September 2019

Fashola alerts public to fake Facebook account in his name

September 2, 2019 5:53 am

Works and Housing minister Babatunde Fashola has alerted members of the public to a fake Facebook account opened in his name and warned people against falling prey to the antics of the scammers behind it.

Fashola, in a statement by Mr Hakeen Bello, his Special Adviser on Communications, said that the fake account, which had his name and picture, was opened by dupes and scammers.

The statement was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Abuja.

“The minister has, on several occasions in the …

How Nigeria lost $9.6b gas contract award suit in UK

How Nigeria lost $9.6 billion gas contract award suit in UK

September 2, 2019 5:36 am

The Irish gas firm involved in the $9.6 billion asset controversy with Nigeria at the weekend blamed President Muhammadu Buhari’s government for the nation’s precarious situation in the matter.

According to P&ID, the current administration failed to take a conciliatory stance and was negligent in the processes leading to the confirmation of the award by the English Court.

A court in the United Kingdom had, two weeks ago, affirmed the right of P&ID to seize at least $9.6 billion (about N2.9 trillion in the official exchange rate of N305/$) of Nigeria’s assets as arbitration award because the country failed to …

‘Political elite, learn from Ekweremadu’s Nuremberg attack’

September 1, 2019 1:03 pm

Executive Secretary, Mandate for Good Governance (MANGOV), Chief Donatus Enendu, has said that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) should not be blamed for embarrassing the former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu in far away Nuremberg, Germany.

Chief Enendu, a former President-General, Uke community, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, said that although the action of IPOB members was unfortunate, he cautioned the nation’s political office holders who lived in affluence to the detriment of the poor masses to learn from Ekweremadu’s experience.

He said that political elite …

Unfathomable Mercy: A full length TV drama series 42

September 1, 2019 1:53 am

By MarkAnthony Nze

116. EXT. KEN’S RES. NIGHT.

The DUO of FFIONG and OBOT are OUTSIDE as the FORMER is busy staring lustfully at the BACK SIDE of a GIRL walking down the STREET while the LATTER is disposing the REFUSE in the DUST BIN.

OBOT

Woman wrapper! Wetin you de look?

EFFIONG

You no ‘gree make I marry you now so leave me to look other girls.

OBOT

You no fit! You no fit marry me.

EFFIONG

No be man like me, go marry you? De one wey go marry you, get two heads?

OBOT

Na de one with …

Two Unilag scholars attract €1,200,000 research grant

September 1, 2019 1:00 am

Two scholars from the University of Lagos have attracted a total of €1200,000, pounds (N540,000,000 million) for research.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the grants were from the United Kingdom Research and Innovation Global Challenges Research Fund.

The scholars are Dr Sunday Adebisi, Director, African Research Universities Alliance ARUA Centre of Excellence in Unemployment and Skills Development, and Prof. Timothy Nubi, Director, Centre for Urbanisation and Habitable Cities.

Adebisi secured the grant for Partnership, Research and Capacity Building for Youth Unemployment Solutions in Africa while Nubi got the grant for African Research Network for Urbanisation and Habitable …