Life’s a beach! Police close down Kuramo

by Hauwa Gambo “We are closing down the beach for one week; a team of security agents will continue to raid the beach to rid it of criminals,’’ said Adegoke Fayode, who is the Divisional Police Officer, Victoria Island Station, as the Nigeria Police force informed the public that it has closed down the popular... Read More

hoodlums, kuramo beach, lagos, police, squatters

July 5, 2012

Oil company rejects subsidy report, sues government

by Isi Esene An oil company, Integrated Oil and Gas Limited got a temporary reprieve from a Federal High Court yesterday barring it from prosecution on the alleged wrongful claim of N13.2 billion fuel subsidy funds. The company, owned by a former Internal Affairs Minister, Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho (rtd.), sued the House of Representatives, Farouk... Read More

AGF, EFCC, farouk lawan, fuel subsidy report, House of Representatives, IGP, Integrated Oil and Gas

July 5, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria steps out in NYSC gear

by Hauwa Gambo We hear the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2012, Isabella Ayuk, chose her one year of national youth service to the Miss World competition. God save the Queen!

Isabella Ayuk, MBGN, nysc, Silverbird

July 5, 2012

Opinion: Once the toast of the world, Jonathan is now diminished

by Sabella Abidde In early January 2010, I attempted to craft a profile of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in an essay entitled Goodluck Jonathan: The Emerging Profile. I did so because many Nigerians had wondered what type of a man he was, and what type of a President he was going to be. Yes, he had... Read More

America, disappointment, failure, jonathan, mediocity

July 5, 2012

Jamboree, Interrupted: FG says no “official Nigerian delegation” to London Olympics

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday’s Federal Executive Council meet was one for action movie fans. There, the minister of defence declared that Nigeria now produces bullet-proof vests, the minister of health promised to save 1 million lives and Labaran Maku was there to inform Nigerians that youth corps members will be safe in volatile states. And... Read More

Bolaji Abdullahi, delegation, jamboree, london olympics, nigeria

July 5, 2012

PHOTOS: Adesuwa, Tara Durotoye, Ireti Doyle and others looking fabulous at the TW Magazine High Tea Party

Adesuwa Onyenokwe, ireti doyle, Tara Durortoye, Zaki

July 5, 2012

At last: NYSC bows to Reps, to re-post ‘corpers’ sent to troubled states

by Hauwa Gambo The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has given in and and will now be re-posting those 14, 850 corps members sent to volatile Northern states. According to Punch, it has directed the affected corps members to report at the NYSC headquarters for redeployment to states considered safe. “A statement by the Director-General... Read More

boko haram, corpers, House of Reps, north, nysc

July 5, 2012

At last: NYSC bows to Reps, to repost ‘corpers’ sent to troubled states

boko haram, corpers, House of Reps, north, nysc

July 5, 2012

Don’t laugh: We will expose corruption, says House of Reps

by Hauwa Gambo No, we’re not spoofing you. The House of Representatives – yes, the same one that has been bouncing some hundreds of thousands of dollars, still un-found, between two of its chairman, one named Lawan and the other named Jagaba – has now assured Nigerians that it will continue to fight corruption in... Read More

corruption, fight, House of Reps, lawan, lower house, otedola

July 5, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: Win a BlackBerry Playbook in the first ‘SeunWrites’ End the Story Competition

Short story writer, editor and author of ‘The Son of your Father’s concubine’, ‘Seun Salami, introduces his first writing competition – End the Story. The competition which is proudly supported by Bookvine, publishers of Salami’s book, is aimed at challenging the creativity of young Writers of African origin in order to improve their art.... Read More

Blackberry, competition, Playbook, SeunWrites’

July 5, 2012

Stop fretting, you guys are safe – FG tells corps members

by Hauwa Gambo Worried that you might not be safe in any of those volatile states where bombs have been going off, people have been dying in their homes, churches and on the streets, and curfews have been imposed? The president and his executive council have three words for you: “come off it”:. At its... Read More

bullet proof, corpers, kaduna, youth corp members

July 5, 2012

Opinion: Robin van Persie will not leave Arsenal as a legend

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Rumours, especially those about football transfers, can be very tedious. And so even before Robin van Persie’s 2011/2012 contract ends, sports journalists had already filled up newspaper columns with different angles to the story. Nothing however bore any semblance to the truth until yesterday. The Dutchman released a statement on his personal... Read More

arsenal, arsene wenger, emirates, gunners, manchester city, robin van persie

July 5, 2012

31 ways to live life on your own terms

by Tiphany N. Montgomery I was born on the Fourth of July… 31 years ago. When I was little my mom told me that all the red, white, and blue shenanigans were just for me. The fireworks, she confessed, were a gift from President Reagan, and he had called every American, on my behalf, to... Read More

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