Lagos Talk91.3; Morning Digest
Month: February 2017
Issues/Policy
Tuface Idibia, Buhari and the Limits of Activism, By Ohimai Godwin Amaize
There are many Nigerians who are happy that the likes of Tuface have “seen the light” and are taking a step to atone for their inactions that led Nigeria into this current mess. The planned […]
Video
Why I Support a Protest Against the Nigerian Government, By Femi Akinfolarin
I consider the proposed protest in the country to be apt at this moment, and I fully support it. While there is the possibility of its being hijacked by miscreants and one is not largely […]
Issues/Policy
How Nigerian Army prevents dozens of Boko Haram suicide attacks – Official
The Theatre Commander of the army’s Operation Lafiya Dole, Lucky Irabor, said the army was concerned about the suicide attacks being carried out by Boko Haram in Borno State and was working hard to prevent […]
Video
Bayelsa Assembly approves N3 billion for members’ cars, while workers are owed for 6 months
The Bayelsa House of Assembly has approved a N3 billion loan request from the state government to purchase cars for legislators and other political office holders. The Speaker of the House, Kombowei Benson, who confirmed […]
Education
EFCC Summons Former OAU Vice Chancellor Over Alleged N3.5 Billion Fraud | PremiumTimes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has invited a former Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Bamitale Omole, over allegations of fraud levelled against him by academic staff of the university. PREMIUM TIMES had […]
Politics
Rotimi Amaechi, Abdullahi Ganduje, China: Afoju to Re Cinema, By Pius Adesanmi
Before the Kano announcements by Amaechi and Ganduje, what I would have expected from the Nigerian state is a thorough and complete audit of our loan history with China. You don’t just go about piling […]
YOUTH Matters
Reading Books and Building Youth Imagination, By Adetola Salau
If we utilise the simple precepts of humanity gleaned from great literature, we can go far in creating a better society for ourselves. The way forward in achieving this is to ensure that we don’t […]
Video
The Making of a Democratic Dictatorship, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
From America first, mass deportation, racism to fascist tendencies like the ban on Muslims entering America, Trump appears to be rehashing Hitler’s Germany and thus taking America and indeed the world back to the pre-Second […]
Issues/Policy
41 Nigerians Sent Home By UK Arrive Lagos Airport | Vanguard
Lagos—Tension showed clearly on the faces of 41 Nigerians deported from the United Kingdom yesterday. The deportees were very aggressive and refused to interact with newsmen. They screamed intermittently that they were deported unjustly. Some […]
Technology
Press Release: U.S. Commercial Service, American Firm Launch Operations Technology for Nigerian Petrochemical Industry
Lagos—The U.S. Commercial Service Nigeria held a Single Company Promotion event in Lagos on January 26, 2017, to launch a new training simulation solution by New Jersey, USA-based Simulation Solutions, Inc., aimed at strengthening the […]
Government
Power Supply Improves Slightly To 3,528 MW
ABUJA— The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has said the nation’s power generation improved slightly to 3,528.90 megawatts on February 1, from 2,662 megawatts on January 22. This figure was disclosed on the website of […]
Issues/Policy
Gunmen Attack UN Team In Nigeria, Kill 5
Gunmen have attacked a United Nations monitoring team at the Nigeria-Cameroon border, killing five people. Three Nigerians were among those killed, a UN statement said Wednesday. “According to preliminary reports, at around 14:00 hours, yesterday […]
Issues/Policy
3 Nigerian soldiers, several terrorists killed as troops battle Boko Haram
Three soldiers were killed in fierce battles between Nigerian troops and Boko Haram members, the army has said. Several members of the insurgents were also killed in the battles while arms and ammunition were recovered, […]
Government
Order Killing of Death Row Inmates Now, Judge Tells Nigerian Governors | PremiumTimes
A judge has urged state governors to sign the death warrant of over 1,600 inmates on death sentence in order to decongest the prisons. The Chief Judge of Delta State, Marshal Umukoro, spoke on Wednesday […]
Government
Dasukigate: Court rejects N2 billion fraud suspect’s application to travel abroad for treatment | PremiumTimes
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday rejected an application filed by Olugbenga Obadina, a businessman, seeking to travel abroad for medical treatment. Mr. Obadina is accused of receiving over N2 billion from the Office […]
Politics
Peter Obi’s Revelation, By Dele Agekameh
A greater part of the resources meant to uplift the living standard of the people and make life more meaningful to them is channeled to the private pockets of the so-called leaders who have made […]
Video
Redenomination of The Naira? Forget It! Just Forget It!!, By ‘Tope Fasua
…if you like remove ten zeros from the naira, you are deceiving yourself. In no time, our habits, compromises, self-deception and wickedness, will shortly send us where we belong or where we deserve – at […]
Issues/Policy
Dispatch from Chibok: A Community’s Resilience In the Shadow of Boko Haram, By Alkasim Abdulkadir
…the Chibok we saw needs more from international and local NGOs, and above all everyday citizens. It needs bore holes, psycho-social support, agricultural inputs, primary health care centres, amongst several other things. We left behind […]
Video
On Development, Worldviews, and Chu Okongwu’s Helmsman, By Kingsley Moghalu
Of all the appraisals and endorsements Emerging Africa has received at home and abroad, I have found Chu Okongwu’s amplification the most gratifying. On top of (or perhaps despite?) his technical mastery of economic science, […]