In the early years of my marriage, my wife and I would travel in December to visit her mother for Christmas in Eku, Delta State, Nigeria, and spend New Year’s holidays with my mother in Benin City. On one of those trips, we attended the New Year’s midnight service at the Church of God Mission…
In a shocking turn of events, renowned journalist and activist Soyinka was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) while covering a protest in Abuja on August 24, 2024. The arrest has ignited widespread outrage among young Nigerians, who are using social media to demand the journalist’s release and condemn the suppression of press…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 21-day warning strike notice to the Federal Government, signaling a potential nationwide strike if their demands are not met. This decision was made during the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the University of Ibadan from August 17-18, 2024. Background and Key Demands…
A HISTORICAL-MUSICAL-CONVERSATIONAL DRAMAA BLACK IMMIGRANT PERSPECTIVE ACT ONE The setting is a Middle-Class neighborhood in Atlanta, GA. The year is 2021.(Car horn). Junior, 14 years old, runs out to welcome dad from work. JUNIOR: Welcome, dad. DAD: Hello Junior, how was school today? JUNIOR: Great, dad. It is Black history month, and everyone must write…
We live in difficult times. We also live in fearful times. Hunger stalks the land. Inflation stings. Everywhere you look, you see people wearing long faces. The land is green. The sun blazes forth in its majestic glory everyday. The heavens give off their dew and rain, but there is no food in the land….
I know that some feminists and woke warriors might drag me for saying this, but I really don’t care at this moment because I’m determined to save lives. Have you noticed the high incidence of slumping and death among women? Have you not heard of the housewife who slumped and died right in her kitchen…
A year ago this week, President Vladmir Putin strode onto a stage in the Kursk region to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of the Soviet army’s proudest moments in World War II. Addressing a rapt audience that included soldiers fresh from fighting in Ukraine, Putin called the decisive victory in the Battle of Kursk…
In case you missed it during the last week or two, Nigeria has been in the news for three major things. The hunger protest came to a quiet end on August 10th. It is reported that over 20 people were killed and over 1,000 people arrested. We at egogonews humbly ask that these prisoners of…
This is a sad story. It is sad because this man was given a job to do for Nigeria. He came highly recommended by his former boss. Unconfirmed reports have it that the job had been offered to his former boss. He passed it on to a trusted hand. There are also unconfirmed reports that…
There is something about the Chinese. They understand contracts. It is something about their culture. They are long-term thinkers. You underestimate them at your own peril. When the British took Hong Kong, they signed a contract with them. At the time of the lease in 1898, 99 years looked like a long time. The British…
