Last week, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, announced plans to embark on yet another round of safety audit of all domestic airlines operating in the country. This is coming as an aftermath of the crash of Associated Airlines’ plane in Lagos which claimed the lives of at least 15 people. The plan to audit [...]
Lagos — Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, presented a budget proposal of N489.690 billion for the 2014 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for consideration and eventual ratification. Fashola, however, faulted the recent approval of $200 million World Bank loan by the Federal Government for the state to fund capital projects, [...]
The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has been named the most powerful man in Africa and 64th in the world by the Forbes magazine. Dangote, who Forbes says is by far Africa’s richest man with a net worth of $16.1bn as of March 2013, was ranked ahead of the likes of Fifa President, Sepp Blatter (69); Speaker, United [...]
Protesters on Wednesday stormed the Lagos Office of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission, requesting that the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, be tried and jailed if found guilty. The protesters, who stormed the ICPC office around 10.15am, defied confrontation by armed policemen who shot thrice into the air and [...]
More cans of worms were thrown up on Wednesday in Abuja during the public hearing by the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on the controversial N255m bulletproof cars purchased by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. But the woman at the centre of the scandal, Ms Stella Oduah, dared the committee as she again reneged [...]
Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo Workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria have threatened to go on strike over the non-payment of severance benefits to about 55 per cent of the workforce. Over 2,000 workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electrical Employees staged a protest at the Eko and Ikeja [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan may have finally succumbed to public pressure to move against the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, who is currently being probed over the N255m bulletproof cars bought for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The development came to the fore with the last-minute decision to stop Oduah from signing [...]
The seven governors of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday opened up on the cause of their dispute with President Goodluck Jonathan and the leadership of the PDP. They said the President had refused to act on the issues they raised during their meetings with him and some leaders of the party on how to [...]
Lagos — Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, presented a budget proposal of N489.690 billion for the 2014 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for consideration and eventual ratification. Fashola, however, faulted the recent approval of $200 million World Bank loan by the Federal Government for the state to fund capital projects, [...]
The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has been named the most powerful man in Africa and 64th in the world by the Forbes magazine. Dangote, who Forbes says is by far Africa’s richest man with a net worth of $16.1bn as of March 2013, was ranked ahead of the likes of Fifa President, Sepp Blatter (69); Speaker, United [...]
Protesters on Wednesday stormed the Lagos Office of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission, requesting that the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, be tried and jailed if found guilty. The protesters, who stormed the ICPC office around 10.15am, defied confrontation by armed policemen who shot thrice into the air and [...]
It was gathered that a member of the community, High Chief Babatunde Balogun caught the mother of seven when she was trying to dispose the baby at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday. When questioned on the content of the sack, she claimed she was coming from the market where she bought some household items. However, [...]
The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into how a nine-year-old girl died, after sustaining injuries caused by alleged consistent rape. According to police authorities, the deceased was raped over five times, by a 14-year-old student, Onyi Adimabua, in the Ikorodu area of the state. The father of the deceased, Simeon Jigo, told PUNCH [...]
At least 441 new species of animals and plants have been discovered over a four year period in the vast, underexplored rainforest of the Amazon, including a monkey that purrs like a cat Found between 2010 and 2013, the species include a flame-patterned lizard, a thumbnail-sized frog, a vegetarian piranha, a brightly coloured snake, and [...]
Cossy Orjiakor Nollywood actress, Cossy Orjiakor, has asked her fans if anyone of them could walk her down the aisle. She particularly sought to know if some of her nude pictures, which had found their way onto the Internet, would not work against her in her drive to get a suitor. The actress, who said [...]
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State again has shown that he has a strong tie with Actresses. Months after sacking Actress, Nkiru Sylvanus as his Special Assistant on Lagos Affairs, he has appointed another Nollywood actress into his cabinet. The lucky actress is 25 year-old ex-Delta Soap model, Shirley Igwe. She’s now Okorocha’s Principal Protocol [...]
The 2013 edition of Felabration,a week-long concert which celebrates the life and times of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti commences from Monday, October 14 through 20 at the Afrikan Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos. In this interview, Femi Kuti, the eldest son of Fela went down memory lane, recounting the story of his late father, his music [...]
Liverpool’s on-loan forward Victor Moses very nearly became a Chelsea player more than five years before actually making the move to Stamford Bridge. Moses was an academy product at Crystal Palace in the previous decade and made his Premier League debut with the Eagles. It was the same time that his current Liverpool boss Brendan [...]
Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama believes he can be the best shot-stopper in the world. The Lille star kept another clean sheet in the 1-0 defeat of Nantes in the French Ligue 1 on Friday to help Les Douges to the second place in the table. “It’s about work, work and even more hard work. [...]
Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike says Samuel Eto’o’s first goal for Chelsea inspired his goalscoring form at Fenerbahce. Eto’o last week scored his first goal for Chelsea against Cardiff City after going several games without a goal. And Emenike followed suit the next day, scoring his first goal for Fenerbahce against Erciyesspor, before he scored [...]
Not all entrepreneurs have access to huge capital, however, the key to success is to do more with less.ADEMOLA ALAWIYE writes on how to manage your business with limited finance Learning to live comfortably on a limited budget and income means taking control of your money. When you have minimal money coming in, the rules of [...]
Last week, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, announced plans to embark on yet another round of safety audit of all domestic airlines operating in the country. This is coming as an aftermath of the crash of Associated Airlines’ plane in Lagos which claimed the lives of at least 15 people. The plan to audit [...]
BUKOLA ADEBAYO’s trip to the National Blood Transmission Service, Abeokuta, Ogun State reveals that the centre has nothing to offer patients Blood is a major life-saving fluid. It is so essential in a hospital environment that major surgeries cannot be performed if blood is not on standby in the theatre. No wonder, wise people say blood [...]
The United Nations (UN) is indebted to Nigerian army and other four countries to the tune of N127 billion through her participation in the global peacekeeping effort but, despite this, all the troops participating in the programme have been getting their allowances as and when due. Apart from Nigeria, the other countries are Pakistan, India, [...]
At least six people have been singled out for their involvement in last month’s Westgate mall attack –and that number is expected to double once the investigation is complete, a senior Kenyan government official said. The official declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the information. Previously, a spokesman for the Kenya Defense [...]
Apple is the new most valuable brand in the world, according to a closely followed annual report. The report, to be released next Monday, is from Interbrand, a corporate identity and brand consulting company owned by the Omnicom Group that has been compiling what it calls the Best Global Brands report since 2000. The previous No. [...]
The agelong old wife’s fable that eggs are bad because they have high calories has been debunked by experts as untrue. Ruth Tene Natsa speaks with experts on the many benefits of eggs to the human body In what may seem a baffling turn of beliefs, experts have said eggs may prevent breast cancer as [...]
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a 32-year-old convict, Kingsley Chibuzor, for snatching over 20 cars between 2011 and 2013. Chibuzor was said to have escaped few months into his sentence from the Kirikiri Medium Prison in 2011, where he was serving a term for malicious damage. After his escape, the suspect was said [...]
The Nigeria Police has described the photograph, which showed a senior police officer in the act of fondling the breast of an unknown lady, as fake. It said the picture, which went viral on the Internet, was deliberately fabricated with the aid of Adobe Photoshop technology to mislead the public. The alleged amorous scene, the [...]
Many are dealing with various debt issues nowadays. This is usually because of loans and dependence on credit cards. Although many pay their dues by the end of the month, most just pay the minimum amount required which causes high amount paid on interest. This will remain manageable if you only have one credit card. [...]
Apart from staying in business, an important goal of every venture is to increase revenue. ADEMOLA ALAWIYEwrites on how entrepreneurs can boost income All businesses, except non-profit making ones, are established and managed to make money. A business might have other objectives as well, but if the company is not making money, shareholders, executives and board [...]
October has been designated as the Pink Month in a global effort to draw attention to issues relating to breast cancer. The ultimate goal is to educate everyone about the disease and, consequently, reduce to the barest minimum the incident of breast cancer. Oncologists say breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, [...]
