Blogs

Ayo Akinfe

[1] On August 6 1861, the port of Lagos was seized by the British.

[2] On 5 March 1862, the Crown Colony of Lagos was declared, governed directly from London

SHARIA courts in Yobe State may soon be going digital dispensing judgement virtually cutting out the need for physical attendance in all matters as part of a drive to clear the backlog of cases before them.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria is too large for her current import-dependence economic model. We will never be able to afford consumer good imports for 200m people and even if we could, no nation will be able to supply us with the quantities we want at the time we want these goods

NIGERIA'S opposition coalition the African democratic Congress (ADC) has lambasted the federal government for cancelling tomorrow's independence day parade saying the development is another sign of the Tinubu administration's disconnect with the masses.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria’s army was created by our former colonial masters along identical lines to the British Army with the primary task of protecting the country from external threats. Well, the reality is that unlike European powers such as Britain, France, Germany, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, Czarist Russia, Italy, etc, 90% of Nigeria’s security challenges are internal. We will thus restructure the Nigerian Army to reflect that reality

PAN-Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo has adopted President Bola Tinubu as its consensus candidate for the 2027 presidential elections saying that the development was designed to end political rivalry between Igbos and Yorubas.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] I will start off with Cocoa House, Ibadan, Africa’s first ever skyscraper. Despite his flaws, the more I read about Awolowo, the more I just marvel at his unique ability to envisage the future. He built Cocoa House to serve as a revenue earner that would help fund his social programmes

OPPOSITION party the  African Democratic Congress (ADC) has opposed the quest by the Nigerian government to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) saying President Bola Tinubu's should focus on addressing insecurity challenges at home.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] By 2050, Nigeria is predicted to become the world’s third most populous nation after China and India. We owe it to humanity to also become the world’s third largest manufacturer by then. To avert a global catastrophe, Africa needs to account for at least 20% of global manufacturing by 2050

SEVERAL gold miners have been reported trapped in a tunnel in Kadauri in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State after the shaft in which they were operating collapsed cutting them off from the outside world.