The struggles of the junior national team, the Flying Eagles came to nought yesterday, when a rampaging Sudanese side rallied from a goal down to outscore them 3-4 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. This means the Eagles have been dumped out of the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia. The Flying Eagles were the defending champions as they won the 2015 championship in Senegal.

It is true that the years under military dictatorships distorted the political development of Nigeria in the crucial postcolonial period. Barely six years after the end of colonialism, soldiers took over the role of political governance of Nigeria. By the way, next week will be exactly fifty-years since the brutal murder of General Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s first military Head of state.

Because the APC is in power right now and the need to maintain the misleading impression that everybody working for President Buhari is not corrupt, it would require public pressure and sustained effort backed by solid evidence from reliable sources outside officialdom to compel the EFCC to thoroughly investigate top officials of government.

By TOFARATI IGE It is a well-known fact that self-acclaimed Koko Master, D’Banj, has had an illustrious career. He has consistently topped charts and ruled hearts all over the world. With a number of albums to his credit, there is no gain-saying the fact that his debut effort, ‘No Long Thing’ was what thrust him […]

Yes, you are stars, shining brightly for a brighter Nigeria. Let it be in you, and always walk tall knowing that you are the future the world is waiting for. Wondering how? You are the future leaders and all you are seeing and hearing: corruption, Boko Haram, herdsmen, Avengers or militants today will soon fade away but people that prepare and protect themselves now will rule tomorrow. Those ruling today started yesterday with hard work and determination to be the stars they are. You, too can start today, work hard at your studies as you know that there is no chance for failures at the top.

Fire works on how best to engage a recovery strategy for the economy begins tomorrow at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as its Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, appeared stretched into further review of its positions in the light of new developments in the economic and monetary sphere last week. MPC is the highest monetary policy making organ of the CBN while CBN in turn is the economic policy adviser to the federal government. Meanwhile, all financial market segments closed at the weekend on adverse numbers, meaning the markets would be opening tomorrow on gloomy sentiments as MPC members settle down to begin deliberations.

While original equipment manufacturers, OEMs, battle for market leadership in the smart phone ecosystem, the introduction of tecno Camon 9 recently appears to have raised the bar with dual flash and innovative camera advantage. Although there are other smart phones in the market with good camera quality, major attractions in the new device which have remained the toast of phone lovers are the eye scanner technology and dual 13.0MP high definition low-light cameras embedded in the product.

TELECOMs subscribers nationwide are set to enjoy even cheaper services as Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, a leading broadband service provider, stormed the market with the introduction of the lowest call tariff that allows subscribers make calls at 8 kobo per second to any network from within and outside the country at the same rate, using SmileVoice App.

Brethren, it’s the second half of the year. Thank God that you are still alive and when you look back, you’ll see uncountable reasons to Him, even if you are yet to achieve your desired goal. What is the goal that you so much desire which has remained elusive? Is it a desire to secure a good job and have a joyful home? Are you aiming to have very good results in that professional examination that you have tried over and over again. Is yours a desire to getting married, is yours to have more children or even a desire to have a particular gender of a baby? Are you expecting a boom in your business? Or have you been struggling with the challenge of a sick child or even one that is going off track? Are you a victim of a conspiracy in the family, workplace or even in the church?

It is very disturbing that we find ourselves going back and forth discussing the administration and management of the Nigerian education sector. We cannot overlook the recent happenings that no doubt would affect the quality and standard of materials produced under this system. It is also unfortunate that these developments have graduated from ‘joke’ to the ridiculous. There is something worrying about the future of the sector, especially since the inception of the government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government. To be fair, it is not that the sector had performed brilliantly in the past, but with recent developments under the supervision of Adamu Adamu, minister of education, there are causes for concerns.