What every Nigerian must know about Guinea worm
Guinea worm disease, also known as dracunculiasis, is a parasitic infection caused by the nematode roundworm parasite Dracunculus medenisis.
Senate hearing on petition against transfer of oil blocks fails to hold
The hearing on a petition against the alleged transfer of four oil blocs reportedly valued at N58.9 trillion to a private company scheduled to hold in the Senate yesterday, failed to hold.
Diamond Bank shareholders endorse $ 750m capital raising
… Increases share capital to N15bn
Shareholders of Diamond Bank Plc have endorsed the Board of Directors’ proposal to raise $750,000,000 additional capital in order to enhance the bank’s working capital and finance business development initiatives.
The little things that matter
February 2013: Seigha Porbeni called me from Port Harcourt where he was watching the last Secondary School Games and lamented this way:
In Emenalo I trust – Abramovich
ROMAN Abramovich has shown Chelsea manager-in-waiting Jose Mourinho who’s the boss by refusing to axe one of his key men at Stamford Bridge.
Tribute To My Friend, Chinua Achebe (Ikejimba; 1930-2013) by Chike Momah
[This tribute is a second revision of a piece (REFLECTIONS ON CHINUA ACHEBE) which I wrote in 2000, and revised in 2007. His passing, in the third week of March 2013, has necessitated this revision.] Chinua Achebe was a compelling figure, straight out of a Biblical saga. He was also, rather more prosaically, a friend […]
