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by Dr Boyce Watkins While we sit back and fantasize, people are dying.  While we comment on how fabulous Michelle Obama looked as she gave her speech, there is some little girl out there crying because her daddy got 10 life sentences for selling drugs.  This morning, I had to ask myself some hard questions,which... Read More
The one thing I’ve never understood with business owners, especially those ones like Jimoh Ibrahim who brag constantly about how they own business upon business, is the audacity to not pay staff that run these businesses. It’s tough to describe Sir Richard Branson as anything but a fighter; someone who dares to go where no... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Remember this tweet: “Someone need to assassinate Obama… like ASAP. #DieYouPieceOFSh*t.” It was tweeted by a 16-year-old girl called Alyssa Douglas on Friday morning while President Obama was delivering his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. We reported about it here, together with some other vicious tweets at... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly do not have it in them to stay away from controversy. Since 2011, no other assembly has made the news more often than Bayelsa’s, and it’s hardly ever for the right reasons. (See examples here, here and here) The latest news from that assembly... Read More
by Akan Ido As the 52nd Independence Anniversary of Nigeria draws closer, the ‘We Believe’ redefinition campaign and FOR THE LOVE OF COUNTRY brings you an event to give you a memorable independence celebration. The event is set to hold at the Muson Centre on the 30th of September. The ‘We Believe’ campaign is however... Read More
I was only eighteen when a cousin introduced the Christians to me, the Pentecostals. They were  (are) a lively bunch. They stomped on the ground till dust filled the atmosphere and the women’s wrappers dropped.  I was only sixteen years old when an uncle of mine introduced me to the documents of the Ancient and... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola N5000 Note Gets New Faces FIRST lady, Dame Patience Jonathan made news last week with her reported rest or admission in a hospital in Germany or Dubai where she went to treat either stomach upset or appendicitis. However, A Pinch can authoritatively reveal that most of what Nigerians heard is false. The... Read More
by Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday politely declined receiving a chieftancy title from the Oniru of Iru land, Lagos, Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru. He, however, accepted an award of excellence presented to him by the monarch who was celebrating his 75th birthday and 18th coronation anniversary. He explained that the... Read More
by Isi Esene A police source privy to investigations into the alleged rape and murder of Cynthia Osokogu, the post-graduate student who was killed in a Festac hotel, have confirmed that the autopsy being carried out on her body has been concluded yesterday. According to the source, her body was not released to the family... Read More
A 21-year-old Charlotte man has been arrested by the Secret Service for allegedly posting threats to kill President Barack Obamaon Twitter. Authorities said Donte Jamar Sims was detained Wednesday. The Secret Service says Sims posted messages including one that said, “Ima Assassinate president Obama this evening!” on Monday morning, two days before Obama arrived in... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola On Monday, President Goodluck Jonathan will embark on a three-day working visit to Malawi and Botswana. He will be accompanied on the visit by by Governors Adams Oshiomhole of Edo and Sule Lamido of Jigawa according to a statement by his special adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati on Saturday. The entourage... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola “Parents listen to your children. We are the leaders of tomorrow. Try and pay our school fees and give us a sound education.” Who doesn’t remember Tosin Jegede? Who doesn’t remember those lyrics? Almost everyone who was old enough to listen to music in the late 80s and early 90s must know... Read More
by Akan Ido Minister for Aviation, Stella Oduah, yesterday admitted that the suspension of the flight operations of Dana Airlines immediately after the June 3 crash was in error. She said this while answering questions on a breakfast programme on ChannelsTV on the rationale behind the lifting of the suspension earlier placed on the operations... Read More
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