Day: January 16, 2025

From Nigeria to Brazil: Akara Finds Global Fame, Annual Celebration

Ganiyu Amodu

+ What you need to know about Acarajé Festival, an annual festival held in Rio de Janeiro   A traditional Nigerian dish, Akara, has become an integral part of Brazilian cuisine, earning an annual celebration known as the Acarajé Festival. The dish, a deep-fried cake made from beans, was reportedly introduced to Brazil by enslaved West Africans, who were taken from their homelands to South America decades ago. In West Africa, particularly in Nigeria, Akara is a staple food that can include various fillings such as fish, eggs, and vegetables.…

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Nigerians Deserve What They’re Going Through Under Emilokan – Apostle Suleman

Ganiyu Amodu

Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has attributed the current economic hardships in Nigeria to the poor decisions made by citizens during the 2023 elections. Speaking during the two-day “Recovery Conference 2025” held in Bauchi State on Tuesday and Wednesday, Suleman did not hold back in his criticism. Addressing journalists at the Government House after a courtesy visit to Governor Bala Mohammed, Suleman blamed Nigerians for their electoral choices which he said have led to the nation’s current challenges, reports Daily Post on Thursday. “What Nigerians are…

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Tinubu Congratulates Nigerian Scientists, Engineers On Biden’s Honours List

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named by President Joe Biden among the 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States. A statement issued on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) noted that the prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, is the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers. It said this year’s awardees, announced…

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Chevron Nigeria Restates Commitment To Reduction Of Carbon Emission

Abibat Babalola

Chevron Nigeria has restated its stand on continuous investment in reducing carbon intensity and expanding lower-carbon businesses,thereby supporting a lower carbon future.   Chairman and Managing Director of Chevron Nigeria, Jim Swartz stated this in Lagos at the 23rd Memorial Lecture honoring late Chief S.L Edu, the founder of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF). He restated the vision of Chevron Nigeria to ensuring the company continues to develop affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy that enables human progress and nature conservation, not just in Nigeria but also in support of the…

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 34.80% 

Abibat Babalola

Rate in December 2024 was 2.66% which shows a 0.32% decrease compared to the rate recorded in November 2024 (2.98%).  The decline can be attributed to the rate of decrease in the average prices of Local Beer (Burukutu), Pinto (Tobacco Class), Fruit Juice in tin, Malt drinks, etc (Soft Drinks Class), Rice, Millet, Maize flour, etc (Bread and Cereals Class) and Water Yam, Irish Potatoes, Coco Yam, etc (Potatoes, Yam & Other Tubers Class). The average annual rate of Food inflation for the twelve months ending December 2024 over the…

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Nigeria’s Top Female Lawmaker, Adewunmi Onanuga, Is Dead

Gbenga Adeoti

    ‘Last hours of Ijaya,’ colleagues speak about the late Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives   The House of Representatives has announced the passing of Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, who was representing the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State. It was gathered that untill her demise, the late lawmaker served as the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives. Platforms Africa reports that she passed away earlier Wednesday, January 15, 2025, after a brief illness. According to a statement by the House Spokesperson Rep…

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Niger Delta Indigenes Seek 40% Oil Bloc Licenses 

Abibat Babalola

A group under the  Niger Delta Community Youths Association based in Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo,Rivers, Cross-River, Delta, Imo, Abia and Ondo States have faulted the recent allocation of oil bloc licenses by the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to corporate entities and individuals that are not indigene of the Niger-Delta. They expressed this in a petition addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio through Blessing Agbomhere Esq, counsel to some Niger Delta investors who are demanding an immediate reversal of the 2022/23 mini bid round and 2024…

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Daughters Of Drought: How Teen Girls Are Traded For Grass In Africa’s Climate Crisis

Efe Wellington

In the Maasai region of Kenya, drought leaves families with agonizing decisions. When the grass that feeds their cattle disappears, some parents see no choice but to trade their teenage daughters for survival. It’s a reality Dorcas Naishorua, a young activist and winner of the Miss Climate Kenya 2023 title, knows all too well. “For a girl to be considered ready for marriage in my community, she first undergoes female genital mutilation,” said Dorcas, interviewed for the Sustainable Africa Series. “Imagine being 13, mutilated, and then traded for grass to…

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“Exodus of Talents,” 400 Washington Post Staff Raise The Alarm Over Newspaper’s Future

Damilola Olonade

. “More departures of star journalists imminent,” top US newspaper’s workers give reasons talented colleagues are resigning, send an unusual letter to the Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos   A recent exodus of talent from The Washington Post has prompted more than 400 of its staffers to send an unusual letter to the Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, expressing alarm over the newspaper’s direction and asking him to intervene. The employees, including some of the Post’s best-known correspondents, are asking Bezos – who rarely visits the Washington, DC, newsroom – to come…

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