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Kamil Opeyemi Nigeria We Hail Thee’ was Nigeria’s old anthem which gave way to the current “Arise o Compatriot The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday followed its lower chamber in passing a bill for the reintroduction of Nigeria’s old National anthem. ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’ was Nigeria’s old anthem which gave way to the current “Arise o Compatriots!” The old anthem was composed when Nigeria gained independence in 1960. The bill seeks to revive the anthem that was dropped in 1978 during Olusegun Obasanjo’s military administration. Lillian Jean Williams, a British expatriate who lived in Nigeria during…

By Yushau A. Shuaib Senator Kashim Shettima, a charismatic and eloquent politician, demonstrated exceptional leadership by proactively spearheading the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign, even before the aspirant’s official declaration. At the time, some long-time loyalists of Bola Tinubu, including those he had appointed to offices during his governorship of Lagos (1999-2007), those he had influenced their appointments in strategic positions (2007-2015) and those he had endorsed for top public offices during the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari (2015-2023), were opposed to the Jagaban’s aspiration. Undeterred, Shettima, a skilled political strategist, championed Tinubu’s brand, defying the presidency’s body language and the APC…

By Halimah Olamide If she had been victimized by a lecturer, she should have approached the school management for complains Authorities of the Ebonyi State University have released the academic records of late Miss Favour Ugwuka, a final year student of the Department of English and Literary Study of the institution who committed suicide last week At a press conference addressed by the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Chigozie Ogbu, he said if late Ugwuka had felt victimised, she should have use the institution’s channels for reporting such instead of taking her own life. “The university has a system…

By Halimah Olamide “Africa will drive the global agenda on renewable and green energy transitions for two reasons. We have great sunshine, which has about 11 terawatts of solar potential.” This was the submission by the President of the Africa Development Bank, Prof Akinwumi Adesina. Adesina spoke on. Monday at the sidelines of the AfDB Annual Meetings 2024. While emphasising the advantages that are in renewable energy, Adesina said that Africa’s rich reservoir of natural resources, including platinum, copper, and lithium, positioned the continent as a key player in the burgeoning Electric Vehicle (EV) market. “And so Africa today has…

By Hassan Gimba What is happening in Kano should be of concern to not only the Kanawa or Northerners but to all Nigerians. Kano, as we all know, is the heartbeat of the North. If Kano is economically buoyant, it cascades down to the rest of the North and reflects on the nation’s GDP. Conversely, any chaos or breach in security will affect other parts of the North, thereby stretching the capacity of our security agencies with all the attendant consequences. This is why the ongoing ”Game of Thrones” in the ancient city of Kano should concern every Nigerian. There…

By Halimah Olamide Despite recent claims that he had no hand in the confusion surrounding the Emirates, former Kano state governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in a leaked phone conversation, is suspected to be involved in the dissolution of the five Emirates and the subsequent return of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II to replace Aminu Ado Bayero. In the leaked phone conversation clip obtained by PRNigeria, a leading fact-check news platform, Kwankwaso receives a call from an associate who discusses the removal of Bayero and his replacement with Sanusi as the Kano Emir. The Kano state House of Assembly had recently repealed…

Says Lagos Councils Had Enjoyed Autonomy By Halimah Olamide Lagos state governor, Babajide sanwo-Olu, has countered the Federal Government over its suit against all the 36 state governors challenging them over local government autonomy. Speaking at the Justice Reform Summit organised by the state on Monday, Sanwo-Olu said his state should have been left out of the legal action instituted by the Federal Government against Governors at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Governments. He described it as a legal anomaly for the Federal Government to join Lagos in the Supreme Court matter, decades after…

Bill Walton, a National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer and one of the sport’s biggest broadcasters, has died at age 71. Walton died after a long battle with cancer, the league announced on Monday. NBA commissioner Adam Silver remembered him as “truly one of a kind”. Walton was known for his legendary college basketball career in California – and for overcoming a stutter to build a successful broadcasting career. At 6-foot-11, he played centre for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)’s basketball team from 1971 to 1974. It was with that team he led the Bruins to two…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war against Hamas amid international condemnation of an air strike that killed scores of Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday. At least 45 people were killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, while hundreds more were treated for severe burns, fractures and shrapnel wounds. Speaking in the Israeli parliament, Mr Netanyahu said the strike was a “tragic mishap” but added: “I don’t intend to end the war before every goal has been achieved.” He said it was vital that Israel took “every precaution possible” to protect civilians and insisted that the…

Kamil Opeyemi Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Mr Festus Keyamo, has confirmed that cargo operations are to resume between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Keyamo said the Federal Government and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation. Keyamo explained that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries on the matter was at the conclusive stage. He said already, he had met his counterpart in Saudi Arabia over it. According to the Minister when concluded, there will be a direct flight from Saudi Arabia to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). “During my recent visit to Saudi…