We are in that season again when all sorts of salacious diagnoses are proffered to chart a way out of our national illness of underdevelopment. The impression is often given that what Nigeria needs is a superman, superimposed from above as a Deus-ex-machina device to wave the magic wand and transform the country to a Read More…
THE latest episode in the Nigerian drama of governance is the importation of at least 100 million litres of contaminated PMS which knocked car engines. As with such cases of governance, nobody, official or organisation is willing or honest enough to take responsibility. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, which claimed to have discovered the Read More…
Los Angeles-area natives Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre united for “California Love,” surprise guest 50 Cent hung upside down and rapper Eminem took a knee as superstars of hip-hop performed a high-energy halftime show at Sunday’s Super Bowl. The star-packed lineup, also featuring R&B star Mary J. Blige and rapper Kendrick Lamar, made hip-hop the Read More…
It was a sobering moment for me. Processing the fact that a number of tertiary institutions in the country, from the oldest to the newest generation, are engaged in conscious criminality, specifically, admission racketeering.I had been part of a January 29, 2022 Stakeholders Meeting between the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB and Media Executives. Read More…
An oil storage vessel that exploded off the Warri coast this week was holding around 50,000 to 60,000 barrels of crude oil at the time of the incident, Minister of Environment Sharon Ikeazor said on Saturday. Ikeazor’s disclosure portends a major oil spill in the area. Nigeria’s Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) said Read More…
A small boy trapped in a well in northern Moroccan for five days died before rescuers were able to reach him late on Saturday and retrieve his body, two government officials said. Footage posted on social media showed the scene after his body was recovered, with hundreds of distraught rescue workers and onlookers gathered at Read More…
Commemorating the 2022 World Cancer Day, the Lagos State Government made known its plans to screen 100,000 women for breast and cervical cancer annually free of charge. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, made the disclosure at Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area Secretariat, the venue of a community outreach campaign Read More…
The Commandant of the Nigeria Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), AVM Idi Lubo, on Saturday praised ‘Exercise STILL WATERS’ contributions in curtailing criminal and other heinous activities in Lagos State in 2021. Lubo said this at the 81 Division’s edition of the West Africa Social Activities (WASA) which held at Bonny Camp Cantonment, Victoria Island, Read More…
Olivier Giroud scored a quickfire late double to earn AC Milan a dramatic 2-1 win over Inter Milan at San Siro on Saturday. The victory moved his side within a point of the Serie A leaders. AC Milan had taken just one point from their previous two matches and was on the verge of losing Read More…
Bayern Munich had to fight hard for a 3-2 win against RB Leipzig on Saturday to extend their 2021/2022 Bundesliga lead over Borussia Dortmund to nine points. Thomas Müller broke the deadlock in the Allianz Arena in the 12th minute, taking the rebound after goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi saved Robert Lewandowski’s effort. However, it did not Read More…