Real and Ronaldo were angered by the award of two Barcelona penalties, the first of which saw Sergio Ramos sent off before both were converted by hat-trick hero Lionel Messi. The former Manchester United star also claimed there was a…
Month: March 2014
Oscar Pistorius murder trial extended to mid-May
The murder trial of “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius will now continue until the middle of May, the South African court hearing the case said Sunday. The trial, which enters its fourth week on Monday, will continue until April 4, then…
Eight questions FG must answer over increased electricity tariff — UN
The United Nations has published the Joint Letter of Concern sent to the government of President Goodluck Jonathan in which they expressed concerns that “access to electricity (and regularity of supply) is a significant problem in Nigeria,” and raised eight…
Quotes
“Two things I require of Thee, Deny me them not before I die, Remove far from me vanity and lies”… Give me not poverty but riches, Feed me with food convenient for me, Lest I be full, and deny Thee,…
THE AMALGAMATION OF NIGERIA WAS A FRAUD – Chief Richard Akinjide, SAN
I was in the first cabinet that was overthrown by the military in this country. I entered parliament in December 12, 1959. And I remained in parliament until January 15, 1966 when the government was overthrown. I was the Federal…
THE MANY NAMES OF THE WOMAN IN THE NEWS
Dapo Rotifa calls her “Madam Orente .” Tessy Ugwuanyi refers to her as “Fine Woman.” Joseph Chukwuka knows her as a “THIEFRESS.” Olu Olaoye dubbed her as “The Reigning $ UNTOUCHABLE Queen of NNPC.” Li Isa says she is the…
THEORY OF DRIFT, NATIONAL PARANOID DELUSIONS AND BOKO HARAM DELUGE
As we are still living with the national paranoid delusions in its facets, we must always remind ourselves of possible words and actions of insights and maybe we can jointly look at the whole issue with concerted and concentrated efforts…
FORBACKY DANCE : GLIMPSES AT NIGERIA’S DESTINY by Sola Adeyeye
Forty years ago, I was a participant in a ceremony that marked the beginning of Nigeria’s sovereignty as a nation-state. As a member of the Boys Scouts at St. Stephen’s Anglican School, Ora, Igbomina, in the then Western Region, I…
TRUE FEDERALISM: SOLUTION TO OUR NATIONAL POLITICAL PROBLEMS
In mobilizing our people and ensuring an all pervasive sense of belonging in our body politic,and help to boost new social and political changes in the system, we must not forget that pretence cannot be exchanged for action well planned…
Nigerians spend N447.8 billion on recharge cards monthly
A workshop organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, weekend, to educate Nigerian Legislators on some intricate parts of telecom business/investments, incidentally exposed that Nigerians make a massive monthly investment of over four hundred billion naira on recharge cards alone.…