The ‘big man’ and the kwashiorkor child
I am a big man, so I bark orders, talk at people, put them in their places. When I froth , they fawn . I get attention and give back indifference and insolence. That locks them into servility. I dish arbitrariness, it feels godlike. Reckless unpredictability leaves those around me nursing my moods, makes them live lives guessing my moves.
PDP shivers as Dokpesi opens Pandora’s box
SOME eight months after it lost out at the April 2015 presidential polls, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have finished licking its political wounds when last Tuesday, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of DAAR Communications (AIT) apparently ruffled some feathers as he gave a graphic account of what he described as several years of his party’s undemocratic conduct in the running of affairs of the country.
African Leadership University to take off in Lagos 2016 — Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday restated the commitment of his administration to enhance the educational sector, just as he assured that he would do everything possible to ensure the commencement of operation of the African Leadership University in Lagos in 2016.
Delta Guber election: Ogboru files notice of appeal in Benin
CHIEF Great Ovedje Ogboru, governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the April 11 gubernatorial election has filed a notice of appeal against the October 26 judgement of the Governorship Election Tribunal which upheld the election of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
Guinness: Health experts decry use of unwholesome raw materials to produce beaverages
Some health experts on Friday decried the use of unwholesome raw materials in the production of foods, beverages, drinks, drugs and related products, saying they had high negative health implications.
Guinness shareholders decry fine on coy by NAFDAC
Lagos – Some shareholders of Guinness Nigeria Plc have condemned the one billion naira fine imposed on the company by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for some infractions. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the huge fine could send wrong signals to […]
Guinness denies usage of expired raw materials
Mr Sesan Sobowale, the Director, Corporate Relations in Guinness Nigeria, on Friday denied that the company ever used raw materials considered to be expired by NAFDAC.
Buhari visits troops in Yola, honours soldiers with medals for gallantry
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Yola, honoured three soldiers who sustained serious injuries in ongoing operations against Boko Haram with the Purple Heart medal for gallantry.
Drogba not planning Chelsea return
Didier Drogba will return to Britain after his debut season in Major League Soccer but said Friday he has no plans to play for former club Chelsea during the off-season.
US confident ‘Jihadi John’ killed in drone strike
The US military said Friday it was “reasonably certain” that the Islamic State executioner “Jihadi John” was killed in a drone strike in Syria, but relatives of the British militant’s victims said his death brought them little comfort.
Hold Buhari responsible if anything happens to Dasuki – Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari should be held responsible should anything untoward happen to the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (retd).
