theme-sticky-logo-alt
Smiling Bankole during a court sitting
by Stanley Azuakola We might just as well tag it as one of those things which happens in this country that no one can really explain but all have to fully accept. Judge Donatus Okorowa, the trial judge handling the case involving former House of Representatives Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, was suddenly transferred on Monday, further... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola On Friday, the Country Chair of Shell in Nigeria, Mutiu Sunmonu expressed his dissatisfaction with the current Petroleum Industry Bill before the National Assembly. But before he goes about lamenting the bill, we wonder what his opinion is about revelations from the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), which audits the oil... Read More
There were some tense moments at Philadelphia International Airport Sunday after a gun belonging to a flight attendant accidentally went off. The gun was spotted inside Republic Airlines flight attendant Jaclyn Ruby’s bag by TSA officials around 6:30 a.m. as she was going through security. Philadelphia police were notified and when an officer tried to... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In Nigeria, life expectancy for males is 49 years, while it is 53 years for females. This kind of statistics generally rings true in most countries in the world — women live longer than men. But why? Various theories have been put forward to explain it, and on Monday yet another theory... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola This morning, at about 5:15am, unknown gunmen abducted Muhammadu Sade from his residence along Railway Road Quarters in Bauchi, Bauchi State. Sade has great influence in Bauchi where he is the arrowhead of Governor Isa Yuguda’s political apparatus as well as the Chairman of the State Committee for fertilizer distribution, a position... Read More
The residents of Oyo State in Nigeria have been persisting on prayer for the urgent recoup of Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan who is presently receiving medical treatment in Germany, to enable her quick return to the country. Prayerfuls during church services, mosque praying sessions, market squares and solemn gatherings in the Ibadan metropolis of... Read More
by Isi Esene The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday released a list of alternative routes which can be used by motorists as a result of the flooding of roads normally used by travellers. The flooding was caused by the overflowing of the River Niger shutting off vital roads linking the Federal Capital Territory... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In two days time, the number of Justices in Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, would increase from 15 to 17 as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, will on Wednesday administer the oath of office on two newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court, Hon. Justices... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Mutiu Sunmonu, the Country Chair of Shell Companies in Nigeria, has been very silent on what the company thinks about the Petroleum Industry Bill, even though lobbying efforts by the company have always gone on behind the scenes until now. Sunmonu finally broke his silence however on Friday and this is what... Read More
  To such a degree has Religion fueled conflict, complicated politics, retarded social development and impaired human relations across the world, that one is often tempted to propose that Religion is innately an enemy of Humanity, if not indeed of itself a crime against Humanity.  Certainly it cannot be denied that Religion has proved again... Read More
by Isi Esene There are indications that the federal cabinet might witness some reshuffling as President Goodluck Jonathan prepares to find suitable replacements for the former power minister, Prof. Barth Nnaji and the former Defence Minister, Haliru Mohammed Bello. A source said the president will soon send names of possible replacements to the Senate for... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The presidency has responded to the National Assembly’s threat to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan over his failure to implement the 2012 budget and resolutions of the legislature. The advise from Aso Rock to the legislators is — calm down. The presidency believes that all those threats only add to the current tension... Read More
  Arnold Schwarzenegger tells how wife Maria Shriver confronted him about his son in new explosive tell-all “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.” Cover of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new book, ‘Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.’ In an explosive tell-all book, Arnold Schwarzenegger offers “Total Recall” of the infidelity that ruined his marriage —... Read More
15 49.0138 8.38624 arrow 0 arrow 0 4000 1 0 horizontal https://ynaija.com 300 0 1