Worrisome debt profiles of states
BEFORE the Domestic Debt Data Exercise and Solvency Test conducted in the 36 states across the country by the Debt Management Office, DMO, in December 2012 which its findings were recently published in...
View ArticleEnyeama declares war on Harambee Stars
Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama says the Super Eagles have put last month’s Africa Cup of Nations victory behind them and are ready to slog for World Cup qualification.
View ArticleCourt hears Ogboru’s appeal challenging AMCON suit
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, Thursday, heard the preliminary objection by Chief Great Ogboru and his company, Fiogret Limited, to the suit by Assets Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON,...
View ArticleAdoke meddling in Oyerinde murder case – ANEEJ
BENIN CITY — Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has said that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke, SAN, lied when he said,...
View ArticleHow to do Décolletage
There is a very thin line between looking sexy and appealing and looking cheap and easy. To some extent showing your décolletage is considered inappropriate. Jenifer Lopez first made the trend a red...
View ArticleThe future with BB10
Imagine a world where a user can tell his phone, “Í am going into the bath, please in ten minutes get me a cab ready because I am going out on an important meeting” and alas in ten minutes, a driver...
View ArticleLagos cautions over indiscriminate refuse dumping
LAGOS State Government has warned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse, especially on rail-corridors. The government added that anyone caught will face the wrath of the law.
View ArticleFresh ijaw/itsekiri crisis looms in Warri North
Sapele— Fresh crisis between the Itsekiri and Ijaw in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State is looming as about 300 passengers on board a thug boat, heading to the riverine communities have...
View ArticleThe mistakes Rotimi Williams and I made about Nigeria’s constitution – Nwabueze
...North is in the middle of a civil war... PROFESSOR Ben Nwabueze (SAN), the chairman of The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerian citizens is disturbed that the transformation agenda is on the wrong...
View ArticleProf Chinua Achebe: Exit of literary giant
Albert Chinualumogu Achebe,Professor of English, one of the greatest novelists of the modern era and often hailed as the Father of African literature, had been ill for a long time before he finally...
View ArticleBeyond the Presidential pardon
On the day that Saudi Arabia announced the beheading of seven men for stealing, Nigeria announced a presidential pardon that included two people who were convicted for stealing.
View ArticleRobbery suspect nabbed while selling stolen item to owner
Sadiq Adetumobi,23 is currently cooling his heels at the State Criminal Investigations Department,SCID,over the recovery of stolen fabrics worth millions of naira in his possession.
View ArticleThe Man Achebe ….
Turning in a widening gyre, the falcon could not hear the falconer, things fall apart and the center could not hold , mere anarchy is loosed upon the earth, that is the W. B. Yeats lines that announced...
View ArticleGunmen invasion: 80-year old village head slumps, dies
He made to escape from death, but it would seem death was determined not to spare him on that fateful Sunday night. Hearing gunshots from a nearby house, 80-year old Da Dung Bot Gwom, the village head...
View ArticleKano blast: It was a brief life in hell – Hamisu Usman
Survivors of last Monday Motor park bombing in Kano have continued to recount their ordeal from their hospital beds.
View ArticleAlamieyeseigha: Unpardonable pardon
President Goodluck Jonathan is facing scathing criticism from a cross section of the Nigerian people which seemed unabated, over a presidential pardon granted to impeached former governor of...
View ArticleFive suspects in prison over possession of human skull
For allegedly killing a 7-year old boy and as well be in possession of a human skull, five accused persons were yesterday remanded in prison custody by an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court.
View ArticleAPGA crisis: Umeh’s cup is full
Chief Vincent Ezenwajiaku is a pharmacist and a lawyer, as well as a politician. He was a foundation member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and had contested for the House of Representatives and...
View ArticleOgun boils as truck crushes couple, five others
Tragedy struck on Thursday night when a cement-laden truck belonging to Dangote factory crushed seven people including a couple to death at Ibese in Yewa North local government area of Ogun state.
View ArticleOnly ‘one thing’ can split us – Psquare
Nigeria’s pop duo, P-Square of Peter and Paul Okoye were in Malawi last weekend, where they thrilled their fans with their electrifying performance and moving dance steps.
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