by Tabia Princewill IT seems that every time we tell ourselves that things could not possibly get any worse in this country, the forces of evil laugh at our naïve musings and purport to prove that when evil is allowed to continuously push events in one direction, without the counteractive weight of truth, justice and... Read More
by Emmanuel Nwachukwu Mention Nigeria to any casual observer and the dominant image of the country is corruption. “It is the way we do things here”, a public servant once remarked. Sadly, corruption in Nigeria is not just the preserve of politicians and the high and the mighty; we are all involved in it, one... Read More
Event: Le Petit Marché Presents LPM June Where: GET Arena Date: June 24, 2012 Photography: Hycinth Iyereosa
by Stanley Azuakola The president does not give a damn about publicly declaring his assets but civil society does. Actually ‘a’ civil society group, Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), does. On Sunday, during a media chat, the president was asked why he hasn’t publicly declared his asset. His response came as a shock... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In five days, repair work will begin on the Third Mainland Bridge, and the repairs are scheduled last from July 1 to November 6, 2012. Many are already anticipating the massive traffic on the alternative routes. The Lagos State government is however assuring motorists that the situation will not be as bad as they fear.... Read More
From CP-Africa: Every year, thousands of young Nigerians travel to the United States to study. While many do well, only a very select few graduate top of their entire university class. 22 year old Emmanuel Ohuabunwa is one of these select few. However , his story doesn’t stop there. Not only did he graduate top of... Read More
by Oluwatobi Soyombo If you are a regular Twitter user, you might have, at one point or the other, come to a point when you feel like tweeting but just don’t know what to tweet about. In the writer’s world, this is called writer’s block. Perhaps, I should label this a tweeter’s block. Here are 5... Read More
The 50th anniversary of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has turned out to be a massively expensive fiasco that might end up costing the suspended director general of the SEC, Arunma Oteh more than she bargained for. Allegations of murky deposits of sponsorship funds, and possible favouritism in choosing companies to manage the affair N199.19 million affair... Read More
Agence France-Presse (AFP) The founding pastor of one of Singapore’s richest churches was arrested today for allegedly using more than $18 million of funds donated to his church for charitable use into other purposes, including trying to jumpstart an a career as a gospel artist for the pastor’s wife in the United States. The founder of one of... Read More
Bombings by radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, and the retaliatory attacks have dominated the headlines in Nigeria for the last couple of months, preoccupying the nation, and governors are requesting a fund to be able to cope with the added security needs, and to be able to have their own state police who would answer to the governors. From ThisDay: Governors Monday canvassed for... Read More
After just two years as the creative director for the Miss Nigeria pageant, Nike Osinowo has been replaced by Elohor Elizabeth Aisien as the revamped beauty pageant goes into its third year. In a press release, Daily Times Nigeria made the announcement via their website. Read the release: Daily Times Nigeria and African Times Network (ATN), the franchise owners... Read More
I have always wondered what Nigeria would look like if more business people co-operated to lobby government for policy that benefited business in Nigeria as opposed to fight each other to be government’s anointed monopoly. So, so I “JFK” Join forces with the kings and we ate all day – Rick Ross “Free Mason” The... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya We’ve seen people dance down the aisle in unabashed, arythymical glee ( the video has an astonishing 76 million views) that was a joy to watch. There have been a whole host of copy cats trying to get a piece of that YouTube action by creating their own special moment. This bride chooses... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya 800 workers from the former Afribank Plc (now Mainstreet Bank) got their pink slips on Friday last week. The firing came despite being told by the federal government and organised labour to keep staff on the payroll until disputes between management and staff were resolved. A few days earlier, discussions between the Ministry of... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Facebook has changed the contact information for all users to their proprietary @facebook.com handle, essentially rerouting any messages sent to the Facebook inbox, and forcing users to use their e-mail service. The social networking website explained the change to Reuters, saying: As we announced back in April, we’ve been updating addresses on... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The Global Peace Index ranks countries according to their level of danger, and Nigeria was the 6th most dangerous African country of the 10, the combination of the Boko Haram bombings and related killings in the north, and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) kidnapping and pipeline sabotaging activities in the south have combined... Read More
by Ore Fakorede Someone (okay, George Bernard Shaw) once said, “Hell is full of musical amateurs.” I’ll leave you to find out who that barbarous quote is directed at in this week’s definitive list of the most tragic, tragic new things in Nigerian music. 1. Frankie Free’s New Music Video: How Low Can You... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The rumblings of a possible Boko Haram insurgence into the southern half of the country has created widespread fear as many question wbat cities might be possible targets.The Oodua People’s Congress has taken the offensive warning the Islamist sect to stay away from the south-west of the country In a report by the Punch newspaper, Founder and President... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola How much do members of the National Assembly earn? What the public knows is mere hear-say, and that’s because the legislators themselves have consistently refused to disclose how much of the nation’s revenue is injected into their salaries and allowances. Even when a non-governmental organisation, Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP) wrote to... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya When rapper Tupac Shakur was attacked in 1994, it ignited the east c0ast/west coast rivalry that turned into a blood bath and made the record industry millions. Now, after almost two decades of denying his role in the affair drug kingpin James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemund finally implicated himself in the attack that started the... Read More
by Dave Fecak Over the course of his career, Dave Fecak has scheduled thousands of interviews at a wide array of companies and organizations. In that time, he has learned that while no two managers look for the exact same set of skills or behaviors, recognizable patterns emerge when a candidate isn’t offered the job. The... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Today’s editorial by The Punch took Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to the cleaners for his dramatic show of traditional office at the bank’s headquarters last week. “The attempt by a CBN spokesman to explain away Sanusi’s regalia episode underscores the fickleness of the act,” the paper insists. “No CBN official... Read More
by Yinka Odumakin I have not set my eyes on Prof.Funso Aiyejina for about 23 years now but every now and then the sheer musicality of his voice resonates in my ears anytime I flash back to his poetry class.Aiyejina was one of the crop of bright intellectuals at the Literature Depatment of the Obafemi... Read More
She was asked to be on a scan machine after paying the fees.The test revealed to her that she had long-standing diabetes, a crack in the mid-brain, hypertension, venereal diseases to mention but a few. by Adekoya Abimbola The problems of Lagos doctors who just ended a long-drawn industrial action may not allow the Lagos State... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The Future Awards Season 7 is officially here. This season’s edition of the awards is themed “Tear down these walls.” On Friday June 22, a well received Innovators and Entrepreneurs Town Hall Meeting was organised in conjunction with the Co-creation Hub, Lagos. Next up, is a Creative Town hall meeting to be held on Tuesday... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Christians in northern Nigeria have faced a grueling couple of months, fearful as they have watched a series of bomb attacks hit a succession of states in the region. As a result of the unrelenting Boko Haram onslaught against churches in the North, most Christians chose to stay away from their churches last Sunday June... Read More
by Robert Kuttner Co-founder and co-editor, ‘The American Prospect’ Ten of twelve states that most polls consider to be in play this year are states that Obama carried in 2008. Those would be Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, Virginia, New Mexico, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, and New Hampshire. The two toss-ups that McCain won are Missouri and... Read More
…we need to put our house in order to attract foreign investment. In all factors mentioned, none is related to the number of times our President visits other countries. by Sheriffdeen A. Tella God bless Chief Gani Fawehinmi, the late social crusader extraordinaire and of course, his ‘elder brother’ Tai Solarin, also of the blessed memory. Both of... Read More
Picture courtesy of igniterockford.wordpress.com …unfortunately for her, while this is going on, her “toasters” move on and when she snaps out of it, like Julia had to, they’re gone and she’s back at square one! Let me just say, I wanted the guy to marry Julia Roberts in the movie ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’.... Read More
Now, face the music: Police arrest woman over Boko Haram Facebook comment