Monthly Archive: February 2017

Nigerian group requests $500 million from Trump administration 0

Nigerian group requests $500 million from Trump administration

Abacha   (CNN)The rancorous reign of the 45th US President faces a fresh controversy.   A Nigerian economic and social rights group has written to the White House demanding the return of $500 million...

Coronation Merchant Bank posts 128% rise in earning 0

Coronation Merchant Bank posts 128% rise in earning

Despite challenging economic situation in the country, Coronation Merchant Bank sustained its impressive financial performance across all indices, posting 128 per cent increase in profit before tax in 2016.   The development is showing...

Golda Meir: The Iron Lady of Israel 0

Golda Meir: The Iron Lady of Israel

Golda Meir   Gold Meir popularly called the “Iron Lady” of Israel was elected Israel’s first (and so far only) female Prime Minister on March 17 1969. Elected Israel’s fourth Prime Minister and the...

North Korea Murder: Police Make Third Arrest in Malaysia Over Kim Jong Nam Killing 0

North Korea Murder: Police Make Third Arrest in Malaysia Over Kim Jong Nam Killing

NEWSWEEK— Malaysian police have arrested a third suspect in connection with the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Police confirmed early Thursday that they had detained...

Nigeria’s President Buhari Greets Visitors in Rare Sighting 0

Nigeria’s President Buhari Greets Visitors in Rare Sighting

Muhammadu Buhari   NEWSWEEK—-Sightings of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari are growing increasingly rare.   The 74-year-old leader left his homeland on January 19 for what was initially described as a short vacation in the...

Second arrest in mysterious death of Kim Jong Un’s brother 0

Second arrest in mysterious death of Kim Jong Un’s brother

  A second woman has been arrested over the alleged murder of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Malaysian police said.   The woman, who was carrying an Indonesian passport, was...

Yahoo notifies users of sophisticated breach methods 0

Yahoo notifies users of sophisticated breach methods

  Yahoo said Wednesday it was notifying some users that hackers may have been able to use a maneuver to break into their accounts without stealing passwords.   The latest notifications were in response...

Disquiet in South East APC over Okorocha’s leadership gaffe 0

Disquiet in South East APC over Okorocha’s leadership gaffe

Rochas Okorocha   It is not yet clear whether the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is the one desperately looking for an inroad to the South East zone through Governor, Rochas Okorocha of Imo...

2017 Federal Budget: Another Movie? 0

2017 Federal Budget: Another Movie?

Babatunde Fashola   Anyone would think that after the intrigues and controversies that attended the 2016 Appropriation Act, a better job would be done with regards to 2017 budget. But no, not in Nigeria....

A Wall Won’t Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border, but Economic Policy Could – by David McAdams 0

A Wall Won’t Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border, but Economic Policy Could – by David McAdams

President Trump campaigned on a promise to “build a great, great wall on our southern border.” After he was inaugurated as president, his administration said it was considering taxing imports from Mexico to cover...