Who stole the Yoruba python skin? - Festus Adedayo

One of the thematic preoccupations of the book, What the Forest Told Me: Yoruba Hunter, culture and Narrative Performance, (2014) is that, inside the forest, there is a consistent superiority war, often fierce, between man and animals.

''Interpret, misinterpret or re-interpret any posts by me as you wish. I frankly don’t give a damn'' - Former governor Nasir El-Rufai tells his critics

Former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he doesn't give a damn if his posts on social media are interpreted, misinterpreted or re-interpreted by anyone.

Tinubu knows that his presidential victory wasn’t from Buhari and therefore owes him nothing - Sule Lamido

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has described President Bola Tinubu as a daring and self-made individual who owes his emergence as Nigeria's leader to no one, including his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Lamido, a prominent figure in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made these remarks during an interview with the Nigerian Tribune.

Oga a o o ''The renewed hope is here”- Presidential aide, Abiodun Essiet, writes as she releases photos of ongoing toilet projects in a Plateau community

The Senior Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Community Engagement North Central. Abiola Essient has caused a stir online after she shared photos of the toilet projects she is embarking on in a community in Plateau State. Abiola posted the images online and stated that the toilet project will help solve young girls' difficulties while experiencing their monthly flow.

Describing the projects as ‘’the renewed hope', Abiola wrote;

‘’The first toilet in Nagohom Community, Mazah Ward, Plateau State is almost completed. It is built within the school compound.

When it is completed

Our Girls will have a place to change their sanitary pads.

Our girls will not miss classes again when they are having their menstrual cycle

I have contributed to ending open Defecation in Nigeria.

I have contributed to the development of the Nagohom community.

The renewed hope is here

 ‘’

Yoruba person willn't go against Ayelala or doubt the efficacy of Ogun''- Ondo traditionalists call for traditional oath swearing for politicians

Traditionalists in Ondo state have advocated for oath-taking traditionally by political office holders as a panacea to corruption and arbitrary use of power. The traditionalists made this suggestion after four days of celebrating the Isese festival in Akure, the state capital. Speaking to newsmen, the leader of the traditionalists and the Araba Awo of Okeagbe, Ayobami Ogedemgbe, said;

‘’Isese path is one we know that the Irunmoles uphold the integrity and if people say that this is what I will do, naturally, I do not think any Yoruba person will go against Ayelala or doubt the efficacy of Ogun. So if our politicians want us to fix this country and rid this country of thieves, I think one of the steps is to go through the Isese route to install them into office.''

Insecurity is weaponised for political purposes in Nigeria - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stated that insecurity in Nigeria is being weaponised for political reasons. The WTO director-general said there would only be development in the country with adequate security. “We cannot have socio-economic development without security,” she said at the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos state on Sunday, August 25. “We certainly cannot have security without development. We all know that security has been weaponised in our country for political purposes by political actors, which has partly led to our current situation. 

“We have politicians who believe that the best way to make their opponents look bad is to instigate insecurity making it look like they can’t govern, regardless of whether this leads to loss of lives and property of innocent Nigerians. “This has to stop.”“Nigerians have seen for years how organised crude oil theft on a massive scale seriously undermines the economic and financial health of the country,”“All Nigerians must agree that stealing of our national assets of any type is intolerable and must be stopped.”Okonjo added that there is so “much technology” to track crude oil theft and there should not be any excuses not to do so.

Our Poverty In Africa Is Not An Act Of God But From Poor Mentality — Ex-President Obasanjo

Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that the current poverty facing Africans is not a creation of God. He noted that considering the continent’s abundant resources, there is no reason for its poverty.