We must have an Igbo President – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze You see, if there’s one advantage to having an Igbo man as our next President, it is that he will not leave the country’s treasury almost bereft of cash as a Bayelsa man will. Even though he was born on August 4, 1933, exactly a year before Adolf Hitler became Der Fuhrer... Read More

Anthony Anenih, Bayelsa, Davd Mark, Hajia Fatima Shema, igbo, nigeria, nnpc, Orji Uzor Kalu, Slok Air, Timipre Sylva

January 8, 2013

Missing IGR: N24bn fraud discovered in Abia

by Nnamdi Akpa The judicial panel of inquiry set up to investigate activities of the Abia Physical Planning and Infrastructure Development Fund (ASPPIDF) has uncovered N24 billion fraud between 1999 and 2012. Chairman of the panel, Justice Okey Nwosu, gave the figure when he presented the panel’s five-volume report to the state governor, Theodore Orji,... Read More

Abia, ASPPIDF, Justice Okey Nwosu, Theodore Orji

January 8, 2013

Opinion: Instead of making resolutions, dream

by Whitney Johnson Instead of starting January trying to “fix” all the wrongs, let’s take some time to figure out what our objectives really are. So, dream. As January approaches, and we bid another year adieu, our thoughts turn to making resolutions: this year I will lose that extra weight, drink less alcohol, give up... Read More

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January 8, 2013

Concrete steps: FG set to unveil new cement policy

by Emmanuel Okubenji The Federal Government has announced that it would review its Backward Integration Policy (BIP) on cement in order to consolidate the “tremendous” success it recorded so far. Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, said this in Abuja during a meeting he held with stakeholders in the cement industry. According to Aganga,... Read More

Abdulsamad Rabiu, BIP, BUA Group, Cletus Ibeto, Dangote Industries, Emmanuel Ukpabi, Flour Mills Plc, Ibeto Group, Isa Tata Yusuf, Joseph Hudson, Lafarge Cement, Olusegun Aganga, WAPCO

January 8, 2013

Opinion: Enough with the ‘Happy New Year’ already!

by Dean Obeidallah The biggest reason we need to stop New Year’s wishes weeks into the year is that it sounds so insincere. It’s now a week after New Years Day. Can we please stop saying, “Happy New Year?” Telling people “Happy New Year” more than a week after the first of the year... Read More

etiquette, New Year

January 8, 2013

Opinion: Unveiling the next big thing in Africa’s web industry

by Vince Matinde Currently, Africa’s web content is filled with foreign content and given the growing bandwidth in Africa, local and relevant will be in high demand, meaning all content providers in Africa have to begin shifting their focus on generating their own. Web content generation will be the next big business in Africa... Read More

africa, broadband, content, local

January 8, 2013

Opinion: Nigerians and the culture of entitlement

by Christopher Akor Nigerians, on their part, developed an unhealthy feeling of entitlement and a culture of expectation from their government. They expect the government to provide jobs, roads, hospitals, education, water, electricity, among others at little or no cost. There is now a consensus that Nigeria has been run aground by bad leadership... Read More

Entitlement, nigeria, Taxes

January 8, 2013

It’z really ova: Tonto Dikeh goes blonde and fierce for new video (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu Tonto Dikeh’s debut music video “Itz Ova” will premiere very soon. The video was shot at the Koga Studio in Oregun, Lagos yesterday, January 6, 2013. Check out photos from the shoot.

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January 8, 2013

Iron coach: Stephen Keshi drops Ibrahim, 3 others from squad

by Rachel Ogbu Kilmarnock’s Rabiu Ibrahim, Kano Pillars’ Papa Idris, Henry Uche of Enyimba and Turkey-based Uche Kalu, were released from Nigeria’s training camp in Portugal after Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi dropped them from his preliminary squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations finals. Keshi made his decision after Ibrahim arrived late for the camp in Portugal, Ibrahim who... Read More

Africa Cup of Nations, Henry Uche of Enyimba, Kano Pillars' Papa Idris, Kilmarnock's Rabiu Ibrahim, Nigeria coach, stephen keshi

January 8, 2013

How fire burnt INEC HQ’s voter registry (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene There was panic yesterday at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Abuja, as fire gutted its registry department. The fire, which started around 9am raged for about 30minutes before it was put under control. Many feared the damage caused by the fire would have a crippling effect... Read More

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January 8, 2013

Fuel subsidy: Major fuel crisis imminent as FG’s ‘cheques bounce’ at CBN

by Isi Esene Another storm might be brewing with regards fuel subsidy payment to oil marketers as most of them were reportedly turned back while making attempts to claim funds after importing fuel products into the country. It appears that three weeks after the National Assembly approved a N161.6bn supplementary budget for payment of fuel... Read More

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January 8, 2013

Bayelsa: Governor Sylva left just N4,451 in state treasury, “That’s so not true” – Sylva

by Akan Ido Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson yesterday made a startling revelation to the public indicating that his government inherited a paltry sum of N4,451 from his predecessor, Timipre Sylva. The governor went on to give details of how his administration grew this amount to N16bn within a space of about one year. He... Read More

Bayelsa, Dofie Ola, Duate Iyabi, House of Asembly, Nestor Binabo, seriake dickson, Timipre Sylva

January 8, 2013

Anti-bomb security check disrupts traffic near MMA, travellers resort to trekking

by Daniel Anozie Air travellers have lamented the long delays following resumed security checks by the police anti-bomb squad near the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Security checks, which started just before the holiday season, but subsided some days into the New Year only to resurface yesterday. As a result however, a... Read More

Abuja, Anti-bomb, Domestic terminal, ikeja, lagos, LASUTH, MMA, New Year, Port Harcourt, security, Uche Chimezie, Yaro Abubakar

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