Scholars are divided over the most appropriate description and perception of Esu in Yoruba cosmology. The more widely held notion is to make it the lexical parallel of Satan or the Devil in the English Language. Esu, within this context, connotes evil and devilry in all its ramifications. He is the purveyor and conveyor of wickedness, mischief, anguish, grief, even …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has demanded an unreserved apology from the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the allegation of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) saga. In a chat with newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, the spokesperson of the Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan …

A former Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Oby Ezekwesili has said that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was not the Head of the Economic Management Team (EMT) during the period he was deputy to President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo was president between 1999 and 2007, while Atiku served as vice president. Ezekwesili was Minister …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to law enforcement agencies to arrest and prosecute the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, for alleged corruption. The agencies are the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, and the Conduct of Conduct Bureau. …

The leaders of the 70 communities in Ughelli South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State have endorsed all the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general elections. The leaders, who included the President Generals, Secretary Generals, Spokesmen, Youth and Women leaders of the communities, said their decision was hinged on the credibility and rich manifesto …

In just a little over a month from now, the All Progressives Congress (APC) would have completed eight years of controlling the central political machinery of Nigeria. As the clock ticks, Nigeria is moving closer to another date with destiny. Come 25th February, millions of Nigerians will go to the poll again to elect the sixth executive president of the …

Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has raised questions over the sale of Delta Steel Complex (DSC), set up with $1.5 billion but believed to have been sold at $30m under the supervision of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar while he was Nigeria’s vice president. Commissioned …

An adage says the only reward for success is a hunger for more success. Twenty years after their establishment and currently rated among the five best colleges in Nigeria, the American University of Nigeria (AUN) schools have turned this adage into a song. Recently, the management of the schools rolled out a well-thought-out strategic master plan for future reinvention that …

He burst onto Nigeria’s entertainment scene three decades ago as some kind of mystery man. Yes, his music was, and remains arresting, captivating and peculiar. He is a versatile artiste who is at once a composer, singer and instrumentalist. He is dexterous with the saxophone, the flute and percussion. He sings Afrobeat basically, a musical genre popularised by the legendary …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised that Nigerian would not spend the next Christmas queueing for petrol, if he is elected in the 25th February 2023 election. Amid scarcity, fuel stations in major cities across the country are offering the product at about N240 per litre as against the official rate of …