I am not a great fan of the social media by any means. I am shy, in fact, afraid of them. For me, their disadvantage far outweighs the merits. one must therefore be very careful, especially if, like me, you don’t really have a good knowledge of it.

LUCKILY for the Ijaw man who had no shoes but managed by a combination of hard work, a studious mind, the cunningness of a boa constrictor – many thanks to his adept study of zoology – and of course, a large dose of divine intervention which many ignorantly like to pass off as good luck, he is today, arguably, the most powerful man in the black world.

CORPORATE Nigeria, a group that impetuously springs to life for a presidential election, contributed over N21 billion at President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent fund raising. In the 2003 and 2007 elections, Corporate Nigeria raised billions of Naira for Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar’dua. In October 2010, it raised money for Jonathan before he became a candidate! According to Section 221 of the Constitution, “No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes for any candidate at any election or contribute to the funds of any political party or to the election expenses of any candidate at an election.” Corporate Nigeria is not a political party. Could donors at the event be Peoples Democratic Party members, in which case their action could qualify them as acting for a political party? It is unlikely. The secrecy on identity of donors says so.

Lagos State Government yesterday said President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice; Namadi Sambo has ruled the country for four years without any legacy to show, even as it accused Sambo of lacking in facts on the economic viability of the state.

The 2014 fiscal year in the Integrated Marketing Communications, IMC, industry recoded significant success with election and re-election of new helmsmen in different sectoral bodies, with negative reports recorded in two sectors of the industry namely the advertising and manufacturing sectors.

A group of yam farmers cutting across some northern states in the country yesterday pledged to support the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari’s campaign in the 2015 general elections with N5 billion.

The three tiers of government shared N6.3 trillion as statutory allocations from January to October this year. However, revenue from crude oil into the federation account fell by 3.3 percent to N5.7 trillion during this period, reflecting the impact of the falling price of crude oil.

The Federal Government would soon commence the prosecution of individuals and firms, who connive to defraud the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE- P.

YOLA—ADAMAWA State would have witnessed another crisis on Friday but for the quick intervention of the Adamawa State Police Command, which quickly arrested two Police officers over alleged murder of two Fulani youths in Toungo Local Government Area of the state.

By Yinka Omoh The Australian Government has announced the 2014 recipients of the Australia Awards Scholarship in Africa, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to building human capacity and strengthening development partnerships across the continent. Administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Australia Awards Africa is widely regarded as one of the most […]