by Isi Esene An explosive device was on Tuesday morning found and defused in the premises of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Kano. The suspicious package was discovered in a lecture hall by security men attached to the institution and the police was immediately alerted to safely defuse it. According to the Vanguard Newspapers,... Read More
by Victor Oshisada NIGERIA is said to possess three peculiarities: Insecurity, corruption and mono-product economy. It is unfortunate that the fourth is gradually creeping in. Before long, if care is not taken, our local languages shall be extinct. Why and how? It is necessary to answer the question: “What is a language?” Language is part... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi The founding members of the Association of Professional Organizers and Event Managers (APPOEMN), including the reverred Funke Bucknor-Obruthe has announced the official launch of the newly established association on Wednesday, August 1st 2012. APPOEMN is an association for event planners in Nigeria, with a mix of seasoned Wedding and Events Professionals that... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul The Associated Press reports that the US Democratic Party is gearing up to include support for gay marriage in it’s official party platform. The platform drafting committee reportedly voted to include support for gay marriage at a meeting last weekend in Minneapolis. The move will not be formally approved till the party... Read More
by Funke Aboyade The reports of corruption that continue to filter out on an almost daily basis are not just mind blowing, they are disheartening. The impunity, the sheer brazenness, with which these corrupt acts are done, is aggravating. And worrying. Corruption has permeated the very fabric of our society; we live, breathe and eat... Read More
by Isi Esene Men of the Adamawa State special anti-robbery patrol, Operation Tsaro, today shot dead a policeman who apparently went berserk and shot two fellow police officers. The officer, who is with the Michika divisional headquarters of the Adamawa State Police Command, was said to have signed for a rifle for duty around 7am... Read More
by Isi Esene The Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, yesterday read the riot act to government officials who allegedly collect government revenues and convert same to personal use. He lamented that the seemingly lack of progress in delivering key infrastructural projects to the people of the state was caused by the shortfall in Internally Generated... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul Perhaps the spectacle of the opening ceremony was even more amazing than we previously concluded, as it has resulted in a very special case of being gripped by the Olympic spirit. A 34-year old Brit has been rescued from the Atlantic ocean after a strange attempt to swim from France to New... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Arsenal first choice goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny, is brimming with confidence ahead of the new campaign. The Polish hands who has risen through the ranks to become first choice at the Emirates, says the club is inching closer to winning trophies. “This club always has the same aims and that’s winning trophies,”... Read More
by Isi Esene International brand products have continued to find their way into the country, the latest entrant being the Apple range of iPad devices, a product which has succeeded in changing the way people work and play. While announcing Apple’s official entry into Nigerian market, Rutger-Jan van Spaandonk, executive director of Core Group Africa... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi The Central Working Committee of The Future Awards has announced the Nominees Reception for Season 7 – a media & VIP event to celebrate the 168 leaders, innovators, change-makers, and entrepreneurs nominated for this edition. The reception holds on Saturday, August 4 at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos. “We are impressed with the people nominated... Read More
by Isi Esene “My husband is a lazy man; he does not want to work at all. When he gets a job, he complains about it and before you know it, he would leave the job. “He prefers me feeding him and the family rather than finding a means of livelihood. “He has never been... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The deadly Ebola virus has put the East African nation of Uganda on the edge. An outbreak of the virus killed 14 people last week and has put many more at risk. Ebola isn’t your regular kind of virus. What makes it such a threat is that it can be transmitted once... Read More
Step on their necks till they can’t breathe Claim they five stars but sell you dreams – Pusha-T (The New God Flow) I have a small circle of foreigner friends who unfortunately think of me as a trusted source of information about the validity of business opportunities in Nigeria.... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi On Wednesday July 25, 2012, yet another milestone was accomplished when The Future Awards held the extraordinary Online Business Master Class for bloggers and New Media entrepreneurs. The training which held at the Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos, brought together various individuals – bloggers, copy editors, IT enthusiasts, writers, and social media... Read More
by Isi Esene A married couple accused of adultery has been stoned to death in the remote Northern Mali city of Aguelhok. They were executed by radical Islamists in northern Mali under the strict Sharia law according to the spokesman for the radical Ansar Dine group. Sanda Ould Bounama, who spoke on behalf of the... Read More
You might have to wait on the queue. at the bus stop, train station, airport lounge or even in the airspace, but we must all wait. Waiting is a difficult art- untaught in schools, enforced by life. Just like you I never want to wait that much for any of my desires. It’s first nature... Read More
by Seyi Taylor Understand this, no one starting an internet business in Africa today should hope to solely reach the “current market” for the business. That’s a recipe for death and disaster. Or is it? I’ve watched with some amusement as some of the smarter people in the room have insisted that the current rush... Read More
by Isi Esene The new posting policy proposed by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) which seeks to post corps members only to four key sectors of the economy namely; agriculture, education, health, and infrastructure appears not to be going as planned with the rejection of many corps members in these sectors. Mr. Frank Ekpunobi,... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Concerning this issue of fuel subsidy fraud, the EFCC bared its fangs again, yesterday. And in its grip this time were two persons and an oil marketing firm, who were charged before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly conspiring and obtaining N976 million under false pretense. This is the... Read More
by Isi Esene Dr. Olarotimi Ajayi, a senior Nigerian diplomat in Venezuela has been detained for over two weeks by the immigration officials of the South American country over allegations of fraud. He was held while on his way back to Venezuela from the United States of America where he had gone to sit for... Read More
Heightened expectations and anti-climax at Davido’s album launch If the intensity of my expectation before Davido’s launch of his album could be glimpsed this was perhaps the most instructive. I had just arrived at the Lagos airport and was in dire need of rest. But rather than going home to refresh, l rushed off to... Read More
by Mark Schaefer As you create marketing plans for your own business — or if your current efforts are stagnating — maybe it’s time to step back and look at your own “landmines” that are keeping you from your goals. When I work with clients on marketing strategies, we spend a lot of time working... Read More
Isi Esene With the increased cases of violence by militant groups in the northern part of country, many Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members are choosing to be redeploy out of Kano to other states. Out of the 2,150 Batch ‘B’ corp members posted to Kano, 1,277 of them have chosen to redeploy to other... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Arsene Wenger has admitted that his new signings, Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, who missed all the pre-season games, will not be ready for the start of the new English season. “Podolski and Giroud may take longer than expected,” Wenger said in the Daily Mail. “I cannot play them in pre-season, so... Read More
by Joachim MacEbong The preparations for a post-Assad Syria should be underway in earnest, because not only will any peace plan that leaves Al-Assad in charge fail, but he might not even come out of this alive. While the world looks on, horrified, at the daily images of dead Syrians, the United Nations is exposed... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul Factory78 TV caught up with the Nigerian Basketball team D’Tigers in London after a win against The Dominican Republic which gave the team the final spot at the Basketball section of The Games. The crew met with the team during a training session which took place just before the competition started and... Read More
by Isi Esene The Zamfara State House of Assembly has vowed to resist any attempt by the executive arm of government to lay off 7,000 ghost workers in the employ of the state civil service. The ghost workers were identified in a recent progress report submitted to the government by the verification committee set up... Read More
by Isi Esene Majority of Nigerians live below the World Bank’s poverty line, but a few of our fellow citizens are certainly not feeling the economic pinch of this recession as they carry on living the ostentatious life and splurging on luxury brand products. Many luxury brands have taken notice of the unbending buying power... Read More