POLICE in the Kenyan city of Mombasa are investigating a bizarre murder that took place at the Ground for God’s Gospel Church when the pastor murdered his wife and then proceeded to commit suicide during a live service.
During the...
FOREIGNERS entering Nigeria under the government's new visa on arrival policy must have on them a minimum of $200 (N72,000) under the terms of the new arrangement that is due to kick into effect later this month.
Last year, the...
By Ayo Akinfe
(1) I am a big fan of the Knights Templar, that Catholic military order founded in 1119. The world owes them a debt of gratitude as they spearheaded the new age of enlightenment that spread across Europe at the time,...
SHIITE Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) officials have raised fears that the Nigerian government could kill their leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky in detention as the tension between the US and Iran starts to mount.
Since December...
By Ayo Akinfe
With the recent Australian wildfires, about 1m animals are thought to have died. Over the next few weeks, there will be many more unfortunately
Animals under threat include kangaroos, koala bears, camels, can toads,...
By Ayo Akinfe
(1) Our gross domestic product (GDP) must match that of Indonesia - $1.02trn from our current $375bn
(2) Our annual budget must match that of Mexico - $314bn from our current $28bn
(3) We must generate as much electricity as...
By Ayo Akinfe
(1) Getting Innoson to purchase the rights of The Beetle from Volkswagen so it can manufacture electric cars in Nnewi
(2) Establishing a massive cattle ranch in Abia State to supply the leather for a shoemaking conglomerate in...
By Ayo Akinfe
Following the recent assassination of Iran's Major General Hossein Salami, religious tensions are bound to rise in Nigeria again. Our Muslim faithful will feel aggrieved that the Yanks have turned on the Islamic faithful and are...
By Ayo Akinfe
(1) Unlike most Nigerians, I do not believe in doing just the basic. I believe we should be looking to leapfrog the industrialised nations. I am prepared to think the unthinkable and push the boundaries of human know-how to...
NIGERIANS living abroad are believed to have remitted a total of $25bn back to the country during the course of 2019 according to figures just released by the Nigeria Diaspora Commission chairperson Hon Abike...