Author: Adejuyigbe Adegoke

There is so much anger in the land, and of course, as against suggesting a way forward to collectively build a better nation for all and sundry, it’s always easier to take action(s) that could make the situation worse. For everything that’s not working as expected, the government is usually to blame. The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), is in the news this time, has it vowed to “down tools,” establishing that citizens are “feeding from hand to mouth” as the impact of the recent hike in telecom tariff. President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, made this…

Africans, Nigerians and the entire world would never forget a day as today in history, when a supposed black woman spills a rude shocker before their eyes. The United Kingdom Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has vowed to make it more difficult for immigrants to get British citizenship. The internet space trends her name following some very strong words uttered by the United Kingdom’s conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch. Some Nigerians has taken to X condemn her policy. Some made comments like: “Na black dey do black,” and the list goes on. While making one of her first policy announcements since she…

US President, Donald Trump has received a pager gift presented him by Israeli’s Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu. The golden and regular pager gifts was presented him during a White House meeting with Netanyahu. The pagers reference Israel’s deadly pager attack on Iran in 2024, which killed 39 Hezbollah members. Trump and Netanyahu discussed U.S.-Israeli’s government spending through his DOGE program. The unusual gift was a reference to Israel’s deadly pager attack on Iran in September 2024, The Jerusalem Post reported. The US President, on the other hand, presented Mr. Netanyahu with a photo of the two of them from the…

Unfolding reports suggests that ChatGPT might be currently faced with a global outage, affecting thousands of users with Down-detector reporting increased errors since yesterday. OpenAI acknowledges the issue and is investigating. Alleged memes and user complaints are said to flood X, showcasing widespread frustration over the disruption. This marks another downtime incident for ChatGPT, reminiscent of a similar outage in December, 2024. ChatGPT is currently down for users worldwide. According to website performance tracking tool – Downdetector, thousands of users are impacted by this global outage. “Increased errors for ChatGPT, Sora, and API,” read a statement from the company. The…

One reality both old and young in whatever locality we may be residing is; this is the internet age, and the phone with internet connectivity access can make or mar anyone. It’s no-longer the stone age, when anything and everything can be done and swept under the carpet. Nigeria, a nation that can effect justice spot-on if it want, and can frustrate the same if it chooses. It’s no longer news, the humiliating event that stormed the internet space some days back, precisely on 21 January, 2025 at 11:00 am. The man-man ridiculing situation happened at Sojuolu Street, Ifo, Ogun…

Remember the sad incident that occurred on January 25 at 11:30 am on Ugwu-Onyeama axis of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway? The unforgettable event keeps traumatizing families of the involved. The death toll on the record as at today has now risen to 23, according to the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Enugu State Command, Franklin Agbakoba. Agbakoba confirmed this on Tuesday in Enugu, deducing that two additional female victims had recently died while receiving medical treatment in the hospital. Caused by a fuel-laden tanker that suffered brake failure, overturned, and exploded, while leaving 11 road users dead spot-on before emergency…

The United States has provided a $5.5 million state-of-the-art U.N. Level 2 hospital to support the Ugandan military. The 22-bed facility, equipped with specialized suites for dental and surgical care, is designed for rapid deployment in response to regional peacekeeping, humanitarian emergencies and medical crises.  The donation marks the second U.N. Level 2 hospital delivered from the U.S. to Uganda. The first donated hospital played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, significantly contributing to the Ugandan response and saving thousands of lives, including civilians. As part of the transfer, soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Force participated in intensive…

Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE – Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis, alongside U.S. Ambassador to the UAE, Martina Strong, led a U.S. trade delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this week and addressed attendees of the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX), the largest tech show in the world. Chair Lewis’ trip to the UAE came weeks after President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, met at the White House – the first-ever by a President of the UAE to Washington…

A ray of hope to premium motor spirit (PMS), or petrol supplier it is, as Wale Edun, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, reveals that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has kick the process of paying the $6 billion debt owed them. The above was made known by the Minister on Wednesday at an engagement with investors in Washington DC, the United States capital. Following the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Bank’s annual meetings event, which saw a global investors’ forum by the side, Wale Edun made some assertions on the NNPC and…

Reports has it that African currencies are prone to mixed prospects come 2025. The viewpoint for major African currencies has South Africa’s rand expected to outperform, while Nigeria’s naira may face more depreciation before stabilizing, according to Ebury Partners. Ebury, a London based firm monitored seven (7) African currencies, four are expected to either hold their value or gain, while the other three are projected to continue losing ground. The projections are based on each country’s economic fundamentals and anticipated movements in commodity prices, according to Ebury’s head of market strategy, Matthew Ryan. Nigerian naira is projected to depreciate by…

U.S. Ambassador to Angola Tulinabo S. Mushingi and the Republic of Angola Secretary of State for International Cooperation, and Angolan Communities Ambassador, Domingos Custodio Vieira Lopes, has signed an Open Skies Air Transport Agreement in Luanda to advance both partner countries’ bilateral aviation cooperation. The agreement aims to bring the civil aviation transportation relationship between the United States and Angola to the highest modern standard. Republic of Angola and U.S signing this pact will expands a strong economic and commercial partnership, promotes people-to-people ties, and creates new opportunities for travelers, shippers and airlines, promoting tourism and commerce, for both countries.…

One would only hope the unfolding events in the major opposition party in the country won’t tilt the nation towards one party system. The leadership battle in the Peoples Democratic Party – (PDP), has taken a new turn. The faction of the party led by Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed has activated action at seeking court’s ex parte order to hold the party’s National Executive Council, NEC meeting. You would recall that; some governors elected under PDP and led by Bala Mohammed had moved to remove acting national chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, in weeks past. This bold action has further deepened…