January 23 should be declared World Betrayal Day says godfather Kwankwaso as his godson and Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf made his unilateral declaration of independence abandoning NNPP for th...
Last weekend, the Elegboro of Ijebu-Jesa, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Oba Moses Oluwafemi Agunsoye, clocked 69 years on this earth. Born on January 24, 1957, Oba Agunsoye traded a thirty-five-year ...
In the Newswatch founding quartet, Yakubu Mohammed was reputed as the pearl and vital link to gold. He was the sheik who had a Midas touch that translated to huge resources. His immense contacts provi...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a most fortunate man. Not because his policies have eased suffering, nor because his governance has inspired confidence, but because he governs a country where endorseme...
A few days ago, I woke in the night, anxious and checking the news, half-expecting America and Israel to have attacked Iran. Given this tension, the central issue is the longstanding American-Israeli ...
Abuja will host the Hajj–Umrah Nigeria Expo 2026, an international event organisers say is aimed at improving how Hajj and Umrah are planned and delivered in Nigeria, while also positioning the countr...
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has disclosed that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Department of State Security Service (DSS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) domi...
When President Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election in November 2008, the African continent erupted in celebration. This was not unconnected with his ancestral lineage traceable to Kenya, a...
Lagos has been named as one of the seven art destinations to visit in 2026 by Artsy, the leading global online Art Marketplace. The city was described as “a banner biennale in West Africa’...
In recent times, troubling statements have increasingly surfaced in parts of southeastern Nigeria suggesting that certain religions “do not belong” to particular people or regions. Phrases such as “Is...
