ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesDSS arrests NLC President Ajaero These are not the best of days for the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero. Ajaero, who has in recent weeks been having issues with security agents in the country, was this morning arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while on his way…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse By Soney Antai Of citizens, cows and country “Cows are not citizens of Nigeria. Did you hear what I said? [Senator Aliero interjects] Senator Aliero, are you arguing with me? The section you are referring to is talking about citizens of Nigeria. And cows are not citizens of Nigeria.” – Senate President…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse By Soney Antai Engaging our emergency medics There are certain issues that a columnist may not proficiently comment on. Among them are issues in such specialties like medicine, aeronautic engineering, high tech, among others, except they are learned in those fields. If not, a columist should…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Kekere-ekun becomes Nigeria’s second female CJN · Gets charge from Tinubu to defend judiciary’s independence, uphold constitution President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, 23rd August 2024, swore in Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-ekun, as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), making her the second female justice after Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, to hold the…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse By Soney Antai Holding the people accountable Followers of this column would have by now noticed that most of its entries have been on public political and economic issues. These pieces have also been largely critical of our public affairs’ lead players for their avowed selfcentredness and steadfast disregard for…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares#Endbadgovernance peters out on Day 6 The nationwide protests launched by more than two dozen groups in the country may have run out of steam as they entered their sixth day today, 6th August. The Punch cites Channels TV as reporting that there were no protests anywhere in Lagos and Abuja, which became…
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ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares Hunger protests: Protesters defy pleas, continue demonstrations in Lagos, Port Harcourt After two days of demonstrations across the country, protesters have again gathered in Lagos and Port Harcourt in Nigeria’s coastal state of Rivers as they continue to push for their demands. The demonstrations which began on August 1 in several cities are…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares #EndbadgovernanceinNigeria protests turn violent Concerns, genuine or not, expressed by those opposed to the EndbadgovernanceinNigeria protests that they could become violent, came true by the close of the first day of the scheduled 10-day event yesterday. The protests, carried out in most parts of the country reportedly witnessed a huge turnout in Abuja,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Concourse Rumble, yes; thunder, no – By Soney Antai Finally, Nigeria has arrived at a pregnant, make-or-mar week, when the President Bola Tinubu government is about to face its toughest leadership test yet. In spite of the ill-advised grandstanding by folks like Messrs. Dave Umahi, Nyesom Wike and Bayo Onanuga,…
