Shame on Melaye
Yesterday, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials were at Senator Dino Melaye’s office to serve him notice of recall proceedings being initiated against him. The Senator was not in the office, but it was...
Yearly Archive: 2017
Federal Inland Revenue Service, ‘Baba Ijebu’ disagree over N789.6m tax debt
(TheCable) – A disagreement ensued between officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and staff of Premier Lotto Limited, a popular lottery firm owned by Kessington Adebutu, a businessman known as “Baba Ijebu”....
Dubai launches self-flying taxis, world’s first
(NAN) – The world’s first self-flying taxi was launched at the Jumeirah Beach Park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates today. The Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT) of Dubai was the brainchild of Dubai’s Road and...
Doctors resuscitate man in coma for 15 years
(NAN) – A 35-year-old man who had been in coma and vegetative state for 15 years after a car accident has shown signs of consciousness, This happened after a vagus nerve stimulator was implanted...
6 member-family commit suicide over debt
(NAN) – Six members of a family were found dead at their home in the southern Indian city of Madurai in an apparent suicide pact over debt, officials said on Monday. Two more family...
Black Stars thrash Super Eagles, win WAFU Cup
(NAN0 – Hosts Black Stars of Ghana on Sunday emerged champions of the 2017 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations after thrashing the Super Eagles 4-1 in the final at the Cape...
FACT CHECK: Do Sukuk bonds lead to Islamisation?
(TheCable) – Last week, the federal government issued a seven-year N100 billion Sukuk bond. Patience Oniha, director general of the Debt Management Office (DMO), said proceeds from the bonds would be used to finance the...
Why African players don’t get international recognition, by Okocha
(The Guardian) – Off the pitch worries ranging from how to overcome poverty, pressure to prove self and other challenges have been identified as reasons why African players seldom get international recognition, reports soccernet.com....
NADECO returns
There are indications that some members of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a group of pro-democracy activists who fought for the return of Nigeria to democratic rule during the dark days of military...
Dan China, Nigeria’s El’chapo
(TheCable) – That Nigeria has been badly managed before now is no longer news. Every institution of state designed to protect the country looked the other way while non-state actors and gangs run riot....
