At 6:30 this morning, my ringing phone woke me up. At the other end was the unmistakable voice of Kadiri Ikhana, MON. We spoke for about 5 minutes. Still straining to speak clearly, Kadiri says he is healing. He is still at the Irrua Specialist Teaching hospital, Irrua, Edo State. He wants me to thank…
I wish I do not have to do this…again.But I have to, because it is frustrating.It is absolutely clear to me that most of us, retired international Nigerian athletes, need help.We are suffering, living in pain, poverty and poor health. In the past 4 months, 5 of us have died, and at relatively young ages…
Once upon a time, in a faraway land called “Before the Internet,” children climbed trees instead of TikTok rankings. They played outside, bruised their knees, told lies with their mouths; not on status updates and actually knew the taste of boredom. That was our era. The world before Google. Before Snapchat filters turned humans into…
The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) keeps issuing licenses like it’s distributing party flyers. Investors keep rushing into radio like it’s the new oil boom—yet many know little or nothing about the industry they’re pouring millions into. Worse still, the so-called consultants they hire are often more interested in their paycheck than in setting up a…
Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of shielding Nigeria’s political elite from justice, describing this as the president’s only notable achievement since assuming office. In a video broadcast, the Grammy-nominated singer alleged that Tinubu’s harsh economic policies, which have worsened living conditions for millions of Nigerians, were implemented solely to protect…
The fight between Yoruba Musicians: Is it real or for commercial purposes?: “Ija Emi Pelu Sunny Ade o, oti Pari, Ko S’ogun mo ko s’ote mo, Ija Ma ti tan”. ( The fight between me and Sunny Ade is settled; there is no more war and no more animosity, the fight is settled). The song…
Bob Chikwem Amadi, a Nigerian medical student at the American International University in Saint Lucia, has described his recent encounter with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Saint Lucian Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre as a profoundly inspiring moment in his academic journey. Amadi, who is preparing to begin the clinical phase of his medical training,…
Days after Samad Uthman, a Nigerian journalist, published an exposé on misinformation trends that are driving the online propaganda for Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traore, the deluge of attacks he faced on social media platforms was something he had never experienced before.Openly and in his private messages, social media users abused, cursed, and threatened…
Renowned Kenyan journalist and international correspondent, Larry Madowo, has set off a flurry of online discussions with a bold statement about the role of the media in shaping Africa’s global image. In a post that quickly went viral, Madowo wrote: “My job isn’t to cover Africa positively. My job is to cover Africa accurately.” The…
In a desirable step to integrate the values of our national heroes into our political and leadership systems, the Ibadan Discourse Group is kicking off national discussions in honour of notable heroes, starting with a discourse on the late first governor of the Western Region, late Col. Adekunle Fajuyi. The discourse, slated for Thursday July…
