Origin of the name Pele

Origin of the name Pele The Brazilian great Pele who died at 82 last week was named Edson Arantes Nascimento. Pele was an alias which has stuck with him throughout his life. There have been so many accounts given of the origin of the name Pele. Here is the account of the origin of the… Continue reading Origin of the name Pele

Lest Nigerian Youths Be Deceived By Obasanjo’s Sanctimony And Revisionism

Lest Nigerian Youths Be Deceived By Obasanjo’s Sanctimony And Revisionism By Dele Alake On the whole, the latest epistolary misadventure by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is a gratuitous insult on the collective intelligence of Nigerians. In particular, his laborious attempt to prey on the innocence of much younger generation constitutes a grievous assault on public morality,… Continue reading Lest Nigerian Youths Be Deceived By Obasanjo’s Sanctimony And Revisionism

For the Record: Obasanjo’s New Year Letter

For the Record: Obasanjo’s New Year Letter Dear Compatriots and Friends, MY APPEAL TO ALL NIGERIANS PARTICULARLY YOUNG NIGERIANS Happy New Year! May all our national calamities disappear this year. I am constrained to write this letter to all Nigerians especially young Nigerians, friends of Nigeria globally as well as our development partners because of… Continue reading For the Record: Obasanjo’s New Year Letter

News Headlines Jan 3, 2023. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jan 3, 2023. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers Compiled by Demola Adefajo ThisDay 2023: Year of Hope, Socio-economic Transformation, Mbah Predicts Bolanle Raheem: Lagos CP Transfers All Officers from Ajah Station Tinubu Can’t Be Blamed for Buhari’s Shortcomings, Says Ex-Ekiti Chief of Staff Ogun Govt: Amosun Conceived Model Schools as White Elephant Project… Continue reading News Headlines Jan 3, 2023. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

Tips To Spend Less On Data Usage

Tips To Spend Less On Data Usage by Royal Ibeh In 2021, the executive vice chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta revealed that internet subscribers in Nigeria consume over 80,000 terabytes (80 million gigabytes) of data per month. This monthly data consumption by Nigerians only topped by South Africa, which… Continue reading Tips To Spend Less On Data Usage

Shocking! Policemen from station where Lagos lawyer was shot caught drinking on duty

Ajah policemen caught drinking on duty, abandon work By Dayo Oyewo Policemen attached to the Ajiwe Police Division, Ajah, Lagos State, regularly abuse alcohol which may be responsible for the increasing rate of extra-judicial killings by cops from the station. Investigations by PUNCH Metro showed that residents and business owners also observed the trend. According… Continue reading Shocking! Policemen from station where Lagos lawyer was shot caught drinking on duty

News Headlines Jan 2, 2023. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

News Headlines Jan 2, 2023. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers Compiled by Demola Adefajo ThisDay Obasanjo Rejects Atiku, Tinubu, Endorses Obi for President Vitafoam: OPEX, Sales Cost Impedes Profit As Clock Ticks for Return of Old Naira Notes Boosting Retirees’ Pensions Through Pension Enhancement Initiative Islamic Member Countries Move to Mitigate Threats to Food Security… Continue reading News Headlines Jan 2, 2023. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

King Pelé and the Beautiful Game

King Pelé and the Beautiful Game SIMONKOLAWOLELIVE! simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com, sms: 0805 500 1961 You might never have heard of Pelé if his great-grandparents had been taken as slaves to Argentina instead of Brazil. At the end of slave trade in the 19th century, Argentina was systematically “whitened”. Blacks were reportedly sent to the hottest battlefields in… Continue reading King Pelé and the Beautiful Game

G5’s Flirtation and 2023 Electoral Permutations

G5’s Flirtation and 2023 Electoral Permutations By Waziri Adio From all indications, the two warring camps within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are not about to kiss and make up. All the overtures designed to reconcile the Governor Nyesom Wike-led Group—or Gang—of Five (G5) with PDP’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, seem to have failed.… Continue reading G5’s Flirtation and 2023 Electoral Permutations

For the Record: Full Text of President Buhari’s New Year Message

For the Record: Full Text of President Buhari’s New Year Message My Fellow Countrymen and Women. I wish all of you a very happy and prosperous New Year. First, I would like to thank and honour the Almighty who saw us through the year 2022 and has given us the opportunity to see another year.… Continue reading For the Record: Full Text of President Buhari’s New Year Message

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