Afolabi Hakim

254 Articles

JUST IN: Nigeria’s Dangut emerges as new WAEC registrar, CEO

Dr Amos Josiah Dangut has emerged as new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the West African Examinations…

Xenophobia: Three more Nigerians killed in South Africa — Is it time for FG to ditch diplomacy?

The role Nigeria played in ending apartheid in South Africa cannot be overemphasised. From financial support to diplomatic…

Nigeria was like a cancer patient in 2023, says Tinubu in Independence Day speech [FULL TEXT]

President Bola Tinubu has likened the condition he met Nigeria in May 2023, when he resumed office, to…

Cost of living crisis: Nigerian Workers fix date for nationwide strike — Here is what to know about their demands, grievances

The fragile Nigerian economy may come under further strain amid an imminent move by workers to embark on…

29 Nigerian universities make 2027 global university rankings — See their position and how they earn it

The Times Higher Education World University Ranking for 2027 has been released, with twenty-nine Nigerian universities making the…

Premier League confirms Man City guilty of 114 charges, releases full details of financial breaches including fake £900 million revenue, ‘sham’ contracts

The Premier League has confirmed the guilty verdict handed to Manchester City by the Independent Commission over 114 charges…

Four kidnappers sentenced to death in Edo

In Edo State, four people will die by hanging for kidnapping and membership of a secret cult, a…

Inside story: How Lagos police officer was crushed to death by 21-year-old entrepreneur

When Johnson Okediji, a police sergeant, left home on the morning of September 26, he did so with…

Social intervention: Deconstructing APC’s claim of N75,000 cash transfer to 10 million Nigerians

It is painfully pedestrian and worryingly insensitive for Yilwatda to frame lack of presence in virtual space and…

Fire breaks out at Customs Lagos office

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos, was engulfed in flames on Monday.…

President Tinubu’s neoliberal policies, investment deals with foreign entities and the place of national interest

In recent weeks, President Bola Tinubu's federal government has signed a couple of investment deals involving Nigeria's key…

I lost my mother – Kizz Daniel opens up on hiatus from music

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has disclosed why he embarked on a prolonged…

Beyond the Pitch: What Man City’s 114-Charge Guilty Verdict Means for Their Future

Manchester City have been found guilty of virtually all the charges levelled against them for violating the Premier…

Niger mosques’ attacks: Communities publish names of 547 abducted worshippers, say govt’s 33 captives claim false

Communities in Borgu LGA of Niger State have refuted claims by the state government that only 33 persons…

Nigeria, the United States, and a questionable mining investment deal

The deal looked like what Nigeria needs to tap into the enormous opportunities in the mining sector, fully…