Femi Falana, the current political class’s senior advocate, claimed that politicians failed to maximize Nigeria’s independence.
This was made known by Falana, a human rights lawyer, on Wednesday during a special broadcast on Channels Television to honor Nigeria’s 65th anniversary.
FILE: Femi Falana
However, he claimed that the colonial structure that was preserved by the British in 1960 gave Nigeria its flag-freedom.
Falana claims that the politicians now lacked ideology and saw political power as a means of acquiring power rather than a means of achieving it.
“The political parties that were established were ideological,” according to the politicians at the time of the first republic and even in the second republic. They were arguing with one another and knew what they wanted, he said.
“Political parties were not used as tools to retake control,” the statement read. They were balancing responsibilities with power-acquisition. What did the British colonial regime give to Nigeria by 1960?
It refers to flag independence as it is. The colonial structure was largely intact. Before the system fell, the first set of politicians “didn’t make the best of it,” he claimed.
Falana recalled how the Murtala Mohammed regime’s presidential system of government was essentially an American creation.
More than 400 people have been detained by Moroccan authorities as a result of obscene protests that demanded changes to the public health and education sectors, according to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior.
Authorities in the North African nation reported that on Wednesday, a fifth night of youth protests were occurring in cities across the country, but that night’s violence was reported to have increased. As demonstrators tore down cars and squattered shops, according to them, 263 members of the security forces and 23 civilians were hurt.
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A loosely organized, unidentified youth organization hailed as GenZ 212, and uses platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and the gaming app Discord to conduct the online demonstrations.
A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry said in a statement that young men threw stones and knives at each other on Tuesday night. He claimed that 409 people were seized by the police.
A protest calling for changes to the healthcare and education system in Rabat is being held by members of the security forces.
According to him, administrative buildings, banks, and shops were vandalized or looted in the cities of Ait Amira, Inezgane, Agadir, and Tiznit, as well as Oujda, in the eastern city.
A bank building and damaged ATM machines that appeared to have been looted with broken glass scattered across the ground were seen in videos that were circulated on social media and verified by Al Jazeera.
The GenZ 212 group stated in posts about the protests that it would continue to support peaceful protests. It claimed that it only had an argument with the government and not with security forces.
According to a statement from the Interior Ministry, 20 private cars and 142 security vehicles had been set on fire.
Morocco has historically experienced peaceful protests over economic and social conditions, but this week’s demonstrations are the most violent since at least 2016 and 2017 when protesters clashed with security forces in the north of the Rif region.
Manchester City and Real Madrid are monitoring Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise, and Arsenal will offer Bukayo Saka a contract extension worth more than £250, 000.
Rodrigo Bentancur, a 28-year-old midfielder from Uruguay, is set to sign a new contract at Tottenham, whose current deal expires in 2026. (Athletic – A subscription required)
Real Madrid and Manchester City are keeping an eye on France winger Michael Olise as Bayern Munich consider extending his contract. (Teamtalk)
Arsenal are willing to pay more than £250,000 per week for England’s 24-year-old Bukayo Saka, whose contract expires in 2027. (Talksport)
James Ward-Prowse, 30, will be given the chance to play for Southampton in January when the club makes a return trip to St Mary’s. (GiveMesport)
Even if the requirements for a purchase order to be fulfilled, Bayern Munich plans to keep the 24-year-old Senegal striker on permanent loan from Chelsea. (TBR Football)
Chelsea are confident that 30-year-old AC Milan and France goalkeeper Mike Maignan will be signed. (ASRomalive – Italian)
Mateo Pellegrino, an Argentine international striker, is wanted by Parma’s 23-year-old, but the Italian club isn’t ready to sell him before the summer. Spurs, West Ham, and Nottingham Forest are also interested in him. (TuttoSport via Parma Live in Italian)
With AC Milan interested in the 28-year-old, Liverpool might be willing to let England defender Joe Gomez leave in January as long as they can find a replacement. (Caughtoffside)
Tommy Watson, 19, is a 19-year-old Brighton winger and England Under-21 winger, who Porto are closely monitoring after being denied a loan request on transfer deadline day. Football Insider
Robert Lewandowski, a 37-year-old Barcelona striker, and Robert Lewandowski, a Polish international, are interested in AC Milan. (Sport via Tuttomercatoweb – in Italian)
Jane Goodall, a renowned British conservationist and primatologist who was renowned for her groundbreaking work on chimpanzees, passed away at the age of 91.
Goodall passed away during a speaking engagement in the United States, according to a Facebook post from the Jane Goodall Institute on Wednesday.
Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethnologist transformed science, and she fought tirelessly for the restoration and protection of the natural world, according to the institute.
[File: Reuters] Jane Goodall, a researcher and naturalist, observes some of the 25 chimpanzees at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.
In 1960, Goodall began researching free-living chimpanzees in Tanzania after being born in London in 1934.
She made the groundbreaking observation that challenged the idea that humans are the only species with the capacity to produce tools by observing a chimpanzee named David Greybeard making a tool from twigs and using it to catch termites from a nest.
She founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 to promote conservation of great apes and their natural habitat, as well as to support young initiatives that benefit both animals and the environment.
In her later years, Goodall focused on promoting humanitarian causes and protecting the environment. She was known for putting a sincere message of hope for the future in harmony with the grim realities of the climate crisis.
She spent nearly 300 days a year speaking to crowded auditoriums around the world from her base in the British coastal town of Bournemouth, even after turning 90. Her speeches frequently featured her yeoping like a chimpanzee or lamenting that Tarzan chose the wrong Jane in between more serious messages.
She became a Messenger of Peace in 2002, making a notable United Nations appearance.
Before she passed away at the age of 91, ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall dedicated her life to learning about the ins and outs of chimpanzees.
Chimpanzee expert Dr Jane Goodall has died aged 91 and leaves behind a very unique legacy. She had long been considered the world’s leading expert on the animal as she dedicated her life to their protection.
The UN Messenger of Peace and Founder took part in ground-breaking studies and died while on tour in California. Jane’s death was confirmed in a post on her Facebook page.
The Jane Goodall Institute learned this morning, on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall, the UN Messenger of Peace and the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, passed away due to natural causes.
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She was speaking in the United States in California. Dr. Goodall was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world as a result of her discoveries as an ethologist. We examine Jane’s legendary career as tributes pour in…
Animals are a part of childhood and animal interest begins.
Jane was the daughter of Margaret Myfanwe Joseph, a businesswoman, and Mortimer Herbert Goodall, a businessman, on April 3, 1934, in London. Her fascination with animals first developed when she was a young child, when she became obsessed with English native birds.
While studying zoology and ethology, she began taking notes and sketches. After reading Tarzan, Jane dreamed of visiting animals in their natural habitats in Africa.
In her free time, Jane worked as a secretary at Oxford University and helped raise money for her trip to Africa at a London film company.
first trip to Africa
A childhood friend invited Jane to Kenya in the late 1950s when she was 23 years old. She was offered a job at a nearby historical museum after meeting paleoanthropologist Dr. Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey while there.
After working for a while, Jane was given the opportunity to travel to Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park to study wild chimpanzees. Dr. Leakey believed Jane would adopt an objective perspective and study chimpanzees with an open mind because of her lack of formal academic training.
Chimpanzee research begins
She made the decision to work at Granada Television’s film library in London Zoo to raise money for the expedition. She and her mother and a cook named Dominic traveled by boat to Gombe Stream National Park on July 14, 1960.
Things didn’t turn out well for Jane, who had a fever that pretended to be malaria and delayed the start of her research. When she recovered, Jane realized the real challenge she had to face because she frequently trekked through rugged terrain without even witnessing a chimpanzee.
David Greybeard
The chimpanzee community accepted Jane, who was made a dame in recognition of her accomplishments, at a turning point. She was taken by a primate named David Greybeard based on his silver facial hair.
She said in 2020, “The chimpanzees ran away from me for the first two to three months, and I’d get upset because I knew funding would run out for the project if I didn’t see anything exciting.”
They eventually accepted my behavior. However, David Greybeard will always be unique because he was the first chimpanzee to pass close to me. Then, one day, he removed a banana from my hand. He was incredibly cunning.
What were Jane’s main findings?
Jane made significant discoveries while visiting the National Park that were previously unreliable. She discovered that chimpanzees use tools and produce their own tools, not herbivores.
In 1962, Jane began a doctoral program at Cambridge University without obtaining a degree. However, she was confronted by scientists over her methods and backlash from readers of her debut book, My Friends, the Wild Chimpanzees.
Although she earned her PHD in 1966, her academic peers were upset, and she stayed in the National Park for the following 20 years.
shift in my career
Following a 1986 conference where she saw the effects of deforestation, Jane made the decision to concentrate on conservation and activism. She put forth efforts to improve the conditions of chimpanzees in medical research facilities, established the Jane Goodall Institute, and facilitated a JGI Roots and Shoots initiative to inspire young people to get involved.
Up until her passing, Jane’s tireless efforts to raise money and awareness for chimpanzees and their habitats were continued. She even traveled 300 days a year on average to spread her message.
Not finished yet
Jane spoke with the Call Her Daddy podcast just four months before her passing to discuss her legacy. Because there is so much to do, Jane said, “This mission keeps me going.”
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Because we lose hope, we are doomed because we become indifferent and don’t act. The Jane Goodall Institute has a program called Roots and Shoots for young people, but I’m not the only one.
When host Alex Cooper inquired about Jane’s favorite memory, she replied, “You have left, I am not dead yet. As long as I retire, I can’t stop. My brain continues to function even if I become physically disabled. Because I enjoy writing, I want to write more.
Dani Dyer, a former Love Island star, has acknowledged that she needed to talk to a therapist as she navigated her injury-related Strictly Come Dancing exit.
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Dani Dyer was forced to quit Strictly(Image: YouTube)
Dani Dyer has revealed that she reached out to her therapist as she tried to come to terms with her Strictly exit. The former Love Island star, 29, was ruled out of the BBC dance contest a week before the live show due to injury.
She now admits to having to get in touch with her therapist because she had to work out how to manage her broken ankle. The reality TV star’s father, Danny Dyer, revealed her struggles, saying she initially couldn’t leave the house.
Dani said the situation was a real test to her mental health. After the EastEnders actor told his daughter nobody likes to see her so down, she said she kept thinking she may have done something wrong for the bad news to come.
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She continued, “I spoke to Chris the therapist,” according to the interview on Live and Let Dyer. Because I’ve been fairly stable, I haven’t spoken to him in a while.
Dani continued, “I’ve been in an amazing place, but the therapist picked up the phone and ran it.” She admitted, “He just put things into perspective for me.”
She said watching the live show was hard, but she is pleased Nikita Guzman was able to get a new partner in Amber Davies.
Danny, known for his tough-guy Hollywood roles, also discussed the incident that caused his daughter’s exit. He remarked, “It was a freak f***ing accident.”
Dani continued, “Basically, I fell and rolled my ankle and at first I heard a noise, but I later realized that my ligaments were the cause of the hairline fracture.
They told the physio that if you have a grade one sprain, you can work with a grade one sprain, but my ankle had a grade two sprain on one side and the other had a grade one sprain on the other.
What can we do, I said to the doctor after we went to get a second opinion. physically, please? Can you say something, there must be something here? ” “
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She also acknowledged that she was advised to leave the competition after having a conversation with the show’s executives. She continued, “When I spoke with everyone at Strictly, they said, “Listen Dani, we have to withdraw you, because you’re going to be in such pain.”
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