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Issues/Policy
Fuel Scarcity & Power Crisis: Deregulation & The Social Goods Theory By Femi Pedro
After inheriting a colossal mess from all the previous administrations combined, it is fair to say that this 10-month old administration is facing enormous challenges under many mitigating circumstances. I do not envy the burden […]
Health
Lithium study helps scientists unlock ageing puzzle | BBC
A common drug could hold the key to long life, in flies at least, according to research. At low doses, lithium prolonged the life of fruit flies in lab experiments. Scientists say the finding is […]
Society
After Three Weeks in Jail, Appeal Court Grants Ibinabo N2m Bail ……. Thisday
The embattled ex-beauty queen and Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, on Thursday got temporary relief, when the Court of Appeal in Lagos granted her bail pending the determination of her appeal at the Supreme Court following […]
Video
Court grants bail to Jonathan’s cousin held over $40m pipeline contract ……… NATION
Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday granted bail to detained Azibaola Robert, described as cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan. The judge granted Robert bail while ruling […]
Health
Shelve strike, I’ll honour pact, Buhari tells doctors ……. Punch
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to members of the National Association of Resident Doctors to shelve their planned strike and give the Federal Government more time to address their grievances. According to a statement […]
Politics
Buhari heads to China to borrow $2bn ……. VANGUARD
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit China on Sunday to sign a loan infrastructure projects deal worth about $2 billion and the low interest loan is to be deployed to finance the N3 trillion deficit in […]
Security
Nigeria Boko Haram militants offered olive branch by army ……. BBC
Nigeria’s army says 800 militants from the Islamist Boko Haram group who have surrendered and shown remorse will be rehabilitated into society. They would be profiled, documented and offered training in new skills at several […]
Sport
20 years of Tiger Woods: Where it all went right — and wrong ……. CNN
In August 1996, Tiger Woods turned professional and set about changing the game of golf forever. Over the intervening 20 years, he’s set records on the course and off it with his prodigious talent and […]
Politics
How feasible is Trump’s proposed wall? ……. FOX
The U.S. – Mexican border is like a 2,000-mile roller coaster that weaves through deserts, mountains and rivers. It crosses four states, 45 cities and dips deep into washes only to rise 10,000 feet in […]
Technology
Verizon to Proceed With Yahoo Bid, Google Weighs Offer …….. Bloomberg
Verizon Communications Inc. plans to make a first-round bid for Yahoo Inc.’s Web business next week, and is willing to acquire the company’s Yahoo Japan Corp. stake to help sweeten the offer, according to people familiar […]
Technology
FBI director says unlocking method won’t work on newer iPhones ………. Reuters
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s secret method for unlocking the iPhone 5c used by one of the San Bernardino shooters will not work on newer models, FBI Director James Comey said. “We have a tool […]
Politics
British PM Cameron admits he held stake in father’s offshore trust …… Reuters
British Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged in a TV interview on Thursday that he once had a stake in his late father’s offshore trust, which was revealed in the “Panama Papers” leak from a law […]
Government
Buhari bans govt officials from flying first class | Thecable
President Muhammadu Buhari has banned ministers and all top government officials from flying first class while embarking on officials trips. Festus Akanbi, media adviser to Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, disclosed this in a statement […]
Economy
#PanamaPapers: Africa’s richest man, Dangote, his brother, Dantata, linked to shell companies in tax havens | PremiumTimes
With a staggering $15.4 billion wealth, Nigeria’s businessman and industrialist, Aliko Dangote, is on Forbes Rich List as the richest man in Africa. But does Mr. Dangote pay his fair share of tax in Nigeria […]
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Issues/Policy
Towards a More Friendly Nigerian Police By Paul Okolo
Within a few hours of opening the websites of the Nigeria Police for applicants to start applying for the 10,000 vacancies ordered to be filled by President Muhammadu Buhari, at least 8,000 people had logged […]
Society
Panama Papers palaver By Abimbola Adelakun
Once again, the world was confronted with a massive leak of supposedly confidential information of how the rich, the corrupt, and the shady people hoard their nuts. The Panama Papers affair is the unprecedented leak […]
Politics
Memo to ‘Buharists’ and ‘Jonathanians’ By Niran Adedokun
I regret that I finally have to validate the ridiculous “Jonathanian” and “Buharist” mentality today. The truth is, I detest using such tags on people. Since the folly of political polarity gripped our country just […]
Economy
Power crisis: Renewables to the rescue By Greg Odogwu
Since unrelenting fuel scarcity and power outages hit the country a couple of weeks ago, many a Nigerian has asked the natural question, where do we go to for energy? The situation is not funny, […]