Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 07:43
Ayo Akinfe
[1] I wonder if any state government in Nigeria actually has statistics to show how many Almajiri beggars end up as terrorists, kidnappers and bandits
[2] According to a global survey published by Habitat for Humanity in 2015, Nigeria has 24.4m beggars. Also, according to this survey, 16.5% of Nigeria’s population is homeless. As we all know, Nigeria’s beggars are by and large made up of mentally ill and disabled citizens
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 22:02
INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) officials have raised their forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2022 to 3.4% as a result of a significant rise in crude oil prices brought about by the Russia-Ukraine war.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 21:30
NIGERIAN state governors are up in arms with the federal government over plans to deduct funds accruing to them and all local government areas as liquidation for the alleged $418m London/Paris Club loan refund-related judgment debts.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 18:06
OHANEZE Ndigbo has hit out at the Oluwo of Iwo Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi over his recent remarks in which he said that Nigeria's next president cannot come from the southeast geo-political zone because Igbos cannot be trusted with power.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 17:47
SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is believed to have rebuffed an offer from English Premier League side Arsenal opting to spend at least one more season with Napoli because he wants to play in the Uefa Champions League.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 17:19
CATHOLIC bishop of Sokoto Diocese Matthew Kukah and the presidency have been engaged in a bitter war of words over the last few days over his constant criticism of the federal government's security failures.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 12:32
Ayo Akinfe
[1] On September 28 1785, Napoleon Bonaparte graduated from the military academy in Paris. He was only 42nd in a class of 51 and no one paid any particular notice to him. However, history had other ideas
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Mon, 04/18/2022 - 20:44
LABOUR and employment minister Senator Chris Ngige has joined the race to become Nigeria's next president throwing his hat into the ring as one of the aspirants seeking the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Mon, 04/18/2022 - 20:09
ZAMFARA State government has been given a 14-day ultimatum to come up with a sum of N30m ($72,379) as compensation for killing the wife of a renown bandit known as Nasanda or face the prospect of seeing 900 innocent people killed.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Mon, 04/18/2022 - 11:42
Ayo Akinfe
[1] With 23% of Nigeria's workforce unemployed, it is no surprise that violent crimes like armed robbery, kidnapping, banditry and terrorism are on the rise. With no means of survival, our youths have no alternative than to take up arms
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