After a 4-month grace period ended, the Ghanaian government have begun to expel illegal foreign traders from their stores despite a request from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) parliament Yesterday, the Ghanaian minister for Trade Hannah Tetteh was interviewed by the BBC, where she explained in detail that the excercise was merely to expel those...
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by Isi Esene An official of the State Security Service, Abdulfaruk Dauda, told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday that former spokesman for Boko Haram, Kudunga Abdul, named Senator Ali Ndume from Borno, as a financier of the group. Abdul was sentenced to three years in prison after he confessed to being the spokesman for the group. Dauda, who...
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by Isi Esene Stephanie Henshaw, the now ex-wife of former hip-hop singing pastor, Chris Okotie, has shed some light at the emotional pains she is suffering as a result of their separation which was said to be “due to irreconcilable differences”. She lamented on her Facebook page saying she was loved but wasn’t loved back...
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There is nothing wrong with seeing reality as it is. If things are bad let us agree they are bad, not to see things the way they really are is never to be able to make them better “The thing about denial is that it doesn’t feel like denial when it’s going on.” ― Georgina Kleege,...
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Marriages are breaking and divorce is at an all-time high because we have lost the plot. The financial need of the home however important is placed over physical, social, emotional and mental need of the family. A year ago I relocated my daughter to live and school away from home in the care of hands...
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by Tolu Orekoya On Tuesday rumours began to circulate that R&B singer Frank Ocean was going to come out on his new album ‘Channel Orange’. He went on to post on his Tumblr account an emotional note that seems to recount his first affair with a man. He says, “4 summers ago, I met somebody. I was 19...
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by Tolu Orekoya Here we go again: Two of six refineries new refineries could be built as early as next year according to Yemi Kolajo, a spokeswoman for Nigeria’s trade ministry. It is part of a larger $4.5 billion deal that was announced late on Monday. Nigerian-based Petroleum Refining and Strategic Reserve Ltd. and US-based Vulcan...
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by Isi Esene Mr. Femi Otedola appeared yesterday before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Ethics and Privileges probing the bribe allegation trailing the fuel subsidy probe lead by Farouk Lawan. Otedola who had earlier stated his preference for an open session refused to answer all questions posed at him by members of the House Committee. He, however,...
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Apparently, the last has not been heard of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) saga. The Batch B NYSC members took their protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday and found support with the lawmakers. The students, mainly of the Lagos State University, carried placards with inscriptions like; “LASU says no to posting to...
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by Isi Esene The $3m bribery scandal involving Femi Otedola and Farouk Lawan has just gotten more interesting with the release of a second audio of the conversation purported to be between both seasoned actors. The 1 minute 52 seconds audio, released by Channels Television contained a conversation believed to have transpired between both men before the submission...
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by Staff Writer The country should be awash with petrol, if the figures from last year’s fuel subsidy payments are to be believed. The finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said yesterday at a public hearing that the nation has spent N2.19 trillion on subsidising fuel for Nigerians. According to the statements made before the public hearing organised by...
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Having a long term view to things requires a sophisticated understanding of how the world has and continues to evolve. I belong firmly in the school of thought that believes history repeats itself. A ‘G’? I ride with you for free I want the long-term riches and b***es – Jay Z ft Memphis Bleek “Coming...
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by ‘Ifreke Inyang It is now official. The clauses and length of Andre Villas-Boas’ contract at White Hart Lane has been agreed, and Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that the Portuguese will replace Harry Redknapp. Cue the voices of resistance and dissent. “Hiring Villas-Boas is a decision that maybe shouldn’t have needed to be made. They were in a...
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by Tolu Orekoya After writing monster hit children’s series Harry Potter, author JK Rowling is trying her hand at adult fiction, and it is set to be released on September 27, 2012. Here’s the synopsis: When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with...
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by Tolu Orekoya Ghana’s recent decision to send traders and business men who are not legally registered in the country packing, has sent shockwaves throughout much of the west-African community. In particular Nigerians who have had informal business dealings are particularly concerned and see the new laws as effectively shutting them out of the economy....
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by Funke Aboyade, olufunke.aboyade@thisdaylive.com I wasn’t surprised at the avalanche of emails and SMS I received following last week’s column (Presidential Nuisance…). My plan was to publish some of those reactions but upon receiving and reading the article (reproduced below) sent to me by a friend, I decided it was too good not to share with...
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by Doyin Jaiyesimi The House of Representatives today has come to the rescue of prospective corps members deployed to volatile states in the country. After insisting that corp members should report to states they have been posted to, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been banned from posting corp members to volatile states in northern Nigeria. The order...
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by Staff Writer According to The Punch newspaper, the video recordings that oil business man Femi Otedola recorded of House of Representatives member Farouk Lawan allegedly soliciting and collecting a bribe of $620,000 may soon air on national television. The recordings are thought to number six video tapes in total and 16 audio recordings. First, The PUNCH learnt early yesterday that...
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by Isi Esene Zenon Petroleum Boss, Femi Otedola, has honoured the invitation of the House of Representatives Ethics and Privileges Committee probing his alleged $620,000 bribe to a House member, Farouk Lawan. Otedola reportedly arrived at 1.55pm while the hearing began at 2.05pm with introductions. It was a closed-door session as against Otedola’s demand for an open hearing. It appears...
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The Funds for Peace organisation recently released its failed state index where Nigeria came in at number 14. Top 14 1. Somalia. 2. Congo Democratic Republic. 3. Sudan. 4. Chad. 5. Zimbabwe. 6. Afghanistan. 7. Pakistan 8. Guinea. 9. Cote d’Ivoire. 10. Central African Republic. 11. Iraq. 12.Yemen. 13. Haiti. 14. Nigeria The index compiled...
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by Isi Esene Nigerian writer Rotimi Babatunde has won this year’s prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing. The £10,000 ($15,700) prize was given for his short story ‘Bombay’s Republic’ (read here) about Nigerian soldiers who fought in the Burma campaign during World War II. “It is about liberation and how a character can have his world widened,”...
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Which begs the question: why don’t these guys (40-60) date their female age-mates (40-60)? Why the small-small girls? You hear excuses like, the older babes have passed their prime. They prefer young blood. Bla bla bla. All lies. A lot of guys in my generation (40-60+) are messing up the perception of life, moral and cutural values...
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by Isi Esene Nine construction workers, working on Shehu of Borno Central Mosque, Maiduguri, Borno State, were yesterday murdered. They were reportedly slaughtered in their sleep. The reason for the killings could not be immediately confirmed. The increased lack of security around Maiduguri has forced a few Islamic scholars to employ the services of security escorts in open pick-up vans filled...
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by Tolu Orekoya When 4-year-old Madeline McCann went missing while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007, it sent shockwaves throughout the United Kingdom and Portugal. The toddler vanished without a trace and while investigations continued for more than a year, with many leads and sightings, all have turned out...
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by Tolu Orekoya Whether or not the president cares to divulge his assets to the Nigerian public has been debated about in the media since the now infamous “I don’t give a damn!” comment made almost two weeks ago. In light of Nigeria’s foreign affairs relations, it may have put the country in a somewhat dicey situation, and now,...
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Hanging out with the big boys…
by Isi Esene The Rivers State police command have smashed a syndicate which specialises in selling new babies. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Ben Ugwuegbulam, who confirmed the development, said the Police arrested two suspects, a husband and his wife, involved in the illicit trade. He said the two are specialised in kidnapping...
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by VICTOR OGIEMWONYI The recent debate of the proposed bill by both chambers of the National Assembly aimed at restricting the independence of the Central Bank of Nigeria needs to be set in the context of the importance of the CBN as a national institution that needs to be kept independent. If you look around the country, the problems...
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by Tolu Orekoya Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti has a conversation with Fly TV as he built up to his 50th birthday.
…when instant information is valued over in-depth expertise, not only is it possible for every Tom, Dick and Harry (or Temi, Dumi and Hakeem) to become instant mini celebrities with half a dozen titles, it is also only natural for a new generation of Toms, Dicks and Harries to seek fast fame. by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo “Fast money,...
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