer Commits Suicide Due To Loneliness

By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat’s Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Steve Bing, an American producer, philanthropist, and writer has died by suicide at the age of 55. According to reports, he died on Monday June 22nd after jumping from the 27th floor of a luxury apartment building in L.A.’s Century City neighborhood. He was…

She’s on the frontline of a rape epidemic. The pandemic has made her work more dangerous By Bukola Adebayo, CNN

Editors Note: CNN is committed to covering gender inequality wherever it occurs in the world. This story is part of As Equals, an ongoing series. Lagos, Nigeria -- At the start of each day, Dr. Anita Kemi DaSilva-Ibru and her team put on gloves, facemasks and other personal protective equipment to see their patients.They're not treating…

Covid-19: Our pain over the burial of our father, Joseph Obochi Idoko

The family of Mr. Joseph Obochi resigned to their fate to lay him to rest in line with the Federal Government directive, after all appeal to release his corpse fell on deaf ears. 5th of June 2020 was the day agreed by the family and the public health service of the F.C. T Command to…

Buhari On National Security: Too Little, Too Late, Too Narrow

What really would be the legacy that President Muhammadu Buhari would want to live behind? Many writers have been wasting their time asking such inane questions since Mr. President won his first presidential election. I do not think that Buhari is bothered about such things. Legacy? What legacy? Before asking such questions, it should not…

With 258m widows worldwide, Nigeria needs to stop social stigmas that create exclusion, and discriminatory or harmful practices on hers

By Ms Hauwa E. Shekarau, Founder/Executive Director, Women, Law and Development Initiative (WOLDI) The 23rd day of June every year has been set aside by the United Nations, by virtue of Resolution A/RES/65/189, as “International Widows Day” to draw attention to the voices and experiences of widows and to galvanise the unique support that they need.…

Edward Colston, History Wars and the Legacies of Slave Owners In Nigeria, By Abdulbasit Kassim

Should our society continue to honour the legacies of slaveowners and those who played active roles in the trans-Atlantic and trans-Saharan slave trade? Should our society continue to name monuments, schools, streets, stadiums, and other landmarks after them, even though we are all aware of their dark legacies?… This is about historical accountability and the…

June 23, 20200Comments

Coronavirus: 38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster

Boris Johnson skipped five Cobra meetings on the virus, calls to order protective gear were ignored and scientists’ warnings fell on deaf ears. Failings in February may have cost thousands of lives On the fourth Friday of January a silent and stealthy killer was creeping across the world. Passing from person to person and borne…

June 9, 20200Comments