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Year: 2016
Security
EXCLUSIVE: Inside The Fierce Intrigues That Blocked Magu From Top EFCC Job
The Senate’s refusal to confirm Ibrahim Magu as head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, was months in coming. In the end, it was a rancorous power-play involving the Senate, the State Security Service, […]
Issues/Policy
You Are A Liar, Senate Hits Back At SGF Lawal; Insists On His Removal
The Senate on Thursday hit back at the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, after he dismissed the legislative body as saying “balderdash” over the call for his removal and prosecution. The […]
Religion
Let Us Be Thankful To Allah For the Guidance of Islam, By Murtada Gusau
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Alhamdulillah. Indeed, all praise is due to Allah. We praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil within […]
Business
MMM and the Narrative of a Nigeria Open to All Swindlers, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Nigeria has had a history of “wonder banks” offering clients unbelievable returns on their money, and in the 1980s and 1990s, the government had banned such banks and closed their operations. Is it because MMM […]
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Issues/Policy
BREAKING: Fayose Storms Zenith Bank To Demand His Money | Punch
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday stormed Zenith Bank in Ado Ekiti to withdraw money from his bank accounts earlier frozen by the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission.
Issues/Policy
Rotimi Amaechi: The Knife That Tore The Umbrella, By Majeed Dahiru
In an atmosphere of extreme sectionalism that pervades the Nigerian political culture, it is better to keep the home front united behind you, irrespective of political differences. The same friends cheering Amaechi on today will […]
Video
We Must Collectively Hold Arik Air Accountable, By Joe Igbokwe
I am calling on everyone who has suffered from Arik Air’s sense of impunity, its inefficiency, and gross incompetence, to speak up now. We must collectively stop this situation. I got information that my leader, […]
Government
BREAKING: Senate Rejects Magu As EFCC Chairman
The Nigerian Senate has rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The lawmakers said they could not okay President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Mr. […]
Issues/Policy
Biafra: IPOB Commends Ekwueme, Nwabueze, others | Vanguard
Enugu—The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the directorate of State, DOS, have commended the former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, erudite Professor, Dr Ben Nwabueze and the founder of Igbo Youths Movement, Evangelist Eliot […]
Politics
The Hidden Symbolism In How Tech Leaders Were Seated In Their Meeting With Trump | BusinessInsider
Earlier today, Donald Trump met with a who’s who of tech industry leaders in a summit at New York City’s Trump Tower to discuss how they can work together in his new presidential administration. A […]
Technology
What Really Happens When You Don’t Turn Off Your Cell Phone on a Plane?
Cell phone use on planes has been heavily debated as the airline industry attempts to keep up with ever-changing technology. It’s standard practice to be told by flight attendants to switch devices to airplane mode […]
Aviation
Fourth Strike Piles On Christmas Misery: Now BA Staff Will Walk Out – Along With Train, post and Argos workers
British Airways cabin crews joined rail workers and Post Office staff in threatening strikes last night in what was described as a ‘co-ordinated attempt to inflict misery at Christmas’. The giant Unite union said BA […]
Religion
Sharia Courts Have No Place In UK family Law. Listen To Women Who Know | TheGuardian
“We oppose any religious body – whether presided over by men or women – that seeks to rule over us.” So say more than 300 mostly Muslim women, but also others from different faiths who […]
Health
Man Who Ate Potatoes For A Year Reports Dramatic Weight Loss | FoxNews
A man who set out to eat nothing but potatoes for an entire year has said that in addition to shaving off more than 100 pounds, he’s come off antidepressants and his cholesterol levels have […]
Travel/Destination
Video Shows Officer Dragging Woman From Delta Flight After Boarding Incident | WashingtonPost
Police officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport dragged a passenger off a Delta Air Lines flight Monday after she refused to follow rules for boarding the plane, Delta and airport officials said. The passenger, who […]
Aviation
Arik Air Increases Capacity Ahead of Christmas, Introduces New A340 Wide-body Aircraft On London Route
Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier is increasing its flight frequencies to key domestic destinations ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities to cope with passenger demands. The airline’s decision to increase […]
Aviation
ARIK AIR ADHERES TO HIGH SAFETY STANDARDS
Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier has been leading the resurgence of Nigerian civil aviation by committing to being a quality airline adhering and operating to international safety and operational standards using modern […]
Sport
BRAZILIAN SOCCER PLAYER WAKES UP FROM COMA WITH NO RECOLLECTION OF PLANE CRASH
The surviving member of the Brazilian soccer team killed in a plane crash two weeks ago woke up from a coma this weekend without any memory of the accident. READ: 76 Dead After Plane Carrying […]