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It’s World Rex Lawson Day
Here is brief Biography of the King of Highlife Lara Cardinal Rex Lawson; Rex Lawson was born in 1938 in Buguma, Nigeria to a Kalabari chieftain father and an Igbo mother from Owerri. He was […]
Forwarded
“Fuel Crisis ‘May Be Over Next Year'” in a Daily Times Newspaper Headline of, June 7, 1977.
Federal Commissioner for Petroleum (Minister), Colonel Muhammadu Buhari assures “Fuel Crisis ‘May Be Over Next Year’” in a Daily Times newspaper headline of, June 7, 1977. 46 years after, he is still the Minister of […]
Forwarded
Ravaging The Iconic Chief JK Randle Memorial Hall and The Historic Dr. JK Randle Swimming Pool at Onikan
After ravaging the iconic Chief J K Randle Memorial Hall and the historic Dr. J K Randle Swimming Pool at Onikan, Lagos with bulldozers and caterpillars as well as large contingent of heavily armed policemen […]
Editorial
Reviving The Whistle-Blowing Policy | Guardian (NG)
There is doubt that the Federal Government has successfully used the whistle-blowing police to fight endemic and systemic corrupt practices in both public and private sectors in Nigeria. In 2017, the then Acting Chairman, Economic […]
Editorial
Rising Blindness, Poverty and Care of The Eye | Guardian (NG)
In a situation whereby 700 ophthalmologists are saddled with responsibility to care for the eyes of more than 200 million Nigerians, it is hardly surprising that over 4.25 million adults in Nigeria, aged 40 and […]
Editorial
Vigilance Imperative Against Vote Buying, PVC Harvesting | Guardian (NG)
Alarm by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that some politicians have been buying up PVCs and financially inducing unsuspecting voters to harvest their Voter Identification Numbers ahead of the 2023 general elections should no […]
News
Lagos To Temporarily Close Section of Island Roads For Buhari’s visit By Gbenga Salau
As President Muhammadu Buhari arrives Lagos State tomorrow for a two-day official visit, the state government has said that there will be traffic restriction on day one, Monday, January 23 and traffic diversion on Lagos […]
Editorial
Of Peace and Progress In The World | Guardian (NG)
With the year 2023 still looked upon as ‘new’ amid global unrest that lingers from last year, it is worthwhile for the world as a whole to explore ways and means of reversing the misfortune […]
News
Cash Swap Programme Takes off Nationwide, One Week To Deadline
A new programme intended to increase the speed of circulation of the new banknotes and increase awareness ahead of next week’s deadline for demonetisation of the old notes kicks off nationwide today. The initiative, known […]
Politics
Chatham House pilgrimage: Nigerian politicians seek relevance in foreign land
DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE writes on the struggle of Nigeria’s presidential candidates to visit the Chatham House, London, where they have been speaking about their missions and visions In 2015, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), […]
News
Petrol May Hit N800/Litre On Subsidy Removal – Marketers
As the scarcity of the Premium of Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, continued on Sunday, oil marketers have stated that the cost of the commodity would cross N800/litre once subsidy on PMS is removed. Industry […]
News
Lagos Blue Line: LAMATA Charges Lagosians To Protect Infrastructure
Ahead of the official commissioning of Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LMRT) Blue Line, a 13-kilometre stretch from Marina to Mile 2, by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 24, the Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport […]
News
Google Cuts 12,000 Jobs As Tech Woes Bite Again
Google’s parent company Alphabet announced Friday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring. The layoffs come a day […]
News
Gabriel Ottah States Dangers of Fake News
By Stephen Adeleye Dr Gabriel Ottah, Special Adviser to Gov. Yahya Bello of Kogi on Information and Communications, has warned fake news peddlers to desist from the act and focus on communicating development messages. Ottah […]
Issues/Policy
The Pope Who Quit – By Muyiwa Adetiba
In the history of the Catholic Church which is almost as old as the history of Christianity itself, only a couple of Popes have resigned and only one Pope has actually quit. The rest have […]
News
CEO of Nigeria – The Recruitment Protocol -By Tony Osakpamwan Agbons
In recruiting the next CEO of enterprise Nigeria, we the people (employer) of the CEO must recognise our innate powers ‘to hire and to fire’ ipso facto. We the people hold the aces and not […]
Issues/Policy
Mudslinging Intensifies As Elections Approach, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Some of the top candidates who are refusing to debate amongst themselves have focused their attention on insulting their rivals and accusing them of having terrible histories of corruption. I don’t like the vile language […]
Issues/Policy
Electricity Tariff Hike By Subterfuge By Monday Philips Ekpe
The full weight of the manipulative tendencies in our power sector finally dawned on me two weeks ago. I went to an Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) office to purchase a N10,000 worth of energy. […]
Issues/Policy
If Good Men Pull Back, Delinquents Become Poohbahs By Fola Ojo
Anytime the legendary historical musings and opinions of Franklin Roosevelt about governance and politics come to mind, I get refreshed. The 32nd President of the United States was voted to power four times. He saw […]
Issues/Policy
A System That Showed Buhari ‘Shege’ (1) By Tunji Ajibade
Recently, a Nigerian made an analogy on twitter between the kind of president he wanted and the introduction of telecoms companies in Nigeria. Two worlds apart, right? But the online writer managed to make his […]