Getting somewhere at last with AMCON
WE must, therefore, not shrink from accusing our friends or praising our enemies, nor need we be afraid of praising or blaming the same people at different times since it is impossible that men who are engaged in public affairs should always be right and unlikely that they should always be in the wrong. We must, therefore, detach ourselves from the actors in our story and apply to them only such statements and judgments as their conduct deserves – Polybius, 200-118 BC.
The Egyptians Drowning in the Red Sea: A prophetic metaphor for Nigeria
In his last outing, Nosa exhibited body of works which he used to mourn the death of value for human life and dignity. He is one artist who is worried that humanity has lost its essence, and needs to be mourned, first and foremost, as a process of recovery.
PDP chieftain lauds Okowa on creation of Delta Bureau of Orientation, Uzum as DG
ASABA—Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, has again been commended for his strategic restructuring of some ministries, agencies and directorates in the ongoing appointments and selection of key members of the Stronger Delta team.
N25bN debt: Court restrains firm from tampering with oil products
LAGOS— A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained an oil and gas company, Rahamaniyya, from tampering with petroleum products in its Tank Farms following a debt recovery suit instituted against it by Ecobank Nigeria Limited.
Reopen power sector probe, South West group tasks Reps
THE South West Peoples’ Alliance has called on the House of Representatives to probe power contracts from 1999 to date especially during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo if the country must move forward.
The NAL Convocation Lecture Review Moral failure as root cause of Nigeria’s problems
If the definition of news is “new occurrence” then stories of violent deaths of Nigerians that reach us daily can no longer fit into such definition of news, simply because they are no longer new. These things happen every day.
NFF releases Super Falcons coach
Super Falcons Assistant Coach Maureen Madu has been dropped from the team’s technical crew.
Let’s support Oyo gov to succeed — Ajimobi
FORMER Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi, yesterday, called on the people of the state to support his successor, Governor Seyi Makinde to succeed in his administration.
Give us knowledgeable sports minister, begs Masai Ujiri
President of the Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri has called on African leaders to provide the enabling environment for the development of sports in the continent.
2019 Nigerian Sports Award: Organisers target 10, 000 nominations
Organisers of Nigeria’s most prestigious and longest-running sports award-Nigerian Sports Award (NSA), has set a target of 10,000 nominations to be received for this year’s edition of the award billed to hold on Friday, November 29, 2019at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Lagos and the greenery crusade
ACCORDING to climate experts, human-induced global deforestation is responsible for 18-25 per cent of global climate change. The United Nations, World Bank and other leading non-governmental organizations are, therefore, encouraging reforestation and other activities that promote tree planting to mitigate the effects of climate change.
