Emirates Airlines have been voted the World’s Best Airline by air travellers at the 2016 World Airline Awards. The leaders and top management from over 40 airlines from across the globe attended the event held at Farnborough Air show, Tuesday…
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Access Bank Awarded At 2016 EuroMoney Award
Nigeria’s top tier lender, Access Bank Plc, has just received the award for ‘Africa’s Best Bank Transformation’ in the Euromoney 2016 Awards for Excellence. The award was in recognition of the Bank’s progress in the enhancement of its operations through…
Buhari Appoints Hazida Usman As MD Nigeria Ports Authority
The new Managing Director of Nigeria ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman has been appointed by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Yetunde Sonaike in Abuja, has said. A statement by Yetunde Sonaike on behalf of the Minister…
Nigeria: Yakubu Aiyegbini Return To English Football
Boreham Wood’s club manager, Luke Garrard as announced admits signing Yakubu Aiyegbini, is a “long shot”, despite the ex-Nigeria and Everton striker training with the club. Yakubu Aiyegbini, scorer of 21 goals in 57 international appearances for Nigeria, was back…
Pro-Fayose Anti Protest Hold In Ekiti
On a day that massive protests were staged to an anti-Fayose protest on Thursday, private sector workers under the umbrella of Conference of Ekiti Private Sector Unions(COEPSU), trooped out in Ado-Ekiti on Friday to rally support for embattled Governor Ayo…
Former Super Eagle Coach Sunday Oliseh Blasts NFF On Social Media
Former coach of Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh has dragged the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, on social media. He calls for them to pay him and coach Loscuito what they are being owed, while they are still alive. He also calls…
Only Security Chiefs can Guarantee Polls’ Date – Jega
By: Emman Ovuakporie, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Joseph Erunke & Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA— Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday, told the Senate that only the service chiefs could guarantee the sanctity of the rescheduled polls…
Yorubas: How They Shape the World by Amb. Parick Dele Cole
THE Yoruba town of Ibadan is the largest native market in Africa. The Yorubas engage in the business of planting and trading in cocoa, palm produce, timber, rubber, and kola nuts, apart from their normal food crops. They are good…
NIGERIA’S COUNTERINSURGENCY WAR: INTERNATIONAL MILITARY, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONSPIRACY AND THE WAY FORWARD
“According to the U.S. Government Counterinsurgency Guide (2009) counter-insurgency or counterinsurgency (COIN), “may be defined as ‘comprehensive civilian and military efforts taken to simultaneously defeat and contain insurgency and address its root causes’”. “Insurgency is the organized use of subversion…
Jonathan Promoting Corruption – Obasanjo
Once again, former president Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration of promoting corruption and incompetence in the country. Obasanjo said the government’s open display of corruption constitutes a threat to the economy. Obasanjo spoke yesterday at the Sheraton…