by Seyi Lawal Many people in Nigeria might believe our laws are not good enough and up to international standards but recently, Yahoo released a list of the World’s strangest laws and Governor Fashola who was rumoured to have ordered Lagosians not to wear flip flop outside their homes doesn’t sound that absurd after all. See... Read More
by Chi Ibe BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has announced that it will delay the launch of new phones deemed critical to the company’s survival and revealed its business is crumbling faster than thought. It was shocking news to BB fans today when the Canadian company posted results for its latest quarter that were worse... Read More
by Chi Ibe Every month, Nigeria loses $1bn or more to oil theft by criminal networks whose activities have expanded rapidly under the presidency of Goodluck Jonathan, Businessday reports. Bunkering expanded rapidly when local gangs in the Niger Delta took up arms in the late 1990s to try to force the federal government to give more oil revenue... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Vision 2020 is still the goal line which the president has drawn for accomplishments with regards to the country. With the stagnant power supply unable to meet the growing needs of consumers and manufacturers in the country, the presidency sought to reassure producers that the plan for power supply in the country is headed... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul Ah, Sarah Palin; where do we begin? From her statements about being able to see Russia from her backyard to her being unable to state the name of a single newspaper during a 2008 CBS News interview with Katie Couric, she has become a global legend. She’s also an American politician. So... Read More
Earlier today the Supreme Court in a narrow 5-4 ruling upheld the heathcare law put in place by President Obama. The law affects how Americans get health care, and also provides new court guidelines on federal power. The most controversial part of the ruling is the fact the court upheld that the individual mandate requiring... Read More
Maybe I’ll just keep observing from a neutral angle. Maybe a prostitute really has genuine reasons, maybe marriages usually get sour after a while. Maybe I’ll never know. For a very long time now I have had questions. Questions about general and/or random acts of people. Perhaps not totally random, but acts that I have... Read More
by Rotimi Fawole I was convinced that many would find the topic of logic and valid arguments boring. It has come as quite a surprise that the reverse is the case and I’ve been asked by quite a few people to do a full post on fallacies. Apologies, however, if this turns out to be a snooze-inducer. You can... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Oil spills have devastated the once-vibrant wetlands in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria, and little has been done to clear up the spills and return the ecosystem to its Natural state. US-based Council of Ogoni Professionals International hopes that a meeting with a committee from the United States’ House of Representatives could help restore... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Voicing his distrust of the opposition parties in Nigeria, Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson warned Nigerians about potentially destructive activities of the opposition parties in the country, worrying that they may want to tear the country apart. Dickson made his remarks while attending a meeting of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The beginning of the rainy season usually hits subsistence farmers hardest: Their crops from the previous year are usually close to running out or are finished altogether, and their new crops will not be ready for months. In the meantime, many are too poor to buy enough food to feed their families, malnutrition is... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang On Wednesday night, the first finalist of the ongoing European Championships was decided. A tight Iberian derby by all accounts, we did not witness the best of football. Despite the fact that we had an incredible number of world-class players in the two teams, the match was eventually decided via penalty kicks, after a goalless... Read More
by Abimbola Adelakun The presidential media chat on Sunday was, not unexpectedly, pedestrian, to put it mildly. But interestingly, the President spoke on, among other things, social media and, the penchant by Nigerians to use the same to criticise his government. I counted this positive – he is not unaware of Nigerians’ disaffection towards his... Read More
by Mohammed Zagga ONCE again, the House of Representatives is in the storm of another bribery scandal, coming two months after the suspension of the Committee on Capital Markets, led by Herman Hembe. In the latest scandal, the Chairman of the ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Probe, Malam Faruk Lawan, was allegedly caught on video receiving a $620,000... Read More
By Muhammad Sageer Whatever catastrophe we are going through in this country is the brainchild of ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo is the genesis of almost Nigerian problem. When Obasanjo first came to power in 1999, many Nigerians had high hopes but unfortunately we never knew he came to destroy us. We had a tyrant in democracy toga.... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo For the third year in a row, The Future Awards, referred to by the World Bank as ‘The Nobel Prize for Young Africans’, is searching for the most brilliant young minds in Science, in addition to its yearly search for the brightest minds in Technology, an official release by the awards central... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo David Erhabor, the man lucky to marry a former Edo State commissioner, Florence Igbinigie-Erhabor, told a Benin High Court on Wednesday that his wife of more than a decade (15 years to be exact) once came home without putting on pant. Bottom line: she’s a bladdy cheat. This is how Punch reports... Read More
It is also not safe for our leader to ply our unsafe roads. If a former minister of works can die from an accident on a road he neglected as minister, the President is certainly not immune. Not many people will remember Young Jeezy in 20 years; but I suspect his song “My President” will... Read More
Open Mic Theatre
by Aziza Uko Hello. My name is Henry. I am a good dresser; I have great inter-personal relationship skills; and great communication skills (written and oral). I am a university graduate; I have 5 years cognate experience; I am eager to work; driven. I consider myself more of an entrepreneur than an employee; I am... Read More
The $620,000 bribery scandal involving Farouk Lawan, the chairman of the House of Represantatives’ ad hoc committee on fuel subisdy and oil magnate Femi Otedola may just have hit a dead end. In an investigation carried out by Punch stonewalling from the State Security Service over handing the video showing Lawan allegedly receiving the bribe to the Special Task... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo In case you aren’t tired of the entire Goldie-Prezzo psychodrama – here are more details to brighten up your day. The Kenyan singer told Keitta yesterday that he is officially done with the girl of the golden locks. “I’m not even eating the food she cooks from now on. I can make... Read More
One of the most famous reality TV shows has finally made its way to Nigerian shores. Sponsored by telecommunications giant Airtel, Nigeria’s Got Talent held a press conference announcing the start of the show, Nigerian Entertainment Today reports. Originally a British TV show, the format became wildly successful and soon spread to 39 other countries. Optima... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Very often, the kind of news Nigerians hear is of one foreign country or another deporting Nigerians or denying them visas. It’s not every day one hears the reverse. But that’s exactly the report which was given by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Joachim Olumba. Mr. Olumba said that... Read More
With Third Mainland Bridge being scheduled for repairs starting July 1, the Lagos State government has unveiled alternate routes to help alleviate heavy traffic to and from the Lagos Island axis. The state plans to make sure that roads are in good repair before the first, and that the new traffic radio station 96.1 FM will be... Read More
We all like to look our best, but did you know your beauty routine could be bad for you? From salon treatments to everyday beauty procedures, check out the top 10 beauty health hazards. Beauty health hazard 1: Eyeliner Eyeliner has been around for centuries and is popular with many women as a way to... Read More
by Aderonke Adebanjo Getting married and joining your life with another human being’s life is one of the scariest and perhaps most life-altering experiences. It comes with many challenges but also joys – which should usually outweigh the challenges. It’s exciting, thrilling, fascinating, and frightening all at the same time, right? Sometimes it’s the best... Read More
Chevron to address claims over rig fire incident CHEVRON Nigeria Limited, operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC/Chevron Joint venture, has unfolded plans to address letters of claims it received from lawyers and representatives of some communities in Bayelsa State and beyond over its rig fire incident. The incident occurred at Funiwa 1A natural gas well... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Nigerian scammers have spread their wings and graduated to the big leagues, invading the oil sector. In a report by Reuters, no-name firms are claiming to be in the Nigerian oil big-leagues and able to provide thousands of barrels of oil at such a deep discount the buyer could potentially save up to $10... Read More