Author Archives: Thehood

By Steve Jackson  Basically, it’s not in the character of most Africans to appreciate merit and excellence, but warmly hug mediocrity. In Nigeria, this tendency is almost a national plaque.  The best hands in public service are undermined and unfairly criticized, so very sensationally. And it is sparkled for laughable and sentimental reasons in suchContinue reading “Buratai: Africa’s Encyclopedia On Counter-Terrorism “

Third Republic Senate President, Sen. Ameh Ebute, has cautioned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to forthwith depart the political arena for the main gladiators.  The country’s Christian leaders  recently delved into partisan politics, abandoning their primary assignment of soul-winning.  After pressure from all and sundry, the religious group sluggishly congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari, havingContinue reading “Leave politics to politicians, former Senate President Ameh Ebute tells CAN, ethnic-warlords”

The Coalition of Minority Tribes in Nigeria has called on the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to apologise to Nigerians and return to Cameroon or seek naturalization. The group made this demand following the recent revelation by the All Progressives Congress that Atiku is a nationalityContinue reading “Atiku gets 21-day ultimatum to return to Cameroon, apologise to Nigerians”

By Prince Ugo  He sauntered on the pulpit with an over bloated ego and image of an emancipator or messiah. He wrapped himself in the toga of the revered Ikemba of Nnewi, Chief Odemegwu Ojukwu  (of blessed memory) and solicited for red carpet treatments at traditional ceremonies of his kinsmen  on the plank of championingContinue reading “The Shameful End Of Nnamdi Kanu!”

  0 Some of the Chibok schoolgirls freed in October 2016 At the fifth anniversary of the abduction of Chibok Schoolgirls by Boko Haram, parents have fervently appealed to insurgents to release the remaining girls. Some of the parents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Maiduguri narrated the ordeals of their daughtersContinue reading “Parents of Chibok schoolgirls beg Boko Haram”

Facebook, Instagram down in many parts of the world Many Users around the world can no longer access WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, the second time that the popular social media platforms would suffer an outage in one month. In Nigeria, the Facebook glitch happened after noon, with efforts to open the page unsuccessful. It wasContinue reading “Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook down worldwide”

The Chairman, Ogun state Chapter of ANACOWA Motorcycle Owners And Riders Association of Nigeria, Comrade Prince Azeez Rasheed has applauded the economic transition committee of the governor-elect, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR. The governor-elect had through his spokesperson, Hon. Remmy Hazzan on Friday released a 23-man economic transition committee headed by former deputy governor of theContinue reading “ANACOWA Chairman applauds Dapo Abiodun’s Economic Transition Committee, says "there is hope for Ogun state economy to rise and shine again"”

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has been warned against shifting attention from his failed government by casting aspersions on the person President Muhammdu Buhari. Benue Peace and Development Crusade, a civil society group, which gave this warning on Saturday, said Ortom was still using mushroom agents to fool Benue in the aftermath of the anti-openContinue reading “Buhari not behind your failure, stop fooling Benue indigenes with mushroom groups, Ortom warned”

The Coalition for Nigeria Movement has strongly frowned at the recent call by the House of Representatives on President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it over the security situation in the country. The coalition instead said the President and security agencies should be given a pat on the back over recent success recorded over banditsContinue reading “Coalition lauds Buhari, security agencies over recent successes in Zamfara, Yobe States….berates House of Reps over calls for President’s appearance”

The  chairman of the Ogun state Chapter of ANACOWA Motorcycle Owners And Riders Association of Nigeria, Comrade Prince Azeez Rasheed has congratulated the governor-elect of Ogun state, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR.  While congratulating the governor-elect in a press release and personally signed, the union chairman urged him to redeem the dented image of which theContinue reading “OGUN STATE CHAIRMAN, ANACOWA MOTORCYCLE OWNERS AND RIDERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, COMRADE PRINCE AZEEZ  RASHEED CONGRATULATE OGUN GOVERNOR-ELECT, PRINCE DAPO ABIODUN, MFR”