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Month: July 2017
Issues/Policy
A Man In Her Next Life? By Azu Ishiekwene
It was not the first time she was saying it, but it hit me differently this time. I was on my way home from the Lagos Airport and had been dropped off at our residential […]
Government
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Current Revenue Sharing Formula ‘illegal’, Senate Declares
The Senate has called for a review of Nigeria’s revenue sharing formula to give states and local government areas greater share than what they get in the current formula, which gives more to the federal […]
Politics
Plot To Kill Not Too Young To Run Bill Thickens In House Of Reps
Youth and citizens alike across the country were overjoyed when the Senate passed the Not Too Young To Run bill lowering age of contest for political office on Wednesday. However, this joy may be short-lived, […]
Issues/Policy
The Need To Stop Eating With Ten Fingers, By Waziri Adio
Countries that are dependent on natural resources are always advised to save a portion of their earnings. This is a common, almost elementary, prescription for prudent management of revenues from natural resources. And it makes […]
Law
Bukar Abba Ibrahim: When Sharia Law Is Without Sharia Faith, By Majeed Dahiru
…less than two decades after the pronouncement of Sharia law in most part of Northern Nigeria, the advocates and leaders of the Sharia movement have fallen short of their own publicly professed religious standards. Some […]
Politics
Probe Fayose Over Buhari’s Health Status Comment – Faparusi
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti and governorship aspirant, Bamidele Faparusi, on Wednesday called on the Department of State Services to investigate Governor Ayodele Fayose for treason over his claim that President […]
Law
Chinese Court Shames Debtors By Forcing Them To Have An Embarrassing Ringtone Informing Everyone They Owe Money | DailyMail
A court in eastern China has enforced a rule that issues people who haven’t paid of their debts with ringtones made to shame them. The ringtone tells the caller that the person they are dialling […]
Government
Freed Boko Haram ‘Wife’ Returns To The Husband Who Held Her Captive In Nigeria After Hearing He Had Shacked Up With Her ‘Rival’ | DailyMail
A freed Boko Haram ‘wife’ has returned to the husband who held her captive in Nigeria after hearing he was with another woman. Aisha Yerima was kidnapped by militants more than four years ago and […]
Government
The True State of Osun Workers’ Salaries, Pensioners’ Benefits – Aregbesola | PremiumTimes
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has explained the status of civil servants’ salaries in the state. Mr. Aregbesola said this on Wednesday in Osogbo at a symposium organised by the Osun Command of the Police […]
Sport
Sports Fans Who Illegally Watch Premier League Football Matches Could Have Their Online Streams CUT OFF In New High Court ‘Blocking Order’ | DailyMall
The High Court has issued a ‘blocking order’ that will cut off online streams for people who are illegally watching Premier League football matches. It comes after the Premier League was awarded a High Court […]
Business
Coca-Cola Launches Revamped Coke Zero As Earnings Drop
Coca-Cola announced plans Wednesday to launch a revamped “Coke Zero” in the United States as it expands offerings of low-sugar and non-carbonated beverages amid flagging demand for sweet sodas. The soda, “Coke-Cola Zero Sugar,” which […]
Issues/Policy
Publish Names of 600 Suspended Contractors, Group Tells NDDC By ’Femi Asu
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice has asked the Niger Delta Development Commission to publish the names of contractors it suspended. ANEEJ commended the commission for its “courage in suspending 600 contracts with […]
Government
Gowon And Nigerian Unity By Dr Akinola
When Gen. Yakubu Gowon was asked what he thought was the solution to the crisis situation in the 1960s, he replied rather crisply that it was in “Willink”. The Willink Commission whose recommendations were published […]
Government
NHIS Controversy Worsens As Reps Reject Agency’s Budget | PremiumTimes
The House of Representatives has rejected the 2017 budget proposals of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. The rejection may not be unconnected with the raging crisis over the suspension of the Executive Secretary of […]
Government
Laughter As Electronic Voting Process Embarrasses Senators By Dyepkazah Shibayan
Some senators had a tough time grasping the techniques of electronic voting used during the consideration of amendments to the 1999 constitution. The committee on the review of the constitution led by Ike Ekweremadu, deputy […]
Government
NIWA And The Remaking of Water Transportation In Nigeria By Frank Meke
The setting at the just concluded national inland waterways authority conference and exhibition (NIWA ICE) was perfect and deliberately driven to tell a true life story. For many years, Nigeria’s players and investors on our […]
Issues/Policy
From Connection To Disconnection By Emeka Oparah
The fundamentals of social interpersonal interactions are under assault. Mobile devices are destroying relationships, and friends and families are going to turn to total strangers, if something is not done about it soon. I happen […]
YOUTH Matters
Youths Paint Pictures of Nigeria of their Dreams | ThisDayLive
Nigerian youths were at their creative best as they painted apt pictures of the Nigeria of their dreams through various contributions to the NigeriaStartsWithMe book which was recently launched by Sahara Group in Lagos. According […]
Government
Customs Removes Road Blocks Nationwide By Eromosele Abiodun
Following directive from the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) in line with the Executive Orders issued by the federal government, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has ordered all its commands across the country to […]