Nigeria’s foreign reserve on the rise again
After losing a record $2.1 billion in 30 days, Nigeria’s foreign reserve is on the rise again. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria shows that the nation’s reserve surged by over $230 million...
Monthly Archive: November 2018
Slovenia appoints a woman as chief of military for 1st time
Slovenia’s government on Tuesday appointed a female officer as the head of the armed forces, a first for the small country which is a member of NATO and the European Union. Maj. Gen. Alenka...
What is Harry Redknapp’s net worth and how much does the former Tottenham boss earn?
The former Tottenham and West Ham boss is in the jungle as part of ITV’s popular reality show A few eyebrows may have been raised when it emerged that former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp would be appearing...
Educational qualifications Vs effectiveness – by Emeka Oparah
One of the sad aspects of our education system (Nigeria’s) is that some of the products are half-baked and mostly unemployable. The sadder part is that we have a culture that puts educational qualifications...
Ademola Lookman opts for England despite Nigeria interest
Everton youngster Ademola Lookman will choose to play for England moving forward, reports the Daily Mail. The 21-year-old is though to have held “face-to-face talks” with Three Lions U21s boss Aidy Boothroyd with regards to...
How Nigeria’s fear of child ‘witchcraft’ ruins young lives
From a distance, the children look like scarecrows as they slowly scour the waist-high piles of rubbish for plastic bottles. Their ragged clothing hangs loosely from their emaciated frames, their gaunt shrink-wrapped faces are...
1 year after Mugabe fall, Zimbabwe asks ‘what has changed?’
One year ago, the unthinkable happened in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe fell from power. Tanks rolled in the streets of the capital, Harare, on Nov. 14, 2017, and the military put Mugabe under house arrest,...
Talent is never enough! – by Emeka Oparah
(Warning: this post is deliberately long to ward off folks who are not studious or those who have buried or wish to bury their talents) Ten years ago, I walked into a WHS bookshop...
Dutchman, 69, brings lawsuit to lower his age 20 years
A Dutch “positivity trainer” has launched a legal battle to change his age and boost his dating prospects. Emile Ratelband, 69, wants to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969,...
Nigeria’s ‘Mona Lisa’ shown at home for first time since it resurfaced
The Nigerian Mona Lisa, a painting lost for more than 40 years and found in a London flat in February, is being exhibited in Nigeria for the first time since it disappeared. “Tutu”, an...
