Police brutality: He-of-the-springy-steps
By CHETA NWANZE Two events I came across yesterday captured the state of Nigeria’s police-public relations with unsettling clarity. In Port Harcourt, angry youths blocked Agip Road to protest the killing of Anthony Obodo, a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate murdered by a police officer. The youths’ anger is not hard to understand. The […]
SURE P: Jonathan in the face of opposition
INDEED, this President and his forebears in the ruling behemoth have collectively mismanaged – in the last 13 years – the hopes of Nigerians and brought the nation into impecunious status through unprecedented corruption and profligacy. With N2.67tr and N1.05tr said to have been spent on fuel subsidy in 2011 and 2012 respectively, this administration […]
London, Queen and a journalist
WHEN the Transworld Airbus began its final descent, trepidation trailed human expectancy. Then the Luxury Qartar Plane en-route Doha, Landed safely at Heathrow Airport, ending the second trunk of a 14-hour flight that started in Lagos on a warm bright Saturday, 7:45pm.
Key to launching business in emerging markets
By Deepak Kuntawala When looking to expand a business to an international level, the main issue for many is establishing a reliable, accountable and affordable supply chain network. The task of trading in international markets without the right financial support and contacts can be daunting, add into this various risks, the demand risk, the supply […]
Soludo as Anambra solution
AS the flurry of political activities start to gather momemtum in Anambra state in readiness for the 2014 governorship election, several gladiators from the serious minded to the charlatans have started creating awareness, even though subtly on their aspirations. Some even want their faces seen on the streets of the state just for effect, while some choose to use the opportunity to massage their ego.
Countries that cease to exist
TROJAFUIT is a latin word that means “Troy was, Troy is no more”.It illustrates a city that once was but is no more. Troy is a city according to Greek legend that was captured by the Greeks under Agamemnon after a ten-year siege.
