November 22, 2019

Eagles Captain, Musa, Plans to Sponsor 100 Undergraduates

November 22, 2019 11:51 am

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has announced he will be sponsoring 100 students at a university in the Nigerian city of Kano.

Musa has made the gesture to mark his ambassadorial role for the Skyline University.

Despite Kano’s size and being the commercial centre of northern Nigeria, there is a real lack of opportunity for education, which many simply cannot afford.

On social media yesterday, the former Kano Pillars forward said the sponsorship is designed to “promote this vision of becoming anything you want to be in life as long as you can dream it.

“So, I am pleased to …

FG Moves To Revive Enugu Coal Mines (Photos)

November 22, 2019 11:50 am

The Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, has disclosed the readiness of the federal government to revive the coal mines in Enugu State to contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic development of the country as well as the state.

Addressing newsmen after a meeting with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, on Friday, Dr. Ogah, who came with a delegation from the ministry, stated that they are in Enugu on a fact-finding mission with regard to “what is already on ground, what the federal government has done and what we can do to revive …

APC

APC And Their Celebration Of Impunity

November 22, 2019 11:49 am

It was Andrew Napolitano, a former US judge and now Fox News analyst who wrote sometime ago, at the height of claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) might have abused its powers by inserting a spy/spies in the Trump Campaign Organisation to gather intelligence about its contacts and interactions, that “liberty is rarely lost overnight. The wall of tyranny often begins with benign building blocks of safety — each one lying on top of a predecessor — eventually collectively constituting an impediment to the exercise of free choices by free people, often not even recognised until it …

Speech

Accepting Hate Speech Bill Will Make Nigerians Slaves – FFK

November 22, 2019 9:13 am

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani Kayode writes:

 

The Social Media Bill and the Hate Speech Bill are the greatest threats to democracy and freedom of expression in the history of Nigeria.

If the National Assembly makes the mistake of passing either or both of these two Bills Nigerians will suffer the consequences for many generations to come and human rights, liberty and freedom will be a thing of the past in our country.

I would urge Nigerians not to view this matter with their usual indifference, complacency, docility, stoicism and lily-livered cowardice because the whole thing is …

PDP

South East: No PDP Gov’ll Decamp To APC – Umahi

November 22, 2019 9:11 am

South East chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that none of its four Governors in the region was contemplating leaving the party.

The party said such rumour was baseless and existed only in the imagination of those peddling it.

National Vice Chairman of PDP, Chief Austin Umahi, yesterday, dismissed reports credited to one Okechukwu Isiguzoro purporting to be President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo youth wing which claimed that two unnamed PDP Governors in the region had concluded arrangements to decamp to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Umahi in a statement in Enugu noted that it had …

Sports

Sirawoo Charges Athletes To See Sports Beyond Recreation

November 22, 2019 9:11 am
President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Honour Sirawoo, has charged athletes and team players in Yobe State to aspire beyond the state in their chosen sports.

He gave the charge in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, shortly after inspecting facilities at the August 27 Stadium, where he addressed athletes preparing for international championship, among others, as part of activities marking his two-day official visit to the state.

Sirawoo, who appreciated the level of engagements of young talents in the sports development architecture of the state, said with determination, their dreams of becoming great players could be achieved.

“Sports

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The Blissful Future Of B737 MAX

November 22, 2019 9:10 am

Boeing B737  MAX is an aircraft type that held so much promise. It remains a Boeing brand that recorded highest order at introduction.

It is Boeing’s newest family of single-aisle airplanes. The 737 MAX is the fastest-selling airplane in Boeing history with about 5,000 orders from more than 100 customers worldwide.

But two tragic crashes in five months damaged the goodwill of the plane that entered service barely two years ago, so airlines will have to reassure passengers the planes are safe.

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Boeing is currently struggling to put the …

Where Is Fayemi Leading Ekiti?

November 22, 2019 9:08 am

Segun Dipe raises a poser on some of the milestones of Kayode Fayemi administration in Ekiti State

“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” –Alexander the Great

If you talk to most people, you will discover that they actually mean well in their criticism of what government does. But they don’t have much of a breadth on knowledge or understanding of what the real issues are, when it comes to governance. They listen to pundits who feed them with what they are …

Okorocha

How Okorocha Planned To Privatise Imo – Mbakwe,

November 22, 2019 9:07 am
The loss of former Governor Okorocha’s son in law, Uche Nwosu at the 2019 gubernatorial election in Imo State and the victory of Governor Emeka Ihedioha  are seen as redemption and freedom by many in the state. In this interview, the Imo PDP Woman leader, Chief Mrs. Maria Mbakwe highlights the many sins of former Governor and how he planned to privatize and run Imo as his family business. She spoke on various issues.

 

How did you climb to your present position as leader of PDP women in Imo?

I started during Achike Udenwa’s administration in 2004, …

Joshua

Joshua: I Want The World To “Bow Down”

November 22, 2019 4:31 am
Anthony Joshua will demand the boxing world “bows down” to him if he wins back his world titles.

The former heavyweight champion has the chance to exact revenge on Andy Ruiz Jr when the rivals clash for a second time next month.

Ruiz Jr pulled off one of the biggest shocks in boxing history in June when he knocked Joshua down four times before stopping him in the seventh round.

The pair will meet again in two weeks’ time in the Saudi Arabian desert, and Joshua told Sky Sports : “They think he’s so great, so when I beat him …

Nigeria

It’ll Be Unfair To Deny Igbo Presidency In 2023 – Ohuabunwa

November 22, 2019 4:28 am

Former Chairman, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), and current President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has asked all lovers of equity and justice to rally round the Igbo to ensure that they produce the next president after Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. He described those who are opposed to a president of Igbo extraction in 2023 as selfish individuals, who only want to cause confusion and create a greater division, enmity and unhappiness.

In this exclusive chat with him, the former President of the Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce spoke on such nagging national issues as …

Senate Pledges to Support AMCON’s Debt Recovery Drive

November 22, 2019 4:20 am

The Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani, yesterday said the National Assembly will join forces with the executive arm of government to wedge war against obligors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).

Sani, who is the senator representing Kaduna Central, made the declaration at the commencement of the 2019 retreat for members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, which began in Kaduna on Wednesday.

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A statement from AMCON, quoted the lawmaker to have said recovering the …

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