The Philippines perya has long been celebrated for its ability to unite communities through lively entertainment. For decades, traditional fairs have been synonymous with vibrant rides, enticing food stalls, and carnival games that bring a festive mood to any gathering. Among the array of attractions, perya games, especially the...
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Early marriage remains a persistent global concern, with devastating consequences for adolescent girls—especially in northern Nigeria where the practice continues to affect education, health, and long-term economic stability. Defined as marriage before the age of 18, early marriage exposes young girls to a cycle of vulnerability that often extends...
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Some Nigerians and armchair analysts are often quick to criticise the Federal Government for perceived shortcomings in security, highlighting isolated incidents such as kidnappings, improvised explosive devices, suicide bombings, and attacks in parts of the country. Such perceptions, however, tend to downplay and discount the heroic exploits of members...
I have long maintained that a disquieting number of UTME candidates no longer submit themselves to disciplined study. This conviction was reaffirmed by an experience I had in Enugu while accompanying a friend who was sitting for the examination. We gathered at the centre, awaiting our summons into the...
Nigeria’s political landscape is gradually heating up ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yet, beyond permutations of power, recent personal encounters have exposed a deeper concern—how dangerously our national discourse is drifting toward divisive narratives of religion and ethnicity. Recently, I confronted a disturbing social media post by a...
Nigeria has become one of the largest wagering markets in Africa over the last decade. Millions of users place predictions every week on football matches, basketball games, and other sporting events. As the industry expands, regulators and operators are paying closer attention to how the sector should evolve. Many...
The business of newspaper vending is an age-long endeavour that has weathered the storm, sustained families, provided the means for parents to train their children in school and enabled many to own properties. Sellers of newspapers, popularly called ‘vendors’ have contributed so much in information dissemination around the world....
lection As Matawalle renews hope for Tinu The 2027 election is barely nine months away. But unlike in 2023 election, President Bola Tinubu’s popularity in the north is gradually fading. The sad reality is that unlike in 2023 when he got grand support from the north because northern governors...
Professor Pat Utomi has once again chosen to dance naked in the public square, playing to the gallery with a familiar cocktail of grandstanding and gloom. This time, he has come to dismiss the reform programme of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as “ridiculous,” “poorly structured,” and, in a flourish...
In 2026, European football betting markets are more efficient than ever. Odds adjust quickly, data is widely available, and major lines are tightly priced. Still, some markets remain consistently mispriced. These are usually not the most popular ones, but the ones that receive less attention. Many bettors now follow...
At the risk of sounding jaded, intelligence, intel, typically refers to secret, security, or strategic data gathered about an enemy or a situation. It often implies actionable knowledge used for decision-making in security, business, or competitive contexts. This is the focus of this analysis. In the aftermath of the...
For politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, the past two weeks have seen him suffer what could easily pass as the two biggest setbacks since beginning his activism career in 1989, when he was admitted into the University of Lagos. Early warning signs of the “setbacks” began on March...
We can’t be acting like nothing is happening. The US orders its Embassy Staff and family in the US to leave Nigeria immediately based on security concerns. Same yesterday, President Donald J. Trump posted on his Truth Social that Nigeria was behind the fake news on his comments...
Aujourd’hui, les parieurs, amateurs et experts, observent une transformation majeure du secteur à l’échelle internationale. De nouvelles plateformes innovantes émergent de toutes les régions du monde, bousculant les codes établis grâce à des technologies de pointe etdes offres de plus en plus diversifiées. Parmi les nouveaux acteurs qui attirent...
Nigeria’s banking sector has entered a new phase of strength and global relevance following the successful completion of a sweeping recapitalisation exercise led by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The exercise, which mandated banks to meet new capital thresholds by 31 March 2026, is widely regarded as the...
Nigeria stands at a grave moral and political crossroads today. For decades, citizens, scholars, clergy, and commentators have repeated one familiar explanation for the country’s decline: bad leadership. It is the phrase most often heard whenever our institutions fail, whenever violence spreads, whenever poverty deepens, and whenever public hope...
For those who studied Economics at the Ordinary Level in the 1970s, the name O.A. Lawal likely rings a bell. His seminal work, O’ Level Economics of West Africa, outlines the four pillars of production—land, labour, capital, and enterprise—as the essential resources for creating value. Centuries earlier, in 1776,...
When a nation’s economy is tanking such that it prints cash to meet governance cost, what can the tax chief do to help reflate that economy? This was the challenge before Zacch Adedeji, the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), formerly the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). That...