19th-century activist, Ida Wells honoured in a Barbie doll

Did you know that over half a century before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Ida B. Wells was removed from a train for refusing to move into a segregated carriage? Ida Wells, a skilled writer, and journalist was born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862 during the Civil War. She was…

January 28, 20220Comments

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Business

Invest Smart, Procure Your Title Documents, Onwumere Tells Land Investors

LAGOS – Real estate giant and Chairman of Property World African Network (PWAN Group), Dr. Augustine Onwumere, has advised property investors to leave no stone unturned until they have procured requisite title documents for their landed properties. According to Dr. Onwumere, possession of title documents issued by relevant government agencies is the only way a…

January 28, 20223Comments

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Tribute

Tribute To Chief (Dr) E.A.O. Shonekan, GCFR

When General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida [IBB] became Nigeria’s President and Head of State on 27th August 1985, a group of his friends came together under the Chairmanship of Chief (Dr.) Ernest Shonekan to offer advice or counsel on a range of issues then bedevilling the Nigerian economy and society. The members were as follows: Chief (Dr.)…

January 28, 20224Comments

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Opinion

Haitian delegation in Enugu

BY JAMES EZE I am inexplicably happy that a delegation of Haitians are reportedly in Enugu at the moment to trace their Igbo roots. I have read somewhere that many Haitians have Igbo roots and that nowhere is Igbo culture deeply embedded in all of South America as in Haiti. I also read about the…

January 28, 20227Comments

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Opinion

UNDERCOVER: Inside Chinese quarries in Ogun where safety is alien — and workers are ‘treated like slaves’

To investigate the working conditions of Nigerians employed at Chinese-run quarries in the Obafemi-Owode area of Ogun state, SODIQ OJUROUNGBE disguised as an agent to get into the premises, where he uncovered anomalies, ill-treatment and flagrant disregard for labour laws. Jacob Adeoti, who has worked at Ding Xing Quarry since 2016, once had a finger chopped off by…

January 28, 20220Comments

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Lifestyle

Survey: Why Men Patronise Beer Parlour after Work

By Tinuade Adeshiyan Pubs, popularly called beer parlour, is a thriving business in Nigeria which attracts patronage from a huge number of clients on a daily basis. A trip to some beer parlours in Lagos by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday revealed that men are the major customers compared with women. Research…

January 28, 20220Comments

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The Law and You

[DOWNLOAD] New NBA Constitution, 2021; Plus, Highlights Of Salient Provisions

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has released the new approved constitution of the Association. The Constitution adopted on the 29th October, 2021. Among the important provisions in the new constitution are: Click here to download 1. To be a member of the NBA, you must be registered as a member where you have office and/or…

January 28, 20221KComments

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Opinion

The Nigerian Judiciary Is Hiding How It Spends Public Money That Is Corruption Time For Audit

By Prof Oshodi How long should Nigerian judges and magistrates hide how they spend public money? According to a recent report by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC), the Nigerian judiciary tops the corruption index across the public sector with a N9.4 billion bribe from lawyers. This is the same court system…

January 28, 20220Comments

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Opinion

Why Nigeria “Can’t” Remove Fuel Subsidy: The Danger of Political Corruption

By Shakir Akorede On November 23, 2021, when the Nigerian government announced that it will remove petroleum subsidy in 2022, every Nigerian got a blasting hit of the national panic attack. Since the pronouncement, Nigerians had been losing their sleep, making the country a tinderbox where protests could explode at any moment as the usual…

January 28, 20224Comments

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Opinion

Kalu, GTBank: A Tale of Two Judgements

By Onikepo Braithwaite Supreme Court: Orji Kalu v EFCC I don’t know whether to say, as we say in Hausa, ‘Na sha mamaki’ (I was amazed)! or in Yoruba slang, ‘giri gbe mi’ (literal- convulsion carried me; I convulsed; slang – I was shocked) – because these days nothing really should be shocking; there do…

January 28, 20222Comments

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