by Ifreke Inyang Title: Shine the light Station: Unilag FM Category: Radio Sunday mornings in Lagos are a Christian radio festival of sorts. It is common to find radio listeners indulging, switching from station to station, spoilt for choice. Sermons, music, worship, praise, it does happen all at once. Sunday morning radio can be a... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The (chronically cash-strapped and under-equipped, frequently labeled as corrupt) Nigerian Police is your friend. The Nigerian police is (also) Guinea Bissau’s friend. According to the Acting Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, 142 policemen will be deployed to Guinea Bissau to maintain law and order in the country. The IG disclosed this at the graduation... Read More
by Thetoolsman Would you forget it if you found a wristwatch in one of your shoes with a note attached while you’re dressing up for work in the morning? I love surprises. Well, the good ones. I tell this to everyone and anyone I’m remotely close to right after I tell them I also love surprising... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola No longer can anyone describe the PDP as a party bereft of ideology, that is if you can take their word for it. Although the full details of its ideological definition are still tucked away, the party’s chairman shared snippets of what it entails in a press statement to mark the 13th anniversary... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The much ballyhooed and long-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which is meant to radically restructure and reform the oil industry, includes a clause that could bring an end to gas flaring in the country. Gas flaring is seen as colossal waste of a valuable natural resource, with Nigeria flaring the equivalent of one-third of the... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya There is no corner of the earth that you won’t find Nigerians. From the wilds of rural North Dakota USA, to the humid climes of south-east Asia, Nigerians are scattered around the globe, seeking commerce, education, etcetera. There is no doubt that Nigeria has a rich and robust diaspora. In Bangalore, a... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya It was bad enough that Ibrahim, a local danfo (commercial mini-bus) conductor was stopping to pick up and drop off passengers at illegal drop-off points, but he went on to stab a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officer while fighting to prevent his vehicle from being impounded. The incident happened last Wednesday, around 3pm, in Ojota, Lagos, when... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola By now, most Nigerians have heard about the latest scandal brewing in the oil sector. At the centre of the controversy is the juicy Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245. The major actors involved are the Federal Government of Nigeria, Malabu Oil (owned by former Petroleum Minister, Dan Etete), as well as multinationals Shell... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo So I’ve been thinking lately of the reason this much-hyped film is still not interesting a lot of people (apart from those who stand to benefit from the hype) – ever since this Dr. Bello film arrived on our sensibilities. I mean, there was more excitement over Uche Jombo’s ‘Damage’ (I shall let... Read More
by Denike & Ifedayo Biggie’s refusal to provide the housemates with alcohol and smokes have led to the revolt! The addicts, better known as housemates all succeeded in breaking as many rules as possible, ranging from wearing head-gear, using shades and generally acting like children. Junia and Jessica caused a racket after realising their beds were placed outside by the head of the house, Keagan.... Read More
by Gabriel Olatunji Conquering your world is not an assignment you do at 60 or 70 it is supposed to be the work of your youth. If you die at 30 would the world know that you came? Are you ready to die? I can almost hear you say a big, NO. No one wants... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Fallen pensions funds boss, Dr Sani Shu’aibu Teidi, is not willing to go down alone, it seems as he launches broad accusations at the Senator Aloysius Etuk-led Senate committee set up to investigate discrepancies in the country’s pension scheme. Dr Teidi was the high-profile netting of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and... Read More
by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo The European Film Festival recently berthed in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was there and is reviewing all 21 movies screened at the festival. “Ben and the Bullies,” is the focus of Day 2. There are some remarkable portrayals of mentally challenged characters on Hollywood’s big screen, examples are; Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man; Tom Hanks in Forest... Read More
As the weeks have rolled into months, it has become clear that one needs a lot more than an inspiring personal story to make a presidential difference. Questions are mounting by the day – where are you taking Nigeria to? Do you have an idea? Do you have a personal vision of the kind of... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya A congregation made up of top government officials, failed to respond to Most Reverend Peter Akinola’s prayer to end corruption in the government during an interdenominational church service at the Ecumenical Centre in Abuja, on Sunday, May 28, 2012. Instead the Reverend was met with dead silence as he prayed that corrupt members of... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Henceforth, indiscipline by soldiers during foreign mission assignments would not be condoned. That is the position of the Nigerian Army top hierarchy as revealed by Maj. Gen. Garba Wahab, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Kaduna. Maj. Gen. Wahab said this during the graduation ceremony of 26 Battalion pre-deployment training course... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The pension scandal that rocked the country earlier this year has yet to lead to any arrests or indictments, but it has had a ripple effect across the country, as some states and government agencies audit their books with a fine toothcomb, looking for ghost workers, discrepancies and mispayments. Palindromic number of... Read More
A reader sent this in: Is this really the inevitable end to all meaningful relationships or just a man’s point of view?
by Tolu Orekoya When your car doesn’t kick-start in the morning, it is not too big of an issue if the engine fails on Third Mainland Bridge, being stranded might be the biggest consequence. When a plane’s engine refuses to start the passengers might not just be annoyed, but might just worry what will happen if... Read More
It is the first time, I sense how much she will miss me. I know she does not want me to feel guilty for leaving. But tonight, I feel guilty just the same. ‘Are you online? One of your nieces would like to Skype with you!’ A lazy Sunday morning in Utrecht. I am still... Read More
by Chi Ibe The stand-off between Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and the state doctors like dough with yeast is spreading. Medical doctors in Oyo State have announced plans to embark on a strike in solidarity with their Lagos colleagues who were sacked by the Lagos State government. The Oyo doctors demand that their sacked colleagues be... Read More
The man has to pay the bills in the home including those strictly-for-vanities but he also has to lend her a hand when she has his kid. All these double standards and they say it’s a man’s world. Big ass farce! I am aware that many of you are Adebayo Omisore virgins. Strap up Therese.... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Property worth millions of Naira has been consumed by an inferno which occurred very early this morning at the Imo State University, Owerri. It’s said to have begun at about 2.00 a.m up till the day break but people believe if the fire fighters had showed up; the damage would have been... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola At a thanksgiving service to mark his first anniversary in office, President Goodluck Jonathan solicited for the support of all Nigerians for his administration to achieve its transformation agenda. The president also invoked the biblical analogy of the coming of Christ to explain the recent cases of terrorist attacks in the country. According... Read More
Palm wine and dog; a match made in culinary heaven. (A reader sent this in.)
In four years time, the dead-in-the-water education sector in Nigeria should be positively transformed in line with the agenda of this administration. Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai, says the ministry knows what the issues and challenges are, and they’ve already classified them into focal areas. The focal areas listed by the minister include: access and equity, standard... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola As part of its Democracy Day countdown, Thisday newspapers did a special report today which scored the performance of ministers serving in the Jonathan cabinet. Abba Moro, the Minister of Interior was given 1 star for non-performance (no surprises there), Power Minister Bart Nnaji was given 2 stars as an underperformer (no surprises there), and... Read More
by Mnena Achineku Name: Woks and Koi Location: Central Business Area, Abuja Category: Restaurant We were looking for authentic Chinese food in Abuja, so we gave Woks and Koi Chinese Cuisine a try. Woks and Koi has a relaxed atmosphere, their decor of red and black – a traditional Chinese restaurant interior decor theme –... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The problem with depending on other countries to consume our high-grade crude oil, is that when times are tough, countries might decide to cut the fat and ‘eat’ more at home. That is exactly what the United States of America is doing. Demand from the US for Nigerian crude hit a five-year low as the country... Read More