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Hurray: The North is Awake- Okhiria Agbonsuremi
The North has suddenly awoken from its slumber after enduring eight years of hunger, insecurity, and deprivation under Big Brother Buhari’s regime of amnesia and gross incompetence.
At that time, all was well. Or should I say, it all seemed well because “our brother was on the throne.”
Now, the Tinubu regime “continued from where Buhari stopped” as promised.
This time around, the Southerners, particularly the Yoruba, don’t see evil, don’t hear evil, and don’t say evil because their big brother is on the throne.
This is how things are in Nigeria.
Corruption is only corruption when we are not involved.
For many a Southerner, particularly the Ijaws, Jonathan was a saint, and as the big brother, he got all the support with a blind eye to the corruption and incompetence of that time. This is Nigeria.
We serve our ethnic and religious plates full from the big table at the center.
In all, the South Easterner is the weeping child. Their fathers committed unforgettable and unforgivable sins during the 1966 coup.
No one talks about equity and fairness on their behalf. They are on their own.
And some day, hopefully, when we get to our senses, we will create a country where justice, fairness and competence are watchwords.
For now, let us continue in our delusion of grandeur, our self-deceit and pervasive corruption as we travel on this wrong road to catastrophe.
Nigeria We Hail Thee!!!
Two Nigerian-born scientists—Adesola Adegoke, a researcher at Arizona State University (ASU), and Seunnla Adelusi, a PhD candidate at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada—have been named among the 20 global winners of the Digital GreenTalents Award 2025.
These two Nigerians were announced among the winners during a virtual ceremony held on 25 November. In a statement following the virtual announcement ceremony, the organisers said the 20 awardees for this year joined from different time zones, including “very early morning in Canada and evening hours in the Philippines.”
The digital Green Talent Award is an annual initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) that recognises outstanding young researchers whose work advances sustainability through digital innovation.
Each year, 20 scientists are selected from a competitive global pool for their cutting-edge ideas at the intersection of digitalisation and environmental sustainability.
Alex Otti, the Abia State Governor, on Sunday paid a visit to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at the Sokoto Correctional Centre.
The governor was accompanied by officials of the Sokoto State Government during the closed-door visit.
Nnamdi Kanu was recently moved to Sokoto after he was convicted on terrorism-related charges and handed a life sentence by a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Governor Otti had earlier promised to pursue every lawful and political avenue to ensure that Kanu gets justice. Sunday’s visit is seen as part of ongoing efforts by the Abia State Government regarding his case.
Details of the meeting were not made public as of the time of this report.
Armed terrorists have abducted a bride-to-be, her bridesmaid, and eight other residents from Chacho village in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State
The Sokoto abduction occurred around 1:30 a.m., according to residents, when the attackers stormed the village. Most of the victims were women, with only one man also taken.
One resident sustained injuries and is receiving medical treatment. Villagers told reporters that the bride was preparing for her wedding scheduled for later that morning when the raid struck, plunging the community into shock and mourning.
A community member described the attack as “tragic,” noting the delay in security response. “Security operatives were alerted immediately, but they only arrived about an hour after the bandits had fled,” he said, expressing frustration.
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