From used clothes to rifles: Customs tackles new smuggling trends
By Okey IBEKE For decades, the battle against smuggling in Nigerian seaports was largely associated with familiar commodities — rice, vegetable oil, frozen poultry, used clothing, vehicles and other prohibited or restricted imports. These goods still feature prominently in the enforcement activities of the Nigeria Customs Service, but seizure records emerging from the country’s seaports […]
Okpanachi: Young Philanthropist, Business Man Par Excellence
Okpanachi Yusuf Ocholi is a Nigerian business tycoon and renowned philanthropist. He is most popular amongst his people for his selfless acts of service and genuine interest to the development of his society.
Resisting political intimidation and bullying
IN August, shortly after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, former governor and current senator, Godswill Akpabio, was reported as declaring that the takeover of Akwa Ibom State by his new party would be like Hitler’s 1940 invasion of Poland. “Warsaw saw war and war saw Warsaw”, Akpabio said, at the funeral service of his grand mother-in-law at Aguebu-Owa, in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. “We can’t talk politics in the church; but in 2019, Warsaw shall see war and war shall see Warsaw. The return will be victory. May God grant us victory”.
Why Africities 2018 focus centres on urban renewal
The Africities summit provided an opportunity for cross-fertilisation of ideas between the Kwali Area Council delegation and delegates from over 77 countries
State of Emergency in education sector: Some Observations
Poor quality at primary and secondary education levels impact negatively on the universities just as rot in universities has serious negative consequences for the secondary and primary education levels
Olatunji Dare, wrong notion of Jonathan’s book, doctorate degree
Our attention has been drawn to an article written by a newspaper columnist Dr. Olatunji Dare in which he hid behind innuendo to criticize former President Jonathan’s new book and cast aspersions on his doctorate degree. Writing in his column of Tuesday November 27, in the Nation newspaper, Dare in a piece entitled ‘Matters Miscellaneous’, weighed in on the prevailing robust media reviews of Jonathan’s new book ‘My Transition Hours’.
