PREPARATIONS IN TOP GEAR FOR ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S BURIAL CEREMONIES
CAKASA, WEMA, POLARIS MOURN IJAW LEADERS EXPRESS GRIEF LAGOS RESIDENTS COMFORT ANTHONY GEORGE-IKOLI CHARIS MICROFINANCE BANK EXTOLS LATE MATRIARCH’S VIRTUES Preparations are in top gear as the family of First Republic politician, nationalist and pioneering journalist, Ernest Sissei Ikoli, gets set to bid farewell to a woman of profound moral scruples, stickler for hard […]
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UNEASY NEIGHBORS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUE PART 5 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
   When people have been raised on a lie, anger becomes a weapon. This anger can be all consuming and blurs vision and can become self-destructive. This is what is happening today in the South-East geo-political zone of Nigeria.    The Federal Military Government failed to secure peace at the end […]
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Alhaji Nureni Oluwatoyin Animashaun is dead
Alhaji Nureni Oluwatoyin Animashaun is dead. The top Lagos leader died on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in Surulere. He was 76. A totally detribalized Nigerian, Animashaun was known for being outspoken and for not shying away from the truth. Tributes from relatives, friends and neighbours have described him as a straightforward and a deeply committed […]
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2023 Presidency: South-West opts for Godswill Akpabio
2023 Presidency: South-West opts for Godswill Akpabio A Yoruba body, South-West Renewal Movement (SWRM), on Sunday threw a surprise by endorsing All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential hopeful, Senator Godswill Akpabio for the 2023 presidency. ‘’Senator Godswill Akpabio has remained the darling of the South-West people. He is a purposeful leader in Nigeria, a veritable […]
Read MoreSouth-South Women laud Akpabio for playing credible role in Nigeria’s development agenda
South-South Women laud Akpabio for playing credible role in Nigeria’s development agenda Women in the South-South geo-political zone on Sunday praised Daily Independent Newspaper for taking interest in larger goals, holding a strong view regarding the Niger Delta region and promoting truth. ‘’Journalism is an arduous calling. Daily Independent is an important source of information’’ […]
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South-South women mount pressure on Akpabio
South-South women mount pressure on Akpabio Women in the South-South geo-political zone on Tuesday applauded the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio for imprinting his integrity on all that he did in the private sector, Akwa Ibom State and the Senate. The women also commended Akpabio for pouring out his milk of kindness […]
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Withdraw ‘impermissible conditions on Twitter’, SERAP tells Buhari
 Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently withdraw the impermissible conditions imposed on Twitter pending the final determination of the suit at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja challenging the legality of the suspension of Twitter, to allow the court to render a decision on the […]
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