Mikel Obi has deleted his Twitter account following racism comments posted by upset Chelsea fans. After his most recent game with his club Chelsea against Juventus, the midfielder was attacked on Twitter for ‘costing’ his team the game. Although the game ended in a 2-2 draw, Chelsea fans blamed the 25-year-old for giving the ball... Read More
I believe the basic motivation behind going to school is to be educated and then use the knowledge to attain great heights in your own specialty. Its only in Nigeria that a graduate of Education will become a banker, or a zoologist will become a reporter, and many more of such examples, where one does... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Nigerians are still debating over the recent award of national honours to 155 individuals by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. As is usually the case, it is a question of whether those who were honoured were really deserving or not. The jury is out on most of the recipients, but there is one particular recipient... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola For murdering a lecturer and stealing his car, a driver, Kehinde Olude was sentenced to death on Thursday by a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja presided over by Justice Olubunmi Oyewole. Justice Oyewole, while giving his ruling, said he had examined the submissions of the prosecution led by Luqman Sanusi and... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Once again, The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) said on Thursday that it would return to court to challenge the Federal Government’s deductions from the Excess Crude Account, to offset fuel subsidy payments. Speaking at the close of the forum’s meeting in Abuja, the chairman of the NGF, Chibuike Amaechi, said that the decision to... Read More
by James Martin If I make it to heaven and Jesus introduces me to his wife, I’ll be happy for him (and her). But then I’ll track down Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, who wrote so soon after the time of Jesus, and ask them why they left out something so important. At an academic... Read More
by Isi Esene Thousands of Muslims marched in Zaria, Kaduna State today in protest against the amateur movie said to have been produced to disrespect the Holy Prophet Mohammed. The protesters reportedly displayed placards and banners and burnt US and Israeli flags on the streets of the city. The protesters who gathered under the auspices... Read More
by Isi Esene Reports say that Arik Arline today suspended all its flights out of Lagos leaving passengers at the Murtala Muhammed Airport stranded. There are conflicting accounts as regards the actual cause of the flight suspension but some published reports say flights were grounded by labour unions over unpaid dues to them. It further stated... Read More
by Isi Esene The Lagos and Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) have given their respective state governments September 24 this year to pay the 27.5 Teachers Salary Scale or face an indefinite strike action. The Lagos NUT chairman, Comrade Samson Idowu, disclosed this at Alausa recently at the launch of... Read More
by Isi Esene The absence of a Nigerian national carrier is receiving attention from the Senate with its committee on aviation recommending Arik Air as a possible airline to assume that status. Hope Uzodinma, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation disclosed this recommendation while presenting the report of the committee’s findings regarding the... Read More
Brooding endlessly about Nigeria would only make us bitter and a bitter you WILL NOT improve Nigeria, a better you WOULD. It is a country where N300million buys a table at a gala event; a country where the citizens have to actively engage in fundraising to save lives; it is the country in which the... Read More
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