The Benue dynamites – Frank Ofili
Dynamite comes in small packages. Small small packages of it are currently arriving Benue State with what seems like reprisal killing that has just taken place in that state. Only last month, 73 lives...
Monthly Archive: February 2018
Fidel Castro’s eldest son ‘Fidelito’ commits suicide
The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media reported. The nuclear scientist, also...
INVESTIGATION: How electricity distribution officials racketeer, extort customers in need of prepaid metres
Disguised, for two weeks, as a desperate customer in need of a prepaid meter, TAIWO ADEBULU investigates racketeering rings among officials of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC). In this report, he details how the...
Why Cape Town’s water could run out in April
THE people of Cape Town have spent recent years praying for rain. It has not come often enough. Lawns have faded to brown and swimming pools have gone dry. The dams that hold the...
Muhammadu Buhari starts to jockey for a second presidential term
THE mantle of power is so heavy in Nigeria that presidential candidates must be begged to run for office, or at least give that appearance. There was no serious doubt that the current president,...
How bank’s ATM analyst connived with fraudsters to steal over N20m from customers’ accounts
THE operatives of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS) have arrested a staff member of a new generation bank, Christian Amechi, who allegedly helped fraudsters to steal millions of naira from customers account...
