From William Bascom, American folklorist and anthropologist, I got a Yoruba story. It is here retold, substantially in my own words, in some areas using his words: A certain Chief Lowa was careless with his tongue. Every priest has a priest; Lowa’s
Sir Paul Chukwuma, a leading aspirant in the 2025 Anambra State governorship election under the All Progressives Congress (APC), has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Catholic Women Organization (CWO) of the Onitsha Archdiocese on the occasion of its 60th anniversary, which
A petrol tanker accident has left 48 people and 50 cows burnt to death in Niger State, in another “very ugly” incident in the troubled vast agricultural North Central State. Niger has been in the grip of orgies of violence of
The remains of Onyeka Onwenu, Nigeria’s renowned singer, songwriter, actress, social justice advocate and journalist were laid to rest at the Ikoyi cemetery in Lagos after a solemn funeral service on the 31st of August. It is an understatement that Onyeka 72, accomplished
From UDO EKANEM, Uyo The interim coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, elated at his team’s superlative performance in the 3-0 drubbing of the Benin Republic side yesterday, Saturday September 7 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State,
Before I get badgered by those unwilling to read or lacking in the discipline to digest concepts let me announce upfront that no insults are intended by either the title or the message below But I have seen enough of the rush
In this incisive piece, ARINZE ODUAH interrogates Professor Ahmed Bako’s 50th UDU Inaugural Lecture on the topic: “The Igbo Factor in the History of Intergroup Relations and Commerce in Kano: Opportunities and Challenges Revisited’ delivered on Thursday, September 5, 2024, Professor Ahmed
Thanks to (all) who have offered up views on Prof. (Ahmed) Bako’s Inaugural. I was honestly minded to un-look after reading it twice for reasons that will follow shortly. But given the depth of your effort, I want to offer a limited
Around 26 May 2020, the police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that Raphael Yanyi, a senior judge, “had suffered a suspected heart attack” leading to his death. The Ministry of Justice quickly clarified, however, that the remains of