For some inexplicable reason, the first thought that came to my mind when I saw the title of Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi’s memoirs, “The Road Never Forgets”, was a quick throwback to Wole Soyinka’s world-acclaimed play,“The Road”. The word, road, has had a loaded meaning for me on various metaphorical levels since I acted in a Read More…
Month: December 2022
Supreme Court allows Shell to appeal decision delaying sale of assets
In a case that has delayed the corporation’s sale of its onshore assets, Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday permitted Shell Plc’s local business to appeal a decision ordering the company to pay $1.8 billion in damages for an alleged leak. Until the court issued a decision regarding an appeal filed by its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Read More…
Cameroon eliminated from World Cup after defeating Brazil 1-0
In their last Group G encounter on Friday at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, Cameroon overcame a backup Brazil squad 1-0. The African team was eliminated from the tournament, so the victory was not enough. With four points, Cameroon ranked third, two points behind second-placed Switzerland after their 3-2 victory over Serbia. With six points Read More…
Lagos issues travel warning ahead of launch of APC guber campaign
In advance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign scheduled on Saturday, December 3, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, has issued a travel warning for Lagos residents. The flag-off will take place at Mobolaji Johnson Arena (formerly Onikan Stadium), Onikan, Lagos Island, according to a statement released by Oladeinde on Friday in Read More…
Two abandoned children rescued by police in Lagos
Two kids were found abandoned by their moms in the Marina neighbourhood of Lagos State. The RRS unit members of the Lagos State Police Command intervened and rescued the kids. This information may be found in a statement that was published on Friday on its official Twitter account. Shonton Chukwu, age three, and Chidara, age Read More…
Nigeria’s $11 bln London P&ID trial will expose corruption, court told
A British attorney for Nigeria in a lawsuit in London’s courts where $11 billion is at risk predicted on Friday that the trial will expose “on an industrial scale” corruption among British attorneys as well as Nigerian authorities. The dispute is related to a contract for a gas project that Nigeria gave to Process and Read More…
December is not a deadline – don’t kill yourself
The Christmas season which is a celebration that is peculiar to December is always interesting and fun-filled. The joy of the season is such that is felt by all, including none Christians. Most businesses seem to boom more during the Christmas season and most business people always look forward to it. It is also an Read More…
Tigray-Ethiopia: Writing a bloody peace in hopelessness
Ethiopia, which along with Liberia were the only two African countries Europe was unable to colonise, has been bathed in blood many times in the last six decades until a bloody peace was written on November 2, 2022. A civil war with Eritrea which was then part of Ethiopia exacerbated the 1983-85 Ethiopian Famine resulting Read More…
9 oil-producing states, others receive N625.43bn derivation fund, N1.1trn still outstanding – Presidency
According to the presidency, between 1999 and 2021, nine oil-producing states will have earned a total of N625.43 billion in 13 percent oil derivation, subsidies, and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account. The impacted states that received the reimbursements spanning from 1999 to 2021 were Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, and Read More…
We will continue to purge the INEC registry of underage voters – Yakubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, declares that the commission will continue to purge the voter’s list to prevent minors and ineligible voters from casting ballots. At a Friday interactive session with journalists in Lagos, Yakubu revealed this. “We are making efforts to make sure we eradicate underage voting and also Read More…