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June 20, 2012

Pay up: MTN, Globacom, Airtel pay NCC fines

by Stanley Azuakola Nigerians have been keenly watching stand-off in the telecommunications sector since the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) slammed a N1.17 billion fine on the four major telecoms operators in the country for not meeting the quality of service key performance indicators set for March and April. The source of worry was that if the operators used... Read More
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June 20, 2012

The promised land fails to welcome as Nigerians face deportation from Israel

With it’s high standard of living and western outlook, Israel has become another destination for desperate Africans searching for opportunities away from home. Despite its tight grip on security and the constant vigilance for terrorists and infiltrators, since 2005 about 60,000 illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa have found their way into the country through the... Read More
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June 20, 2012

#FaroukLawan: “I was never in possession of the $620, 000” -Lawan’s alibi disowns him

by Stanley Azuakola Where is the money, Farouk? Everybody wants to know. The answer to that question however, seems to still be very far away. Lawan had earlier claimed that he formally informed Hon. Adams Jagaba, the Chairman of the House Committee on Drugs, Financial Crimes and Narcotics, about Otedola’s antics. He also said that he... Read More
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June 20, 2012

Ex Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in very critical condition, report claims clinically dead

by Chi Ibe News coming from Cairo can confirm that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak whowas jailed for life earlier this month is critically ill and dying. Some media reports have already pronounced him clinically dead, but Nile TV believes there are attempts made to revive him. Mubarak, 84-year-old had a stroke, and was moved... Read More
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June 19, 2012

What a tangled web: Okonjo-Iweala reinvestigates fuel subsidy payouts

by Tolu Orekoya “What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive,” goes the poem by Walter Scott, and it looks like the fall out from the fuel subsidy probe and the Farouk Lawan bribery scandal has left a tangled mess for the cordinating minister of the economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to unravel. The probe report released earlier... Read More
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June 19, 2012

Photo: Isn’t she Maleficient? Angelina Jolie as evil fairy for Disney’s live-action ‘Sleeping Beauty’

by Tolu Orekoya Whether you’re team Angelina Jolie or team Jennifer Anniston (Team Jennifer!) there is no dispute that Angelina Jolie has had a far better career trajectory than the former Mrs Pitt, from playing bad-ass action heroines in movies like ‘Lara Croft’ and ‘Salt’, to playing the evil Maleficient in Disney’s live action remake of their... Read More
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June 19, 2012

Bookworms: Port-Harcourt wants to be World Book Capital and President Jonathan is in support

by Stanley Azuakola World Book Capital is a title bestowed by UNESCO to a city in recognition of the quality of its programs to promote books and reading and the dedication of all players in the book industry. The Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, wants to be the 2014 World Book Capital after Bangkok, Thailand in 2013. It... Read More
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June 19, 2012

Lawmaker assaults teacher for disciplining his child, teacher has him arrested

by Stanley Azuakola Hajiya Zainab Umar is a teacher in Modern International Secondary School, Jigawa. One of the students in her class happened to be the son of a member of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Nasiru Mohammed Sparrow. It is the fall-out of that relationship which has now pitted Hajiya Umar and Hon Sparrow in court. Trouble started when Hajiya Umar... Read More
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June 19, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: President Jonathan travels to Brazil to talk about the environment

by Tolu Orekoya The United Nation’s Earth summit, also known as Rio+20 will hold from June 22 to 24, drawing environmental groups and heads of states from across the globe to deliberate on several topics including ecoconservatism, and third world growth and a host of other issues. The president is travelling, with a smaller-than-usual entourage to the forum,... Read More
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June 19, 2012

BREAKING: House issues first-ever presidential summons over Boko Haram

by Stanley Azuakola The Federal House of Representatives has had enough. Irked by the unending streak of insecurity in the country, especially in the North, the House today passed a resolution summoning President Goodluck Jonathan. The president would be displeased by the House’s latest move, if he was around to receive the summons. He and a... Read More
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June 19, 2012

“Boyfriend, girlfriend issues caused the clash,” Igbinedion University VC reveals

by Stanley Azuakola The authorities of Igbinedion University are disputing claims of deaths as a result of the clash within the campus on Sunday. According to the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Eghosa Osaghea, no single student was beheaded during the violent clash. He said that a quarrel over a female student triggered the fight... Read More
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June 19, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: The commons may not be so tragic (YNaija FrontPage)

Like Ostrom, I deeply believe individuals and communities –not government –should and could effectively manage their own collective resources regulation or privatization Lookin’ for the remedy but you can’t see what’s hurting you, The revolution’s here, the revolution is personal. –       Talib Kweli (Beautiful Struggle) As regulars of this column might know, this is the time... Read More
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