Motoring
Mercedes just unleashed a new SUV to take on BMW
Mercedes-Benz has been on a tear lately. The three-pointed-star has thus far outsold its luxury rivals Audi, BMW, and Lexus by a solid margin.
Year: 2016
Health
Americans Are Finally Realizing That Orange Juice Is Bad And Gross
For centuries, orange juice has been the “healthy” or “mature” option for people who like to drink juice. Apple juice is a little too kid-oriented, grape juice is a disaster waiting to happen, and most […]
Aviation
Engine Failures On 787 Dreamliners Prompt ANA To Refit Entire Fleet | Theguardian
The Japanese airline ANA has said it will replace all 100 Rolls-Royce engines on its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners after three engine failures in 2016 caused by corrosion and cracking of turbine blades. The […]
Technology
Samsung Delaying Some Galaxy Note 7 Shipments Amid Reports of Exploding Batteries
Samsung has a hit a snag with its well-received new Galaxy Note 7, according to Reuters. The phone maker is delaying shipments of the device to perform more quality control tests on the device. This […]
Economy
Troubled Economies By Muhammed Adamu
What can a President do in a troubled economy? Anything except work magic to revive it. Matters of ‘economics’ lend not to such supernatural sleight of hand. To exit the bad times, a President must […]
Issues/Policy
Nigeria Waiting For Ndigbo—Okorocha
Owerri—Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said that Nigeria as a country, is waiting for the Igbo people, just as he said, he has seen light at the end of the tunnel for Ndigbo […]
Politics
Abraham Is Tinubu’s Puppet, Says Group By Tunde Odesola
A political group, Assembly for the Defence of Ondo Peoples Agenda, has described one of the All Progressives Congress governorship aspirants in Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Abraham, as a puppet of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Economy
Nigeria in Worst Possible Time, Says Finance Minister…as NBS Confirms Economic Recession | Punch
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Wednesday admitted that Nigeria was in its worst possible time with the Gross Domestic Product figures for the 2016 second quarter released by the National Bureau of […]
Economy
Closing The Gaps In The Budget Process By Uche Uwaleke
The many controversies dogging the 2016 budget provide an opportunity for Nigeria to undertake a comprehensive budget reform that will close the structural and procedural gaps which limit transparency and accountability in the budget process. […]
Economy
A Take On Recent Economic Policies (2) By Sheriffdeen Tella
The bar and the bench, within the same age group, are contributing their own quota to the malaise through undue court processes and delayed justice or contradicting judgments. It is becoming very clear that no […]
CRIME
Kuje Riot: NPS Plans Forensic Test On Recovered Handsets | Punch
The Nigerian Prisons Service would subject handsets and SIM cards that were recovered from the Kuje Prison inmates including a Boko Haram prisoner to forensic analysis, The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday. One of our correspondents […]
Issues/Policy
The Day Ambode Saved My Mother from Untimely Death, By Archibong Charles
July 8, 2016 was – as most Fridays are – a TGIF for me. After wading through the late evening traffic from Lekki through the Third Mainland Bridge, I was grateful to be finally home, […]
Issues/Policy
Ondo, APC and the Rest of Us, By Bola Ahmed Tinubu
After years of misgovernance and suppression of their state’s immense potentials, the people of Ondo have a chance to break these shackles and to move themselves toward the progress, justice and prosperity, which is their […]
CRIME
Zamfara Blasphemy Killings: Eight Dead Victims Are ‘Suspects’ – Police
The Zamfara State Police Command said it had identified 14 persons as masterminds and perpetrators of the August 22, Talata-Mafara crisis which claimed eight lives. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public […]
Economy
Economic Crisis: PDP Demands Buhari’s Resignation | PremiumTimes
The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday railed against President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing his administration of incompetence, and saying he should step down after the nation slipped into economic recession. “We join all well meaning Nigerians […]
Issues/Policy
A Nigeria Without Music By Jide Ojo
“If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.” ― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Imagine a Nigeria without music. How will […]
Government
Nigerian Democracy And Its Anomalies By Japheth Omojuwa
The army officer gets to beat up the police officer, the police officer gets to inflict pain on the road safety officer, and they all focus their frustration on the ordinary citizen. Far from looking […]
Economy
Soludo Backs Buhari’s Emergency Bill, Proposes N19trn ‘Anti-Recession’ Spending | TheCable
Charles Soludo, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s emergency economic bill aimed at reviving the economy. In a mini-blueprint for the All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
Issues/Policy
Catholic Priest Faces Fresh Charge Over 10-yr-Old Girl’s Rape By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA—The Federal Capital Territory Police Command, yesterday, said it had concluded plans to dock a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Anthony Ochigbo, before an Abuja High Court over allegation that he raped a 10-year-old girl. The […]
Sport
Siasia Had No Official Car As Dream Team Coach —NFF
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Monday, said that there was no clause assigning official car to Samson Siasia in his contract as the head coach of the national U-23 team, the Dream Team. Siasia, […]