One of the major reasons some of us are pitching our tents with this administration is because the lead man, President Bola Tinubu, is not a pushover, and he is also not in the league of the popular ‘Baba sopes’. This has once again been proven as against all odds, the passage of the proposed tax reform bills for second reading in the House of Representatives. Though delayed owing to agitation from some parts of the country, the tax reform bills has now passed for second reading after a long debate on the floor of the House. The merged four…
Author: Editor Francis
Well, if this is the way to make the ATMs more effective as against been redundant as it’s presently experienced to empower PoS operators, good. But I don’t think it is the right time to do this. Nigerians are still lamenting over the skyrocket charges of telcos services, which kicks yesterday, and voom! CBN again! It is necessary to be sensitive to the plight of the people, before rolling-out some policies, lest the government is perceived as putting on the shoe of ‘I don’t care’. As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced a review on the transaction fees…
How the table could turn in life. If you’re privilege today, it might not be your turn tomorrow. Life however, is turn by turn. Things appears not to be on the side of the former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the present All Progressives Congress – APC, leadership, making him to raise alarm over the possibility of his arrest and detention. The former Kaduna state governor has claimed to have eavesdrop about his potential arrest while maintains that he won’t go into self imposed exile. In a post on #X on Tuesday, the former governor said his adversaries are…
Religious tourist is good, but we can save that money to further scale-up the chances of our economy’s recovery for the betterment of you and us. There is no prayer that God can answer in wherever the destination of our belief headquarters is/are domiciled that cannot be heard by the same God in our local worship centres. The belief that we must go to a particular place every year to see/encounter God first hand, is brainwash, and we need to deliver ourselves. We lose a lot of fortune every year to the adventure, even lives. Saudi Arabia has restricted Nigeria…
As preparations continue to unfold among front-line political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections, The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), too has followed suit as it elected new national executives to champion party’s affairs for the next four years. At the party’s 2025 National Convention yesterday, the new executives were elected. The press statement was made available to journalists by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Amb. Khalid Arewa, in Bauchi. Arewa described the convention as a major milestone in the party’s journey, reaffirming ZLP’s commitment to equality, equity and transparency. He also called on Nigerians to join the party in…
Many African tribes are known for their tenacity and agility in the face of war, which is why the warrior and army tribes in Africa were a formidable force. One major highlight of ancient African kingdoms was the numerous battles and wars they embarked on, in a bid to gain more territories and expand and protect these territories. These warrior tribes were termed the strongest because of their war weapons or as a result of their uniquely crafted battle strategies. Here are the 5 strongest warrior tribes (in descending order) in Africa: 1) Berber Tribe The Berbers were particularly known…
To curb the hike of accidents and indiscipline amongst motorist on Lagos roads, the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has partnered with Huawei Technologies to deployed four new Intelligent Transport System sites to monitor and detect over-speeding and manage traffic flows. Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this during a press briefing on Thursday, stating that the new installations would complement the existing Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras and other Traffic Management Solution devices. “The checkpoint sites are designed to detect overspeeding. One is located at Alapere, Ogudu Road, with a speed limit of 80km/h, while the other is installed…
Streaming giant company, Netflix has announced the cancelation of six previously planned to be released games. The games includes ‘Tales of the Shire’ and ‘Crashlands 2,’ owing to strategy shift. This comes after Netflix’s co-CEO, Greg Peters said in Netflix’s fourth quarter earnings call for 2024 that the company is continuing to adjust its games strategy. These aren’t the first games to be publicly announced and later cancelled. Recently, Netflix confirmed that Crashlands 2 will not be released despite undergoing beta testing in selected regions. Similarly, the company also announced that Placid Plastic Duck will not be making its way…
The minister of education, Tunji Alausa has started a conversation on the adoption of a 12-year basic education model to scrap secondary schools in Nigeria. At the extraordinary meeting of the National Council on Education – (NCE), in Abuja on Thursday, the minister champions the conversation. In attendance at the meeting were commissioners for education from the 36 states and the FCT, MDAs, and other development partners. Alausa said phasing out the 6-3-3-4 model and introducing a 12-4 will reform education in Nigeria to align with global standards. Nigeria operates the 6–3–3–4 education system where a child enrols in school…
Since the beginning of time, women have created their mark in history by achieving great strides. There are some women who have monuments dedicated to them due to the things they have accomplished. Here are five monuments around the world that are dedicated to women: 1) Joan of Arc – France Joan of Arc is a young martyr held highly in French history. She has 36 monuments dedicated to her, of which 26 are in France and 10 in other countries. 16 of these are originals, and the other 20 are replicas. She is popular for leading the French army…
A very disturbing news from Anambra State, Nigeria this morning has it that the decomposing body of missing Anambra State house of assembly member has been found. Today, Thursday morning news from Anambra is the revelation by the combined security team, who informed the media of the discovery of Hon. Justice Azuka’s body at he 2nd Niger Bridge. SP Tochuchwu Ikenga, Anambra state’s Police Public Relations Officer has confirmed the frightening news of the missing honorable, found on Thursday. Ikenga said: “Yes, our operatives are currently at the scene. As soon as I get more details, I will keep you…
In most African countries, their political systems are based on forms of government put in place by colonial authorities during the era of European rule. There was a time this was not so and the continent had some ancient kingdoms that not only thrived, they left a legacy for historians and students to marvel at. Here are the five most prominent ancient African kingdom; 1) The Benin Empire The great Benin Empire located in present-day Nigeria was quite prominent during the 13th to 19th centuries. The Kingdom of Benin at the time was famous for its wealth, trade, agriculture, and…