Those of us in the business of writing have been screaming from the rooftops for the government to protect farming communities with force. This is a national security issue. Food insecurity is national insecurity. Pairing this with duty waivers on massive food importation should resolve the high prices situation in the country in the short…
Two articles back, in “For good or for malevolence,” I wrote: I wished Biden were not running. Two weeks later, Biden stepped down and endorsed Kamala Harris. Is it not amazing how quickly the world can change in a matter of weeks? Many times, all that is required to bring about great change is a…
A young lady in Nigeria has a problem. She has both male and female organs. There’s really no proper name for her condition as she does not fit in completely as a hermaphrodite. A Snail for example, is a hermaphrodite. It can in and of itself make children. This is not the case with Queen…
Twenty seven-year old American born Nigerian girl shows the world what Nigerians are capable of as she bags a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. When our correspondent asked her if she was going to work for NASA or BOEING or any of the great American corporations, she replied quietly—“I would love to become a…
Tobi Amusan was slow from the starting blocks. She was placed third, but she’s contending for second place as officials try to resolve the qualifying time between the second and third placed finishers. Only first and second will move to the finals. Our hope for at least one medal may be bye-bye. Egogonewshub.com
Letsile Tebogo, like the African Antelope galloped to victory in the 200 meters race at the Olympics yesterday, beating two Americans to second and third place. His gold medal is some sort of redemption for the African continent in these games. Across the board, Africa has performed really poorly. The reason is not far-fetched. If…
After over one month of protests and over 100 recorded killings, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh has fled her country by helicopter. Sheikh Hasina, was beloved at a time. Through the years, the arrogance of power blinded her as it unfortunately happens to many in the corridors of power. What happens is that the leader…
The nationwide protests against hunger which began on August 1 was missing one thing—-students. This time, many higher institutions sent everyone home a day before the protests began or set exams to begin or began graduation ceremonies. Something else happened. The Federal Government had begun to disburse education loans to students. The reasoning was clear-headed…
Iran has called a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Countries, (OIC) to brief them about the ongoing war in Gaza and possible retaliation for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. Whilst the meeting is holding in Jeddah, the Saudi Foreign Minister is not in attendance. Seating in a prominent front seat however, is the Nigerian…
A couple of months ago, there was some panic in financial circles as Heritage Bank shut its doors. The history of banking in Nigeria is ripe for a stand alone book. That should make for an interesting read. For decades, we had only about 5 major banks. After liberalization, banks exploded and businesses began to…
