Photo credit: BBC Hamas has indefinitely postponed the release of Israeli hostages who were set to be freed from the Gaza Strip this weekend, a spokesman said on Monday accusing the Israeli government of violating an already fragile cease-fire agreement. The New York Times reports that the move threatens to derail both the six-week truce…
Photo credit: RFI Two mass graves suspected to contain the bodies of migrants have been discovered in Libya, highlighting the ongoing, deadly dangers facing vulnerable people fleeing conflict and poverty, the UN agency, IOM said on Monday. UN News reports that nineteen bodies were discovered in Jakharrah while at least 30 more were found in…
The Yoruba have a saying that, o d’emu l’ogbe, o t’oguro l’ofa, o gbenu s’idi ope, ofe ni nro na? In the bible, there’s the parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25 vs 1-13. Before assessing the performance of the Super Eagles, I should first congratulate the squad for their efforts at making the…
Considering how Nigerians would, on any matter, leave leprosy and be looking for effective mediations for ringworm, I give most Nigerians a 21-gun salute. In the first instance, should this be the time to be bothered about a feud between two musicians? At a quarter to an election that could determine the fate of the…
Photo credit: Premium Times The movie by Linda Ikeji is not one for the faint-hearted. It’s in memory of the Aluu 4. They were students of the University of Port Harcourt who were lynched in 2012. Like I’ve always written, I don’t write to entertain. Rather, I do say the truth the way I’ve seen…
Photo credit: BBC For a political party which has Lai Mohammed as inforlying minister, for a political party which could accommodate the terrible duo of Femi Adesina and Garba Sheu as presidential media aides, for a political party which could parade a Mr false integrity as president, I don’t think Fani-Kayode really missed his way…
Photo credit: Channels TV It’s no news that Messers Buhari and Amosun used to belong to the same party. It’s no news also that Amosun has differed from his party in the selection of gubernatorial candidates who’ll replace the said Amosun. But Buhari doesn’t appear to have any inkling about how politics and politicians work….
