Why resort to jungle justice?
THE senseless, brutal killings of four students of the University of Port Harcourt by mobsters, last October, sadly warns the practice of “Jungle Justice” is so flourished in Nigeria that an evasive shout of “thief, thief” has become a combustible alarm sounded by insolvent debtors to consume their creditors.
Sen Owie faults Obasanjo on corruption
BENIN—A FORMER Senate Chief Whip, Senator Roland Owie, yesterday, said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo had no moral right to speak on corruption in Nigeria.
Affected families lobby passengers to boycott Dana Air over safety
Forty families of dead victims in the Dana plane that crashed on June 3rd, 2012 have called for a boycott of the airline by air travellers, following irregularities recorded in the compensation of the victims’ families.
An Iron and Fisty Lady
Even in this era when many public office holders have profaned public office, a recent development in Katsina State would have shocked many.
Analyst lists factors that ’ll boost market performance in 2013
Given the level of performance in 2012, the capital market is expected to witness another impressive performance this year, Mr. Wusu, Head of Research at Sterling Capital Markets Limited has projected.
ATM transactions stressful as banking over the counter in PH
CHARITY Emeriwen, a Port Harcourt resident, in her early forties, had her mind made up to spend last Christmas week in Warri, Delta State, her place of birth. All set to leave town Wednesday of the week before, she had only some cash draw in one of the second generation banks where she does more of saving and no withdraws.
‘Poor internet, telephone networks, bane of online data collection in Nigeria’
Chief Executive Officer, fast-growing indigenous market research company, Random Dynamic Resources, Mr. Paul Nnanwobu, last week revealed that online data collection has not gained footing in Nigeria due to unreliable internet and telephone connectivity in the country.
RESTITUTION WAR: Missing Nigeria’s arts showing in Paris
WE have just received an excellent catalogue of the exhibition, Arts de la vallée de la Bénoué Nigeria (Nigeria – Arts of the Benue River Valley) which is taking place at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, France from November 13, 2012 to January 27, 2013. The exhibition no doubt shows some 150 impressive wood, terracotta and metal sculptures demonstrating the diversity of cultures and the creative genius of the peoples of the Benue Valley.
New Lekki-Ikoyi proposed toll collection: Court fixes Feb 5 for hearing
DISAGREEMENT between a Lagos lawyer, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, and the Lagos State Government over alleged proposed toll collection on the New Lekki-Ikoyi bridge, before a Federal High Court in Lagos has been fixed for hearing on February 5.
Incessant hold-ups on our roads
So na here this hold-up start today?” commented a passenger by name, Sam, in the Lagos-bound commercial vehicle as the driver veered off the tarred portion of the road for the untarred portion just to beat the hold-up, whipping up dust clouds in the process and attracting curses from other road users.
APGA: A’Court orders accelerated hearing of Umeh’s appeal
Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal yesterday granted an order for an accelerated hearing of the Appeal filed by Chief Victor Umeh challenging the order of an Enugu High Court restraining him from parading himself as national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
