AS I stated last week, events in Nigeria following the coup of 1966 continue to show that the decision to adopt the Presidential system was not well thought out. Firstly the American form of Presidential System of government currently being experimented by Nigeria is too expensive for our resources to conveniently accommodate.

UNEMPLOYMENT rate in Nigeria is the highest since 2009, with 11.2 million people without gainful employment. The Association of Information Technology Enabled Outsourcing Companies, NAITEOC, says that the situation can be turned around if the country moves in the direction of outsourcing, especially outsourcing of technology services to the front burner.

GEOGRAPHICALLY speaking, 2017 is not a leap year. But just ask device maker, Innjoo and you’d learn very quickly that the term transcends geography. For the company, Leap is a device, one that combines style, quality and effectiveness with a pocket friendliness that the average Nigerian seeks.

Sokoto—Barely a week after the release of N1,245,889,678.85 to pay outstanding gratuities of retired local government officers by Sokoto State government, the Ministry of Local Government has commenced payment of the gratuities.

As part of his 80th birthday celebrations, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday donated 12 tortoise story books written by him to some public and private schools in Ifo Local Government area of Ogun State.

BUT for the timely intervention of the police and Abia State House of Assembly, blood would have flowed freely in Amaiyi Okpo Ihechiowa community of Arochukwu Council area of Abia State, following a land dispute between the Catholic Church and some members of the community.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday blew the lid off activities of unscrupulous individuals engaged in the forgery of the Agency’s documents, production of counterfeit alcoholic beverages, water for injection and sales of suspected counterfeit Peak Milk.

FOLLOWING his selection as one of MTV Base’s artistes to watch this year, Indigenous Hip Hop Artiste, Terry Apala, has declared that he is not under any form of pressure to switch from his genre of music. Terry who has just released his first single in 2017, a thumping mid tempo song titled Social Media, boasted in a chat with Showtime that like artistes doing other genres of music, he is ready and would take Apala music to the world in 2017. He believes that with his talent and stage craft he can grab international award nominations and possible wins with his Apala music. “I’m not under any kind of pressure to change my kind of music

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Anambra Command, said three persons died, Monday night, in an accident involving a commercial bus and a Hilux truck in Awgbu, Orumba Local Government Area.

National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Bolaji Abdulahi has called on politicians across party divide to refrain from hate speeches capable of causing chaos in the country.