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Nigeria, Africa’s largest team fails in Congo

Nigeria, Africa’s largest team fails in Congo

After about fifteen days of competition, the curtains will, today, come down on the 11th All Africa Games in Brazzaville. And as the delegates depart to their respective homes today, the participants have sad and sweet memories, hard lessons that have been learned and perhaps new experiences.

The writers of distinction 1

The writers of distinction 1

I was at the celebration that ushered Prof. JP Clark into the Octogenarian circle. I was told, and so many in my generation also, that JP was a lecturer in the Department of English, University of Lagos, where I later came to study and teach. I have imaginative (text) knowledge of JP but a visual knowledge of Ebun Clark. Not long after was another, similar celebration: Soyinka at eighty. I quickly want to make few comments on JP Clark’s, of course, which is belated.

Mama @ 82

Mama @ 82

My mother was 82 years two Saturdays ago, but like many of her previous birthdays, except the 70th and 75th, it passed by like a ship in the night: unheralded. Not that she would have celebrated if we wanted to. The appetite is not just there, not after the loss of two sons within 19 months.

Werder Bremen’s Ujah reveals what makes him a village boy

Werder Bremen’s Ujah reveals what makes him a village boy

Last season was a wonderful one for me and my club. There were difficult moments but on the whole it was a successful season. For me to be able to score 10 goals for a team that was highly defensive like my team, I feel and believe that it is an achievement I could build on.

Don’t foreclose Petroleum Products Subsidy discourse (2)

Don’t foreclose Petroleum Products Subsidy discourse (2)

As we continue our discourse on subsidy from last week, let us examine the international geopolitics of subsidies. The greatest subsidisers of energy are the greatest consumers; the United States and China. They both spend about $3 trillion annually on subsidies for their people.

Warri NUJ donates blocks to Police

Warri NUJ donates blocks to Police

IN its effort towards contributing to peace and security, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Warri Correspondents’ Chapel has donated 250 blocks towards the ongoing construction of the perimeter fencing of B Divisional Police Station in Warri.

We are planning to establish Int’l movie studio in Nigeria—BoI boss

We are planning to establish Int’l movie studio in Nigeria—BoI boss

Speaking further, Mr. Rasheed said, while the bank is still working towards actualizing the community cinema project to boost film distribution in the country, BoI is also planning to support the establishments of international quality movie studios in Nigeria. “At the bank of industry, we have decided that Nollywood should be supported and very strongly for us to move to the next level. When we introduced the fund, we have three objectives, one to ensure that people like Kunle who have shown that quality and helped in elevating African films to international standard, and secondly, we ensure we can support the movie distribution in a different paradigm.”

Oba Obateru takes delight on waters

Oba Obateru takes delight on waters

If you refer to Oba Federick Akinruntan as the richest monarch in Nigeria, you may not be far from the truth. Respected international magazine, FORBES has even supported the claim by listing The Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, a reverine area in Ondo state as one of the five richest kings in Africa; that Oba Akinruntan is said to worth over $300million is also not in doubt.

Society big boy, Rotimi Ajanaku celebrates 40 in style 

Society big boy, Rotimi Ajanaku celebrates 40 in style 

Flamboyance, panache, flair, style, class, royalty and unrivaled ambience of serenity were some attributes that could best describe the grandeur atmosphere of the Fola Osibo, Lekki Phase 1 venue, when popular socialite and politician Rotimi Ajanaku played host to news makers in the country’s social circle to celebrate 40th birthday.