You Heard It Here First!
Drum roll!!!!!! If there is one thing that this government has done well, here it is. We are excited to share with you today that the federal government has finally agreed to return the fuel pump price to 85 naira per litre. As much as this story is a joke, we wish that it is […]
Nigerian Lives Matter: A Call to the Federal Government of Nigeria to Fulfill its Primary Constitutional Responsibility of Securing the Nation
Friday, April 1, 2022 We, as civil society organisations and citizen groups across Nigeria note with concern the worsening state of insecurity in Nigeria. We, therefore, call on the government to take urgent steps to fulfil its constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and property as enunciated in Section 14 (2) (b) and Section 33 […]
What does the future hold?
With several candidates declaring their intention to vie for the office of the President in recent days, it is imperative that we begin to hold conversations centred on their plans, if elected, vis-a-vis what the future holds in light of the innumerable challenges confronting our dear nation. Join us this Thursday, March 31, at 7pm […]
29-YEAR-OLD BUILDS ELECTRIC CARS AND TRICYCLE
Mustapha Gajibo, a 29-year-old school drop out from Maiduguri, is building electric cars and tricycles and converting car engines into generating sets. According to him, he has “sold 15 tricycles and 7 buses to individuals which have already started generating revenues for them.” The young engineer said his electric vehicles are locally made and can […]
COURT SENTENCES SEXUAL OFFENDERS TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has sentenced Abiodun Matthew, a 39-year-old driver to life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old pupil of the University of Lagos Women Society Nursery and Primary School, Akoka, Lagos. In another case, Sunday Oyedele was also sentenced to life imprisonment with no option of fine […]
EMMANUEL IKECHUKWU UMEONYIHIRIOHA BECOMES FIRST IGBO LECTURER IN OXFORD UNIVERSITY
In Emmanuel’s words: “It is official that I am the first official Igbo Language lecturer at the number one university in the world, the University of Oxford. Our induction happened today by Marion Sadoux, Head of Modern Language Programmes, University of Oxford Language Centre. This became possible in an account of the James Currey Society. […]
SIMI ADEAGBO INDUCTED INTO OLYMPIC HALL OF FAME
Simi Adeagbo was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame at the Winter Games – Beijing 2022. She is the FIRST African female winter olympian to receive this award. Before her induction, Simi recently made history by becoming the first African to win the Europe Cup monobob race at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation […]
LOOTED BRONZE RETURNED TO OBA OF BENIN
Hurray! Two of the historic items looted by the British during the 1897 invasion of the Benin Kingdom have been officially handed over to the Oba of Benin – Oba Ewuare II after 125 years. The artefacts—the head of an Oba (Uhunwun Elahor) and a carved cockerel (Okpa)—were handed over to the Oba by the […]
EiE Nigeria Hosts Symposium To Commemorate 12th Anniversary
March 30, 2022 Lagos, Nigeria ‘‘We must begin to imbibe a culture by which those who aspire to lead our people are subjected to a rigorous process of public debates that will assess their suitability on objective criteria, rather than the religion they practice or where they come from.’’ – Olusegun Adeniyi (Chairman, ThisDay […]
Watch This Space!
On Tuesday, March 22nd, the brave women who had been occupying the National Assembly (NASS) gates gained access to the NASS premises, where they were met by the leadership of the House of Representatives who requested 7 legislative days to review all 5 bills and vote again. Recall that on Tuesday, March 8th, the House […]